FIELD                 ARTS AND CRAFT

 

Revision and Rollover of Museum Services unit standards and revision of qualification

 

·      National Certificate in Museum Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 1221]

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Museum Services

Museum Collections

20541, 20542, 20543

 

Museum Customer Services

20546, 20547

 

Museum Practice

20545, 20554

 

Museum Public Programmes

20548, 20549, 20550, 20551, 20552, 20553

 

The Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation has revised the unit standards listed above, the standards have also been rolled over to maintain their currency until they are reviewed.  Unit standards in bold have only been rolled over.  The qualification has been published as a new version following the removal of the prerequisite diagram.

 

Date new versions published                                            September 2007

 

Planned review date for standards                                  December 2008

Planned review date for qualification                              December 2011 (unchanged)

 

Reason for the revision

 

It had come to the attention of industry that the prerequisite standard for many of the Museum Services standards had become a barrier to candidates entering the National Certificate in Museum Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 1221].  However, industry considered that the standard was still required as a compulsory standard in that qualification.

 

It was decided to remove the prerequisite from entry requirements, as it was no longer reflecting the needs of industry.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision

 

The prerequisite requirement for Unit 20545, Demonstrate knowledge of Māori in museums has been removed from all revised standards.

 

Unit standards 20541, 20543 and 20549 were further amended to list Unit 20545, Demonstrate knowledge of Māori in museums as 'recommended' under Entry Information.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

National Certificate in Museum Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 1221] has been revised to remove the prerequisite diagram.  There are no transition consequences arising from this change.