FIELD COMMUNITY AND
SOCIAL SERVICES
Revision of Community Support Services qualifications
National Certificate in Community Support
Services (Residential) (Level 3) [Ref: 1391]
National Certificate in Community Support
Services (Intellectual Disability) (Level 3) [Ref: 1397]
Careerforce, the Community
Support Services ITO Limited, has revised the qualifications listed above.
Date new versions published October
2013
The next reviews of these qualifications are planned to take place as
part of a Mandatory Review process during 2013-2014.
Reason for the
revision
The qualifications
were revised to ensure they remained achievable, to allow access to updated
unit standards and to remove an expiring unit standard until the mandatory
review is complete.
Main changes resulting from the revision
Both qualifications contained expiring unit standard 5012. The unit standard was removed from both qualifications and unit standards 26977 and 27833 were added in its place.
An additional elective section was added to the National Certificate in Community Support Services (Residential) (Level 3) [Ref: 1391] that includes the replacement unit standards.
This was required in order to allow candidates working in different contexts to achieve the qualification. The two replacement unit standards cover the spectrum of those who assist people to move with specialist moving equipment as well as those who move people using specialist moving equipment.
National Certificate in Community Support Services
(Residential) (Level 3) [Ref: 1391]
Changes to
structure and content
·
Expiring
unit standard 5012 was removed from the Compulsory section.
·
An
additional Elective section, which included unit standards 26977 and 27833, was
added to address a barrier to the achievability of the qualification.
·
Unit
standard details were updated to reflect changes made following their reviews.
·
Overall
credit requirements for the qualification were amended.
Transition
Version 3 of 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 – see table below.
Credit for |
Exempt from |
5012 |
27833 |
5019 |
23386, 23387 |
17029 |
23920, 23921 |
23381 |
25987 |
People working towards version 2 of this qualification can either
complete that version or transfer their results to version 3.
People wishing to complete version 2 of the qualification must gain
credit for expiring unit standard 5012 by 31 December 2014 or use the following
reverse transition:
Version 2 of this
qualification contains an expiring standard.
For the purposes of this version of the qualification, people who have
gained credit for the replacement standard are exempt from the requirement to
gain credit for the earlier standard – see table below.
Credit
for |
Exempt
from |
27833 |
5012 |
National Certificate in Community Support Services
(Intellectual Disability) (Level 3) [Ref: 1397]
Changes to structure and content
·
Expiring
unit standard 5012 was replaced in the Elective set by unit standards 26977 and
27833.
Transition
Version 3 of 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 – see
table below.
Credit for |
Exempt from |
1831 |
23382 |
1838 |
23383 |
5012 |
27833 |
5019 |
23386, 23387 |
23381 |
25987 |
People working towards version 2 of this qualification can either
complete that version or transfer their results to version 3.
People wishing to complete version 2 of the qualification using expiring
unit standard 5012 will need to gain credit for the unit standard by 31
December 2014.
It is anticipated
that no existing trainees will be disadvantaged by these transition
arrangements. Any person who feels they
have been disadvantaged by these transition arrangements should contact the
Community Support Services ITO Limited at the address below:
Careerforce (Community Support Services ITO Limited)
Wellington 6140
Telephone 03 371 9295
Facsimile 03 371 9285
Email info@careerforce.org.nz
Website http://www.careerforce.org.nz