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Revision of Outdoor Recreation qualifications

 

National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (Instruction) with strands in Adventure Based Learning, Kayaking, Mountaineering, Single Pitch Rock Climbing, and Tramping [Ref: 0733]

National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (Level 4) [Ref: 1190]

National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (River Guide) with optional strands in Senior Raft Guide, and Senior Whitewater Craft Guide [Ref: 1610]

 

Skills Active Aotearoa Limited has revised the qualifications listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          April 2012

 

These qualifications are included in the 2012 Targeted review of Qualifications for the outdoor recreation sector.

 

Reason for the revision

 

The National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (Instruction) with strands in Adventure Based Learning, Kayaking, Mountaineering, Single Pitch Rock Climbing, and Tramping [Ref: 0733] and National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (Level 4) [Ref: 1190] have been revised to update reviewed unit standards and replace expiring unit standards to ensure the qualifications remain achievable.

 

The optional strands in the National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (River Guide) have been revised to remove unit standard 424 following advice from Maritime New Zealand and endorsement from the New Zealand Raft Association.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision

 

National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (Instruction) with strands in Adventure Based Learning, Kayaking, Mountaineering, Single Pitch Rock Climbing, and Tramping [Ref: 0733]

 

Changes to structure and content

·         The overall credit total has changed from 53-95 to 45-86.

·         Reverse transition added to maintain achievability of version 2.

 

Adventure Based Learning Strand

·      Unit standards 17153, 17154, and 17155 replaced by unit standards 24665, 24666 and 24667 respectively.

·      Unit standard 24664 added.

·      The strand credit total decreased from 53 to 37 credits.

 

Kayaking Strand

·      Unit standard 14223 replaced by unit standards 26237 and 26239.

·      Unit standard 20161 title updated.

·      The strand credit total decreased from 95 to 86 credits, and level decreased from 5 to 4.

 

Mountaineering Strand

·      Unit standard 20161 title updated.

·      Unit standard 9692 title updated and credits increased from 2 to 4.

·      The strand credit total increased from 79 to 81.

 

Single Pitch Rock Climbing Strand

·      Unit standard 14216 updated to reflect new title and decreased level from 5 to 4.

·      Title changes to unit standards 20149, 20155, and 20161.

 

Tramping Strand

·      Title changes to unit standard 20161.

·      Unit standard 9692 title updated and credits increased from 2 to 4.

·      The strand credit total increased from 68 to 70.

 

People currently working towards version 2 of this qualification may either complete the requirements for that version or transfer their results to this version.  There will be no new enrolments into version 2 of this qualification.  All new candidates will be enrolled into version 3.

 

People currently working towards the Adventure Based Learning strand in version 2 should note that unit standards 17153, 17154 and 17155 have expired.  It is recommended that people transfer their results to this version.  Alternatively, please see arrangements on the following page which enable completion of version 2.

 

Those working towards the Kayaking strand in version 2 should either complete that version by 31 December 2012 (as unit standard 14223 expires), or as is recommended, transfer their results to this version.  Alternatively, please see arrangements on the following page which enable completion of version 2.

 

Training programmes for version 3 of the qualification may start as soon as the qualification is registered.

 

This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards.  For the purposes of this qualification people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards.

 

Credit for

Exempt from

429

20816

436, 437

20161

477

20818

4614

18134, 18135, 18136

5488

20145

14223

26237, 26239

17153

24665

17154

24666

17155

24667

 

Previous versions of the qualification

 

Version 2

 

For the purposes of version 2 of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the replacement standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring or expired standards - see table below.

 

For the purposes of version 2 of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the replacement standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring or expired standards - see table below.

 

Credit for

Exempt from

24665

17153

24666

17154

24667

17155

26237, 26239

14223

 

National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (Level 4) [Ref: 1190]

 

·         Unit standards 1737 and 14473 level decreased from 4 to 3.

·         Unit standard 18337 domain updated.

·         Unit standards 17497 and 17498 replaced by unit standards 21335 and 21336 respectively and moved from First Line Management domain to Interpersonal Communications domain.

·         Unit standards 14470, 14471 and 14472 replaced by unit standards 25411 and 25412.

·         Unit standards 6400, 6401 and 6402 replaced by unit standards 26551 and 26552.

·         Unit standards 5683, 5684, 5685, 5686 and 15164 were removed and substituted with unit standards 27540, 27541, 27542, 27543 and 24089.

·         Expiring unit standards 18336 and 18664 removed from Elective B.

·         Unit standards 4098, 11552, and 17579 credit values increased.

·         Unit standards 4593, 11818 and 20427 credit values decreased.

 

Transition

 

This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards.  For the purposes of this qualification people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards.

 

Credit for

Exempt from

5683

27540

5684

27541

5685

27542

5686

27543

6400, 6401, 6402

26551, 26552

14470, 14471

25412

14472

25411

15164

24089

17497

21335

17498

21336

 

People currently working towards version 1 of this qualification may either complete that version by 31 December 2013 or transfer their results to this version.

 

For the purposes of version 1 of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the replacement standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring or expired standards - see table below.

 

Credit for

Exempt from

21335

17497

21336

17498

25411

14472

25412

14470, 14471

24089

15164

26551, 26552

6400, 6401, 6402

 

National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (River Guide) with optional strands in Senior Raft Guide, and Senior Whitewater Craft Guide [Ref: 1610]

 

Changes to structure and content

·         Unit standard 424 removed from the Senior Raft Guide Optional Strand and the Senior Whitewater Craft Guide Optional Strand.

·         Credit totals for the optional strands decreased from 22 to 17 credits.

·         Credit totals for qualification decreased from 40-62 to 40-57 credits.

 

People currently working towards version 1 of this qualification may either complete that version by 31 December 2013 or transfer their results to this version.

 

It is not intended that anyone is disadvantaged by these revisions. However, anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged should contact:

 

Skills Active Aotearoa Limited

PO Box 2183

Wellington

 

Telephone                  04 385 9047 or 0508 475 4557

Email                           info@skillsactive.org.nz

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