Review of Animal Care and Handling qualifications and unit standards

FIELD AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

Review of Animal Care and Handling qualifications and unit standards

Qualifications

Qualification title	Reference
National Certificate in Animal Training (Dog Trainer)	0243
National Certificate in Captive Wild Animals (Zoological Gardens and Wild Life Parks)	0244
National Diploma in Animal Training (Trainer Instructor)	0264
National Diploma in Captive Wild Animals (Zoological Gardens and Wild Life Parks) with strands in Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles and Amphibians	0320

Unit standards

Subfield	Domain	Id
Animal Care and Handling	Animal Training	7407-7410, 11670-11680
Animal Care and Handling	Captive Wild Animals	7416-7441

NZQA National Qualifications Services has completed the review of the qualifications and unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published August 2008

Summary of review and consultation process

In 2002, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) took stock of the qualifications and unit standards it is responsible for developing. A prioritisation and rationalisation exercise was carried out by National Qualifications Services (NQS) in September 2002 aimed at rationalising the work of NZQA to ensure that the unit standards and qualifications for which NQS was responsible were relevant, useful, and met the current needs of learners, providers, the community, and government. Careful consideration was given to the process to ensure that the unit standards retained by NQS reflected its responsibilities in relation to the Industry Training Act 1992, and national priorities including those expressed in the Tertiary Education Strategy and Statement of Tertiary Education Priorities (STEPs).

The decision was made for NQS to exit from standard setting responsibilities in Animal Care and Handling national qualifications and unit standards by 2007. There has been extensive consultation with the sector since 2002, including providers and other standard setting bodies (SSBs), and this has confirmed the decision to deregister the qualifications and unit standards. Other qualifications and unit standards within the subfield have already been transferred to other SSBs, and:

· Unit standard 7402 will be transferred to Careerforce (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation)

· Unit standards 19658 and 19659 will be transferred to Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training Organisation.

Outline of main changes

The qualifications and unit standards have been designated as expiring and will expire at the end of December 2008.

Review of Animal Care and Handling qualifications

National Certificate in Animal Training (Dog Trainer) [Ref: 0243]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories below

National Certificate in Captive Wild Animals (Zoological Gardens and Wild Life Parks) [Ref: 0244]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories below

National Certificate in Animal Training (Trainer Instructor) [Ref: 0264]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories below

National Certificate in Captive Wild Animals (Zoological Gardens and Wild Life Parks) with strands in Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles and Amphibians [Ref: 0320]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories below

Key to Qualification Review Categories

Category A The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID	Changes are made to SSB name, contact details or purpose statement
	No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification
	No transition arrangements are required
Category B The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID	Changes are made to title, rules or components
	The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that recognised by the previous version
	The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are comparable in terms of competence
	Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different credits for the new version
Category C A new (replacement) qualification is published with new NQF ID	Significant changes are made to the qualification in terms of components, structure, type or level
	The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly different in terms of competence from those with the replaced qualification
	Transition arrangements are required
	Transition may be limited to phase-out dates
Category D Qualification will expire. There is no replacement qualification	Qualification is no longer required by industry
	The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set

Review of Animal Care and Handling unit standards

Subfield	Domain	Id
Animal Care and Handling	Animal Training	7407-7410, 11670-11680
Animal Care and Handling	Captive Wild Animals	7416-7441

Impact on existing provider accreditations

None.

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

AMAP 0087 will be designated as expiring once all its unit standards have expired or been transferred to another standard setting body.

Impact on existing qualifications

The only qualifications affected by the expiry of these unit standards are those that have been designated as expiring in this review.

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 Animal Care and Handling

Domain Animal Training

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
7407	Train a dog to protect the handler	4	13	D
7408	Train a dog for tracking	5	30	D
7409	Train a dog for agility	5	15	D
7410	Train a dog for obedience	5	30	D
11670	Assess and train a police dog for general purpose police work - tracking	5	30	D
11671	Assess and train a police dog for agility and obedience	5	26	D
11672	Assess and train a dog for general purpose police work - criminal work	5	17	D
11673	Assess, select, and train a dog for general purpose police work - property and person search	5	17	D
11674	Assess, select, and train a police dog for Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) work	5	30	D
11675	Assess and train a dog for search and rescue work, and carry out a simulated search and rescue	5	30	D
11676	Assess and train a dog for avalanche rescue, and carry out a simulated avalanche rescue	5	30	D
11677	Assess and train a dog for narcotics detection, and search for narcotics	5	40	D
11678	Assess and train a dog for explosives detection, and search for explosives	5	40	D
11679	Assess and train a dog for firearms detection, and search for firearms	5	40	D
11680	Assess and train a dog for accelerant detection, and search for accelerants	5	40	D

Subfield Animal Care and Handling

Domain Captive Wild Animals

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
7416	Feed captive wild animals	3	5	D
7417	Supervise the feeding of captive wild birds	5	5	D
7418	Supervise the feeding of captive wild mammals	5	5	D
7419	Supervise the feeding of captive wild reptiles and amphibians	5	5	D
7420	Capture and move captive wild birds	5	5	D
7421	Capture and move captive wild mammals	5	5	D
7422	Capture and move captive wild reptiles and amphibians	5	5	D
7423	Capture, restrain, and release captive wild birds	4	5	D
7424	Capture, restrain, and release captive wild mammals	4	5	D
7425	Capture, restrain, and release captive wild reptiles and amphibians	4	5	D
7426	Deal with emergency situations involving captive wild animals	5	3	D
7427	Provide health care for captive wild animals	4	5	D
7428	Provide emergency first aid care for captive wild animals	5	3	D
7429	Maintain the hygiene and appearance of enclosures for captive wild animals	2	2	D
7430	Maintain enclosures for captive wild animals, and assist with their renovation	3	3	D
7431	Collate and maintain records of captive wild animals	3	2	D
7432	Assist in the design of a captive wild bird exhibit	5	10	D
7433	Assist in the design of a captive wild mammal exhibit	5	10	D
7434	Assist in the design of a captive wild reptile and amphibians exhibit	5	10	D
7435	Provide for, condition, and modify the behaviours of captive wild birds	6	10	D
7436	Provide for, condition, and modify the behaviours of captive wild mammals	6	10	D
7437	Provide for, condition, and modify the behaviours of captive wild reptiles and amphibians	6	10	D
7438	Manage a breeding environment for captive wild animals	5	5	D
7439	Assist to formulate and implement breeding plans for a wild bird Species Management Plan	6	8	D
7440	Assist to formulate and implement breeding plans for a wild mammal Species Management Plan	6	8	D
7441	Assist to formulate and implement breeding plans for a reptile and amphibian Species Management Plan	6	8	D