Review of Civil Defence Management and Civil Defence Operation unit standards

Field Community and Social Services

Review of Civil Defence Management and Civil Defence Operation unit standards

Subfield	Domain	ID
Civil Defence	Civil Defence Management	7320, 7323, 7326
Civil Defence	Civil Defence Operation	7336

The Local Government Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published September 2010

Planned review date August 2014

Summary

A review of unit standards in the Civil Defence Management domain at Levels 4-6 and in the Civil Defence Operation domain at Level 2 was conducted in 2009. Other standards in expiring domains, including standards 528, 7321, 7322, 7325, 7327-7330, 20473, 20853, 20854, 22297, and 22298, will be reviewed before the end of 2010.

Organisations representing industry training organisations, private training enterprises, other tertiary education organisations, and Departments of the Crown were consulted and recommendations incorporated in the review.

A combination of contributing factors prompted the review of these unit standards. The factors included:

· the unit standards had passed their planned review date.

· the unit standards had been the subject of moderation feedback.

· some unit standards were no longer considered fit for purpose.

· some unit standards had been the subject of questions of interpretation.

The reviewed unit standards were then sent out to a wider distribution network for endorsement and further changes were made on the basis of feedback.

Main changes

· Unit standards 7320 and 7323 were considered no longer fit for purpose and have been designated expiring and will not be replaced.

· Unit standard 7326 has been designated expiring and replaced with new unit standard 26608.

· Unit standard 7336 has been reviewed and given a new title to better reflect the required outcomes, and has had references updated and the credit value increased from 2 to 3.

· The reviewed standards have been reclassified in either the new Comprehensive Emergency Management domain or the Civil Defence Emergency Management Response domain within the Civil Defence Emergency Management subfield. The Civil Defence subfield and its domains will expire when all the affected standards and qualifications have been reclassified or have expired.

· Unit standard 26386 has been developed for Civil Defence Emergency Management personnel that need to have knowledge of New Zealand's hazardscape.

Category C and D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2012

Impact on existing accreditations

Current Accreditation for			Accreditation extended to
Nature of accreditation	Classification	Level	Nature of accreditation	Classification	Level
Subfield	Civil Defence	Any	Subfield	Civil Defence Emergency Management	Same
Domain	Civil Defence Management	Any	Domain	Comprehensive Emergency Management	Same
Domain	Civil Defence Operation	Any	Domain	Civil Defence Emergency Management Response	Same

Impact on registered qualifications

Key to type of impact

Affected

The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set

The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits

The qualification lists a C or D category standard

Not materially affected

The qualification lists a standard that has a new title

The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification

The qualification is classified under an expiring classification

The following Local Government Industry Training Organisation qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and will be updated when they are reviewed in 2011. The classifications and standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.

Qualification Title and Reference

National Certificate in Civil Defence (Response) (Level 3) [Ref: 0327]

7336

Civil Defence

National Certificate in Civil Defence Management [Ref: 0328]

7320, 7323, 7326

Civil Defence Management

Detailed list of unit standards - classification, title, level, and credits

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

Community and Social Services > Civil Defence

Community and Social Services > Civil Defence Emergency Management

ID	Domain	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
7320	Civil Defence Management	Prepare Civil Defence plan	6	10	D
7323	Civil Defence Management	Prepare contingency plan for specific Civil Defence threats	5	5	D
7326 26608	Civil Defence Management Civil Defence Emergency Management Response	Declare, extend, and terminate a State of Emergency Describe the process for declaring, extending, and terminating a state of emergency	5 3	3 2	C
7336	Civil Defence Operation Civil Defence Emergency Management Response	Act as a welfare centre staff member during an emergency Demonstrate knowledge of welfare centre functions during an emergency	2	2 3	B
26386	Civil Defence Emergency Management Response	Describe New Zealand's hazardscape and its management	2	3	New