FIELD                 ARTS AND CRAFTS

 

Review of Museum Services qualification

 

National Certificate in Museum Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 1221]

 

ServiceIQ has completed the mandatory review of the qualification listed above.

 

Replacement qualifications

 

New Zealand Certificate in Museum Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 2419]

 

Date new versions published                                                          August 2014

 

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2019.

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The Museum Practice qualification has been reviewed as part of the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ) process.  The mandatory review involved consultation with stakeholders concerning the need to review the qualification, and subsequently regarding the proposed content of the qualification.

 

Industry confirmed the need for qualification in this area, and fully endorsed the changes.

 

The existing national qualification has been replaced by a New Zealand qualification, as detailed below.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

National Certificate in Museum Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 1221]

replaced by

New Zealand Certificate in Museum Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 2419]

 

Review category

C

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

Transition

 

As the new qualification is different in design and content to the expiring national qualification, it is the industry's and SSB's preference and recommendation for trainees to enter into programmes leading to the new qualification.

 

Trainees currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification may either complete the requirements by 31 December 2016 or transfer to the new qualification.

 

The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 31 December 2015 from which point no new enrolments will be accepted.

 

The last date for award of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2016 at which time it will be designated as discontinued.  From that date no results can be reported against the qualification.

 

It is the intention of ServiceIQ that no existing trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements.  Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to:

 

ServiceIQ

PO Box 25522

Wellington 6146

 

Telephone              0800 863693

Fax                          04 817 5399

Email                       qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz

 

 Key to Qualification Review Categories

 

Category A The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID	Changes are made to SSB name, contact details or purpose statement
	No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification
	No transition arrangements are required
Category B The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID	Changes are made to title, rules or components
	The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that recognised by the previous version
	The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are comparable in terms of competence
	Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different credits for the new version
Category C A new (replacement) qualification is published with new NQF ID	Significant changes are made to the qualification in terms of components, structure, type or level
	The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly different in terms of competence from those with the replaced qualification
	Transition arrangements are required
	Transition may be limited to phase-out dates
Category D Qualification will expire. There is no replacement qualification	Qualification is no longer required by industry
	The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set