FIELD                 BUSINESS

 

Review of Public Sector Services qualifications

 

National Certificate in Public Sector Services [Ref: 0714]

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]

 

Learning State has completed the review of the qualifications listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          February 2010

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

Neither of these qualifications have been used or achieved.  Feedback from state sector agencies indicated that they are not fit for purpose and are not required by the sector.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

Both qualifications have been designated expiring and will not be replaced.  They will expire with immediate effect.

 

National Certificate in Public Sector Services [Ref: 0714]

 

Review category

D

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

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]

 

Review category

D

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

Transition

 

There are no candidates enrolled in programmes leading to award of either of these qualifications and no transition implications.

 

Anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged by this review 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

 

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