FIELD COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Review of Career Practice qualifications
National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 3) [Ref: 0427]
National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 0428]
National Diploma in Career Practice (Level 6) with optional strands in Counselling, Education, Management, and Research and Development [Ref: 0429]
Learning State Limited has completed the review of the qualifications listed above.
New qualifications
National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 1586]
National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 5) [Ref: 1587]
National Diploma in Career Practice (Level 6) [Ref: 1588]
Date new versions published October 2010
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2014.
Summary of review and consultation process
Consultation with and feedback from Career Services, career practice professional organisations and associations including Career Practitioners Association of New Zealand (CAPNZ) and Careers and Transition Educators Association (Aotearoa LTD) (CATE); career practice professionals, tertiary institutions, organisations with consent to assess and workplace assessors were incorporated into the review process. The review identified that the existing qualifications were no longer fit for purpose and id not meet the needs of industry. Subsequently three new qualifications have been developed. Submissions from industry were taken into account during the review process and other stakeholders were contacted to review drafts of the new qualifications.
The structure of the new qualifications took into account changes made to the unit standards that were re-registered in 2009 resulting from a fit for purpose review.
Main changes resulting from the review
· The three reviewed qualifications have been designated D category and will expire without being replaced.
· Three new qualifications have been developed.
National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 3) [Ref: 0427]
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Review category |
D |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 0428]
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Review category |
D |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
National Diploma in Career Practice (Level 6) with optional strands in Counselling, Education, Management, and Research and Development [Ref: 0429]
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Review category |
D |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Transition
Learning State is not aware of any candidates currently enrolled in these qualifications. The final date for assessment to take place for the expiring qualifications is 31 December 2011.
All new candidates will be signed into training programmes leading to the award of the new qualifications.
Candidates who feel they have been disadvantaged by the review of the Career Practice qualifications can contact:
Learning State Limited
PO Box 25293
The Terrace
Wellington 6146
Telephone 04 495 1410
Email qualifications@learningstate.govt.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 |