Field Service Sector
Review of Beauty Services qualification
National Certificate in Beauty Services (Nail Technology) (Level 4) [Ref: 1047]
The NZ Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc. has completed the review of the qualification above.
Date new version published October 2011
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2012.
Summary of review and consultation process
This review was undertaken in response to feedback from stakeholders indicating that the qualification was no longer fit for purpose.
During the review process the stakeholders were consulted via the Beauty Advisory Group (BAG), which consisted of representatives from subsectors of the industry, including: employers, employees, Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics and Private Training Enterprises, and product companies. Members of the BAG were required to consult with the wider industry, share questions from the BAG meetings, and report feedback to the BAG on a regular basis. ‘Fitness for purpose' of the new version of the qualification was confirmed by engaging industry regularly in the consultation process.
Main changes resulting from the review
Expiring Core Health standards were replaced. Five standards from the Beauty Therapy domain were removed as they were not meeting industry requirements for this qualification. Standards from the Beauty Therapy domain, and standards from the Salon Skills domain, were added to the qualification to more suitably reflect the skills and knowledge required by industry.
National Certificate in Beauty Services (Nail Technology) (Level 4) [Ref: 1047]
National Certificate in Beauty Services (Nail Technology) (Level 3) [Ref: 1047]
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Review category |
B |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Changes to structure and content
· The level of the qualification decreased from 4 to 3.
· Expiring Core Health standards 6400, 6401 and 6402 were replaced by standards 26551 and 26552 in the new domain First Aid.
· Expiring standard 10393 was replaced with standards 27172 and 27173.
· Standards 497, 513, 522, 19592 and 19593 were removed.
· Standards 20929, 25435-25437, 27164, 27166, 27167, 27168, 27171-27173, 27175, and 27176 were added.
· The overall credit requirement for the qualification increased from 56 to 82.
Transition
This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the replaced standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards - see table below.
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Credit for |
Exempt from |
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507 |
19589 |
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6400 |
26551, 26552 |
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6401 |
26552 |
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6402 |
26551 |
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10393 |
27172, 27173 |
Any candidate who feels that they have been disadvantaged by this review should contact the New Zealand Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc. using the contact information below.
New Zealand Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc.
PO Box 11764
Manners Street
Wellington 6142
Telephone 04 499 1180
Fax 04 499 3950
Email enquiries@hito.org.nz
Website http://www.hito.org.nz/
Key to Qualification Review Categories
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Category A The qualification is published as a new version with the same NZQF 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 NZQF 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 NZQF 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 |