FIELD                 MĀORI

 

Revision of Māori Business and Management qualification

 

National Certificate in Māori Business and Management [Ref: 0365]

 

NZQA Māori Qualifications Services has revised the qualification listed above.

 

Date new version published                                                             December 2013

 

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2014.

 

Reason for the revision

 

This qualification included an expiring unit standard which prevented learners from meeting its requirements.  The qualification was revised to keep the qualification current and relevant until its review in 2014.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision

 

National Certificate in Māori Business and Management [Ref: 0365]

 

Changes to structure and content:

·      Total credits for the qualification decreased from 92 to 80 credits.

·      Credit value for the Compulsory increased from 43 to 48 credits.

·      Expiring standard 10674 was removed from the qualification.

·      The requirement to achieve credits from the Finance - Māori domain was removed from the Elective, and standards 2608 and 27101 were added to the compulsory (as the only standards available from the Finance - Māori domain).

·      The minimum credit requirement for the Elective decreased from 49 to 32 credits.

 

Transition

 

Candidates can either complete the version that they are working towards or transition to the new version of the qualification.  However, candidates wishing to complete earlier versions of the qualification must complete assessment against standard 10674 before 31 December 2014.

 

If any existing candidate has concerns they can contact:

 

NZQA Māori Qualification Services

PO Box 160

Wellington 6140

 

Telephone               04 463 3007

Email                       mqs@nzqa.govt.nz

Website                   http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/