FIELD SCIENCES
Review of Conservation qualifications:
National Certificate in Conservation (Trainee Ranger) [Ref: 0642]
National Certificate in Conservation [Ref: 0797]
National Certificate in Parks and Recreation (Park Ranger) [Ref: 1475]
The Skills Organisation in consultation with Skills Active Aotearoa Limited has completed the review of the qualifications listed above.
Date new versions published November 2015
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2020.
Summary of review and consultation process
During 2013 - 2015, a mandatory sector review of qualifications in the Conservation sector occurred. The review encompassed broad consultation with industry and tertiary education organisation stakeholders to ensure that the proposed qualifications meet current and future needs.
The review resulted in a recommendation that the national qualifications listed above should be replaced by New Zealand qualifications, in order to continue to meet stakeholder needs.
The replacement New Zealand qualifications have now been listed, and the national qualifications will therefore be phased out.
Main changes resulting from the review
The National Certificate in Conservation (Trainee Ranger) [Ref: 0642]
National Certificate in Conservation [Ref: 0797]
National Certificate in Parks and Recreation (Park Ranger) [Ref: 1475]
replaced by
New Zealand Certificate in Conservation (Operations) (Level 4) [Ref: 2963]
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Transition
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications; National Certificate in Conservation (Trainee Ranger) [Ref: 0642], and National Certificate in Conservation [Ref: 0797] is 31 December 2016.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced National Certificate in Parks and Recreation (Park Ranger) (Level 3) [Ref: 1475] is 31 December 2018.
The last date for assessment against the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2020 when the qualifications will be discontinued. From that date no results can be reported against the qualifications.
It is recommended that candidates currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualifications and unable to complete by 31 December 2020 transfer their existing achievement 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 with regard to [Ref: 0642] or [Ref: 0797] may appeal to The Skills Organisation or for [Ref: 1475] to Skills Active Aotearoa Limited at the address below. Appeals will be considered on a case by case basis.
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The Skills Organisation Freepost 5164 PO Box 24469 Royal Oak Auckland 1345
Telephone 09 525 2590 Fax 09 525 2591 Email reviewcomments@skills.org.nz Website http://www.skills.org.nz/
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Skills Active Aotearoa Limited PO
Box 2183
Telephone 04 385 9047 Fax 04 385 7024 Email info@skillsactive.org.nz Website www.skillsactive.org.nz
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Key to Qualification Review Categories
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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 |
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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 NQF 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 NQF 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 |