Revision and Review of Occupational Health and Safety qualifications
National Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (Workplace Safety) (Level 1) [Ref: 1111]
National Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (Workplace Safety) (Level 3) [Ref: 0801]
The New Zealand Industry Training Organisation has completed the revision and review of the qualifications listed above.
Date new versions published January 2010
The next qualification reviews are planned to take place during 2013 and 2014.
Summary of revision and review consultation process
The Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Group, made up of industry and training provider representatives, met to discuss changes to the qualifications listed above. Feedback from assessors and moderators was also taken into consideration.
Changes were required to update the qualifications following review of some of the unit standards and to make the qualifications more accessible for people to use. All changes were endorsed by the Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Group in October.
Main changes resulting from the revision
The National Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (Workplace Safety) (Level 1) only required minor changes following the review of some standards included in the compulsory section of the qualification.
National Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (Workplace Safety) (Level 1) [Ref: 1111]
Changes to structure and content
· Expiring standard 2977 has been removed from the compulsory section.
· Credits for standards 3483 and 3490 have been amended following their review.
Transition
People part way through version 3 of this qualification may choose to complete that version by 31 December 2012 or transfer to version 4.
Main changes resulting from the review
The National Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (Workplace Safety) (Level 3) required more substantial changes. Standards from the domain Workplace Health and Safety Management covering drug abuse management have been specified within the elective. The balance set has been broadened to enable candidates to make more use of generic skills from biosecurity and security, particularly for those working in the building and construction, agriculture, horticulture, equine, dairy, meat processing and seafood industries.
National Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (Workplace Safety) (Level 3) [Ref: 0801]
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Review category |
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See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Changes to structure and content
· Credit total has decreased from 52 to 50.
· Standards 22316, 22317 and 22318 have been specified within Elective A.
· The Communication Skills subfield has been removed from, and the Law and Security and Planning and Construction fields have been added to, Elective B.
· Subfields and domains for all the fields in Elective B are no longer specified.
Transition
People part way through version 4 of this qualification may choose to complete that version or transfer to version 5.
Anyone who feels disadvantaged by these transition arrangements should contact the New Zealand Industry Training Organisation at the address below.
New Zealand Industry Training Organisation
PO Box 488
Waikato Mail Centre
Hamilton 3240
Telephone 07 839 7370
Email mail@nzito.co.nz
Key to Qualification Review Categories
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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 |
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No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification | |
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No transition arrangements are required | |
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Category B The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID |
Changes are made to title, rules or components |
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The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that recognised by the previous version | |
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The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are comparable in terms of competence | |
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Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different credits for the new version | |
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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 |
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The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly different in terms of competence from those with the replaced qualification | |
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Transition arrangements are required | |
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Transition may be limited to phase-out dates | |
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Category D Qualification will expire. There is no replacement qualification |
Qualification is no longer required by industry |
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The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set |