FIELD                  Law and Security

 

Review of Career Practice Qualifications

 

National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 1586]

National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 5) [Ref: 1587]

National Diploma in Career Practice (Level 6) [Ref: 1588]

 

The Skills Organisation has completed the review of the qualifications listed above.

 

Replacement qualifications                                

 

New Zealand Diploma in Career Development (Level 6) [Ref: 3120]

                                            

Date new versions published                                                               December 2015

 

The next qualification review, of the New Zealand qualifications, is planned to take place by 31 December 2020.

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

During 2014, a mandatory sector review of qualifications in the Adult and Tertiary Teaching sector occurred.  This sector includes career development practitioners. The review encompassed broad consultation with the sector and training provider stakeholders to ensure that the new qualification for career development meets current and future needs. The review resulted in the recommendation that the national qualifications listed above should be replaced by a New Zealand qualification. The replacement New Zealand qualification has now been listed, and the national qualifications will therefore be phased out.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 1586]

National Certificate in Career Practice (Level 5) [Ref: 1587]

National Diploma in Career Practice (Level 6) [Ref: 1588]

replaced by

New Zealand Diploma in Career Development (Level 6) [Ref: 3120]

 

Review category

C

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

Transition

 

The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2017.

The last date to meet the requirements of the replaced qualifications will be 31 December 2019, when the qualifications will be discontinued. From that date no results can be reported against the qualifications.

 

People currently working towards one of the replaced qualifications may either complete the requirements by 31 December 2019 or transfer their results to the replacement qualification.

 

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:

 

The Skills Organisation

FREEPOST 5164

PO Box 24469

Royal Oak

Auckland 1345

 

Telephone           09 525 2590

Email   reviewcomments@skills.org.nz

 

Key to Qualification Review Categories

 

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

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 NZQF 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 NZQF 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