FIELD       BUSINESS

 

Review of Public Sector Māori unit standards 14943, 14950, 16214 and 16225

 

Subfield	Domain	Id
Public Sector Services	Public Sector Māori	14943, 14950, 16214, 16225

 

Learning State (trading name of the Public Sector Training Organisation) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                 October 2007

 

Planned review date                                                                  December 2012

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

Feedback from key Learning State stakeholders supported the need for reviewing Learning State's four main Treaty of Waitangi unit standards.

 

·         Initial feedback and comments were collated from Workplace Assessors, Māori Moderators, learners, the Treaty of Waitangi Information Unit - State Services Commission (SSC), and Learning State staff, Board and Advisory Group members.

·         A subject expert working group reviewed this wider industry information.  The working group consisted of Departmental Agency Experts, Workplace Assessors, Tertiary Providers, Treaty of Waitangi Technical Experts, Training Advisors, and Learning State staff and advisory group representatives. 

·         For full and wider consultation purposes feedback from additional departmental agencies and tertiary providers was also considered. 

·         The Working Group considered comments and endorsed the new versions in January 2006.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

Modifications were based on the following principles developed by the expert working group.

·         To make the unit standards less complicated by simplifying the language used. 

·         Offer greater explanation to avoid ambiguity. 

·         Increase and clarify range statements in order to be more comprehensive and to avoid one line answers.

 

The review process has resulted in the following modifications:

·         Titles have been amended to better reflect the outcomes of the unit standards

·         Purpose statements have been amended to accommodate changes to the elements

·         Special notes have been updated, amended and/or reworded for clarification and accuracy

·         Elements have been amended for clarification and simplification

·         Performance criteria and range statements have been amended in accordance with changes to elements, and for clarification and simplification purposes

·         For unit standards 14943, 16214 and 16225, entry information has been amended to accommodate changes made to unit standard 14950

·         For unit standard 14943, many instances of 'Public Sector' have been replaced with 'State sector' to align with the outcomes of the unit standard

·         For unit standard 14950, the credits have been increased from 4 to 6 to better reflect the time needed to gather the evidence required

·         For unit standard 16225, the level has been increased from 5 to 6 to better reflect the complexity of the knowledge and skills required.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

Current Accreditation for			Accreditation extended to
Nature of accreditation	Classification	Level	Nature of accreditation	Id	Level
Field	Business	5	Standard	16225	6

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

Qualifications that contain the reviewed standards or classifications are tabled below.

 

Affected	The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits The qualification lists a C or D category standard
Not materially affected	The qualification lists a standard that has a new title The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification

 

In the following tables qualifications that contain unit standards in both categories are identified in the Affected table, with the items that generated the Affected status in bold.

 

The following Public Sector Training Organisation qualifications are affected by the outcome of this review and will be revised/reviewed by December 2007.

 

Qualification title	Standard in the qualification
National Certificate in Administration of Revenue Law (Introduction) (Level 4) [Ref: 0950]	14943, 14950
National Certificate in Public Sector Services (Client/Customer Services) (Level 3) [Ref:  0659]	14943, 14950
National Certificate in Public Sector Services (Client/Customer Services) (Level 4) [Ref:  0660]	14943, 14950
National Diploma in Public Sector Compliance Management (Weights and Measures) (Level 6) [Ref:  1113]	14950
National Certificate in Conservation (Trainee Ranger) (Level 3) [Ref: 0642]	14950
National Certificate in Public Sector Services (Introduction) [Ref: 0713]	14950
National Certificate in Conservation (Ranger) [Ref:  0797]	14950
National Diploma in Public Sector Māori with strands in Management, Policy Advice, and Service Delivery [Ref: 0953]	16214, 16225

 

The following Public Sector Training Organisation qualifications are not materially affected by the changes.  They will be updated when they are next reviewed.

 

Qualification title	Standard in the qualification
National Certificate in Public Sector Services [Ref:  0714]	14943
National Certificate in Public Sector Services (Field/Community Advisors) [Ref:  1106]	14943
National Certificate in Public Sector Employment Relations (Partnership for Quality) (Level 4) [Ref:  1110]	14943
National Certificate in Public Sector Services (Leadership Development - Middle Management) (Level 5) [Ref:  1019]	14943
National Diploma in Public Sector Services (Level 5) with strands in Administration of Revenue Law, Adult Education and Training, Border Management, Careers Practice, Courts Practice, Ecological Management, Intelligence Analysis, Mediation, Public Sector Management, Public Sector Service Delivery, and Weights and Measures Inspection [Ref:  1155]	14943

 

The following qualifications are also affected by the outcome of this review.  The standard setting bodies (SSBs) have been advised that they require revision.

 

Qualification title	Standard in the qualification	SSB Name
National Certificate in Compliance and Regulatory Control (Local Government Committee Management) [Ref: 0959]	14950	Local Government Industry Training Organisation
National Certificate in Business Administration and Computing (Level 3) [Ref: 0633]	14950	NZQA National Qualifications Services
National Certificate in Business Administration (Level 4) [Ref: 0634]	14950	NZQA National Qualifications Services

 

The following qualification is not materially affected by the changes.  It will be updated when it is next reviewed.

 

Qualification title	Standard in the qualification	SSB Name
National Certificate in Offender Management (Level 5) [Ref: 0975]	14943	ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation

 

Review Categories and changes to classification, title, level and credits

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
C	Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id
D	Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Subfield         Public Sector Services

Domain          Public Sector Māori

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
14943	Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi in respect to the public sector Demonstrate knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi in respect to the State sector	5	5	B
14950	Demonstrate introductory knowledge and understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi in government Describe Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi and its application in the State sector	3	4     6	B
16214	Explain implications of the Treaty of Waitangi for public policy development Explain the implications of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi for public policy development	6	6	B
16225	Explain the history of the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles in relation to Māori and government Explain the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi and its principles in relation to Māori and the Crown	5   6	8	B