FIELD MĀORI
Review of Governance of Māori Authorities qualification
National Certificate in Governance of Māori Authorities [Ref: 1201]
NZQA Māori Qualifications Services (MQS) has completed the review of the qualification listed above.
Date new versions published April 2011
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2016.
Summary of review and consultation process
This qualifications was reviewed as part of the MQS review cycle. Although this qualification has not yet been awarded, the NZQA Māori Economic Development Forum, along with the Governance of Māori Authorities Whakaruruhau, are supporting this review as they see this as an area with a huge potential for development. MQS is currently developing a suite of governance qualifications from Level 3 to 6.
Consultation was undertaken with the Governance of Māori Authorities Whakaruruhau and an accredited provider proposing to deliver the qualification. All changes made to the qualification were endorsed by the Whakaruruhau and the provider throughout 2010 during hui, email and telephone communication.
Main changes resulting from the review
The title was updated to include the Level of the qualification and the content of the qualification was updated.
National Certificate in Governance of Māori Authorities [Ref: 1201]
National Certificate in Governance of Māori Authorities (Level 3) [Ref: 1201]
Review category |
B |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Changes to structure and content
· Title was updated to include the level of the qualification.
· Credit value for the qualification has decreased from 48 to 44 credits.
· Standard 26425 has replaced standard 21658.
· Standard 21659 is no longer listed in the qualification.
· Titles, levels and credits of the standards in the qualification were updated as a result of the recent review.
Transition
This qualification contains a standard that replaced an earlier standard. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standard are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standard - see table below.
Credit for |
Exempt from |
21658 |
26425 |
People currently enrolled in programmes leading to the award of version 1 of the qualification may complete that version before December 2012, or transfer to version 2 of the qualification.
MQS intends that no existing candidate is disadvantaged by the review of this qualification. Anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged should contact MQS at the address below.
NZQA Māori Qualifications Services
PO Box 160
WELLINGTON
Telephone 04 463 3000
Email mqs@nzqa.govt.nz
Website http://www.nzqa.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 |