FIELD COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Review of Human Services qualification
National Diploma in Human Services [Ref: 0929]
Careerforce, the Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation Ltd (CSSITO), has reviewed the qualification listed above.
Date report published May 2015
Summary of the review and consultation process
No results have been registered for the qualification since 2008.
The qualification can no longer be completed as it contains unit standards that have expired: 1831, 16163, 16185, and 16873.
Main changes
· The qualification listed above has been designated expiring without replacement.
National Diploma in Human Services [Ref: 0929]
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Transition
The qualification will be designated expiring upon registration – no enrolments will be allowed on this qualification and the last date for assessments to take place is 31 December 2015.
It is not anticipated that these transition arrangements will disadvantage any candidates. However, anyone who feels disadvantaged should contact the standard setter at the address below:
Careerforce
PO Box 2637
Wellington 6140
Telephone 03 371 9295 or 0800 277 486
Facsimile 03 371 9285
Email info@careerforce.org.nz
Website http://www.careerforce.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 |