FIELD Social Skills
Review of Supported Learning qualification
National Certificate in in Work and Community Skills (Supported Learning) (Level 1) [Ref: 0853]
NZQA National Qualifications Services (NQS) has completed the review of the qualification listed above.
Replacement qualification
New Zealand Certificate in Skills for Living for Supported Learners (with an optional strand in Skills for Working) (Level 1) [Ref: 2853]
Date new versions published July 2015
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2019.
Summary of review and consultation process
The review of this national qualification occurred as a result of the mandatory review of all Social Skills qualifications.
The mandatory review involved extensive consultation with stakeholders. This included meetings to discuss the need to review the qualifications and consider the proposed content of new and replacement qualification, as well as electronic surveys of the wider sector. The sector confirmed the ongoing need for a qualification in this area that would recognise graduate capabilities.
Main changes resulting from the review
The existing national qualification has been replaced by a New Zealand qualification, as detailed below.
[Ref: 0853] replaced by
New Zealand Certificate in Skills for Living for Supported Learners (Level 1) with an optional strand in Skills for Working [Ref: 2853]
Review category |
C |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Transition
Existing candidates may either complete programmes leading to the replaced qualifications or transfer results to this qualification.
The last date for entry to programmes leading to this qualification is 31 December 2017. The last date to meet the requirements of the replaced qualification [Ref: 0853] is 31 December 2019. At that point the qualification will be designated discontinued and from that date no results can be reported against the qualifications.
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 NQS at the address below. Appeals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
PO Box 160
Wellington 6140
Telephone 04 463 3353
Email nqs@nzqa.govt.nz
Website http://www.nzqa.govt.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 |
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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 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 |
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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 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 |
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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 |
The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set |