FIELD LAW AND SECURITY
Review of Police Forensic Mapping qualification
National Certificate in Police Forensic Mapping [Ref: 1144]
The Skills Organisation has completed the review of the qualification listed above.
Date new version published September 2013
Summary of review and consultation process
As part of the mandatory review of qualifications in the Justice and Law (Compliance) review that concluded in 2013, the broad compliance sector, including the New Zealand Police, determined that the qualification should be set to expire without replacement.
All existing candidates will complete the qualification by the end of December 2014.
Main changes resulting from the review
National Certificate in Police Forensic Mapping [Ref: 1144]
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Review category |
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See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Transition
· The qualification was closed to any new enrolments and was designated expiring.
· The last date for award of the expiring qualification is 31 December 2014, after this date it will be discontinued.
It is anticipated that no existing candidates will be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements. However, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to The Skills Organisation at the address below. Appeals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The Skills Organisation
Freepost 5164
PO Box 24469
Royal Oak
Auckland 1345
Telephone 09 525 2590
Email reviewcomments@skills.org.nz
Website www.skills.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 |