FIELD                 BUSINESS

 

Revision of Public Sector Services qualification

 

National Certificate in Public Sector Services (Leadership Development - Middle Management) (Level 5) [Ref: 1019]

 

Learning State has revised the qualification listed above.

 

Date new version published                                                             June 2009

 

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2010.

 

Reason for the revision

 

The revision was carried out to take account of the reviewed Management - Developing and Coordinating People standards.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision

 

Changes to structure and content

·         standard 7452 has been replaced by standard 25463

·         the title, classification, and credit value of reviewed standards 8493 and 19588 have been updated

·         the classification and level of reviewed standard 8495 has been updated

·         the classification of standard 8496 has been updated

·         the minimum credits required in the elective section has been reduced from 6 to 3 to maintain the qualification credit total at 85.

 

Transition

 

Training programmes for version 3 of the qualification may start as soon as the qualification is registered.

 

All existing candidates may either complete the requirements for version 2 or transfer to version 3.

 

The last date for assessments to take place for version 2 of the qualification is December 2012.

 

The revised qualification contains a standard that replaces an earlier standard.  For the purposes of this qualification people who have gained credit for the expiring standard will be exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standard - see table below.

 

Credit for

Exempt from

7452

25463

 

Anyone who believes they have been disadvantaged by this revision should contact:

 

Learning State (trading name of the Public Sector Training Organisation)

PO Box 10243

The Terrace

Wellington 6143

 

Telephone              04 495 1410

Email                       qualifications@learningstate.govt.nz