FIELD                 ARTS AND CRAFTS

 

Review of Museum Practice qualification

 

National Certificate in Museum Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 1221]

 

The Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation has completed the review of the qualification above.

 

Date new version published                                                             March 2011

 

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2015.

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

This qualification was reviewed by a group of museum industry representatives which considered the qualification's fitness for purpose.  The group included representatives from different types and sizes of museums.  The group decided that the qualification's structure needed to be updated to remain fit for purpose.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

Elective 2 was restructured into two sets.  The details of reviewed standards were also updated.

 

National Certificate in Museum Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 1221]

 

Review category

B

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

Changes to structure and content

·         Elective 2 was restructured into two sets and now requires a minimum of 15 credits at Level 3 or above from two sets: Set A and Set B.  Set A offers a choice between specified standards from the Museum Collections, Museum Customer Services, and Museum Public Programmes domains.  Set B offers a choice between specified standards from the Art History, Wāhi Tapu, Pānui, and Visitor Interpretation domains and also a choice from a wider selection of standards from the Museum Services and Tourism subfields and the Business, Computing and Information Technology, Education, and Māori fields.

·         The titles of reviewed standards 20542, 20545 and 20547 were updated.

·         The credit values of reviewed standards 20545, 20548 and 20554 were updated.

 

Transition

 

All existing candidates may complete version 2 of this qualification or transfer their results to version 3.

 

The last date for assessments to take place for version 2 of this qualification is December 2013.

 

Programmes leading to the award of version 3 may begin when version 3 is registered.

 

It is not intended that anyone be disadvantaged by this review.  However, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the standard setting body at the address below.

 

Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation

PO Box 6466

Marion Square

Wellington 6141

 

Telephone              04 499 6570

Facsimile                04 499 6577

Email                       info@attto.org.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