FIELDS              CORE GENERIC, SCIENCES, and SOCIAL SCIENCES

 

Review of Self-Management; Family, Community and Society Studies; and Legal Studies unit standards

 

Field	Subfield	Domain	Id
Core Generic	Core Generic	Self-Management	8553
Sciences	Home and Life Sciences	Family, Community and Society Studies	6674
Social Sciences	Social Science Studies	Legal Studies	8555, 10338

 

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

 

Date new versions published                                       July 2009

 

Planned review date                                                        December 2012 (unchanged)

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The review of Legal Studies standards was carried out over 2006 and 2007, with the majority of standards being registered in December 2007.

 

During the review process issues of duplication between two standards in this application and two other NQS standards at the same level were identified.  Unit 8555, Describe the objectives and application of consumer law, and Unit 10338, Describe and compare methods of dispute resolution in the legal system; overlapped with Unit 6674, Examine consumer protection in New Zealand, and Unit 8553, Demonstrate a Disputes Tribunal presentation respectively.

 

These duplicate standards were added to the review alongside the Legal Studies standards.  It was then decided that these standards be designated expiring, allowing the reviewed Legal Studies standards to be re-registered.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·         Legislation and references to legal entities were updated.

·         Credit was increased for standard 10338 to more accurately reflect the time needed for learning and assessment.

·         Title of standard 8555 was amended to more accurately reflect the outcome.

 

Unit standards categorised as category D expire at the end of December 2012.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

Standards 8555 and 10338 have been transferred from AMAP 0119 to AMAP 0226 as they are registered in the Legal Studies domain, which has Base Scope of Accreditation for Schools (BSAS).  AMAP 0226 has been updated to reflect the changes made to the standards.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.

 

Summary of main changes

 

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         Core Generic

Domain          Self-Management

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
8553	Demonstrate a Disputes Tribunal presentation	2	2	D

 

Subfield         Home and Life Sciences

Domain          Family, Community and Society Studies

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
6674	Examine consumer protection in New Zealand	2	5	D

 

Subfield         Social Science Studies

Domain          Legal Studies

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
8555	Describe the purpose and application of consumer law Describe the objectives and application of consumer law	2	3	B
10338	Describe and compare methods of dispute resolution in the legal system	2	2 3	B