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FIELD                COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES

 

Review of Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency Management qualifications

 

 

National Certificate in Workplace Emergency Risk Management (Building and Emergency Co-ordinator) (Level 4) [Ref: 0735]

National Certificate in Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency Management (Level 2) [Ref: 0910]

 

National Certificate in Workplace Fire and Emergency Response (Level 3) [Ref: 0911]

 

The Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training Organisation (trading as EMQUAL) has reviewed the mandatory review of the qualifications listed above.

The Skills Organisation took over the Qualification Developer and Standard Setting role in 2015 and saw this review through to completion.  

 

 

Summary of Review and Consultation Process

 

The Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency Management qualifications have been reviewed as part of the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ) process. This review included extensive consultation with industry stakeholders, who acted as members of: review working groups, the industry technical advisory group, or the review governance group. Through this process it was confirmed there is no need for qualifications in this area, and their expiry was endorsed.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

The Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency Management qualifications will be expired.

 

National Certificate in Workplace Emergency Risk Management (Building and Emergency Co-ordinator) (Level 4) [Ref: 0735]

National Certificate in Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency Management (Level 2) [Ref: 0910]

 

National Certificate in Workplace Fire and Emergency Response (Level 3) [Ref: 0911]

 

Review category     D

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

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

 

December 2017. The last date for award of the replaced qualifications is 31 December

2019, at which time they will be designated as discontinued.

 

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

 

 

 

The Skills Organisation

 

PO Box 24469

 

Royal Oak

Auckland 1345

 

Telephone

09 525 2590

Email

reviewcomments@skills.org.nz

 

 

Key to Qualification Review Categories

 

 

Category A

 

Changes are made to SSB name, contact details or purpose statement

 

The qualification is published as a

 

No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification

 

new version with the same NQF ID

 

No transition arrangements are required

 

Category B

Changes are made to title, rules or components

 

The qualification is published as a

The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that

 

new version with the same NQF ID

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

 

Significant changes are made to the qualification in terms of components,

 

A new (replacement) qualification is

 

structure, type or level

 

published with new NQF ID

 

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 is no longer required by industry

 

Qualification will expire.

The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the

 

There is no replacement

qualification requirements is set

 

qualification