FIELD COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Review of Fire and Rescue Services qualifications
National Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Industrial Emergency Response) (Level 2) [Ref: 1370]
National Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Industrial Emergency Response) (Level 3) [Ref: 1371]
National Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Industrial Emergency Response) (Level 4) [Ref: 1372]
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services with strands in Airport, Urban Fire and Rescue Operations, and Vegetation (Level 2) [Ref: 1833]
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Urban Fire and Rescue Operations) (Level 3) [Ref: 1835]
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Urban Fire and Rescue Operations) (Level 4) [Ref: 1836]
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Airport) (Level 3) [Ref: 1837] New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Airport) (Level 4) [Ref: 1838]
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Urban Operational Support) (Level 2) [Ref: 1839]
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Vegetation) (Level 3) [Ref: 1852]
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Vegetation) (Level 4) [Ref: 1853]
The Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training Organisation (trading as EMQUAL) has reviewed 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.
Replacement qualifications
New Zealand Certificate in Emergency Response (Level 2) with strands in Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting, Civil Defence Emergency Management, Urban Fire and Rescue
Operations, and Workplace Response [Ref: 3021]
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Workplace Response) (Level 3) [Ref: 3027]
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Workplace Response) (Level 4) [Ref: 3028]
Date new versions published Month 20xx
The next qualifications review is planned to take place during 2020.
Summary of Review and Consultation Process
The Fire and Rescue Services 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. They established that there was a need for these qualifications, and endorsed their registration.
Main changes resulting from the review
National Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Industrial Emergency Response) (Level 2) [Ref: 1370]
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services with strands in Airport, Urban Fire and Rescue Operations, and Vegetation (Level 2) [Ref: 1833]
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Urban Operational Support) (Level 2) [Ref: 1839]
replaced by
New Zealand Certificate in Emergency Response (Level 2) with strands in Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting, Civil Defence Emergency Management, Urban Fire and Rescue Operations, and Workplace Response [Ref: 3021]
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C |
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National Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Industrial Emergency Response) (Level 3) [Ref: 1371]
replaced by
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Workplace Response) (Level 3) [Ref: 3027]
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Review category C |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
National Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Industrial Emergency Response) (Level 4) [Ref: 1372] replaced by
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Workplace Response) (Level 4) [Ref: 3028]
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C |
See Error! Reference source not found. at the end of report |
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Urban Fire and Rescue Operations) (Level 3) [Ref: 1835]
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Review category B |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Changes to structure and content
Overall credit value has decreased from 50 to 45 credits.
Conditions have been removed at the request of industry to allow for flexibility for programmes leading to the qualification.
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Urban Fire and Rescue Operations) (Level 4) [Ref: 1836]
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B |
See Error! Reference source not found. at the end of report |
Changes to structure and content
Overall credit value has increased from 55 to 50 credits.
Conditions have been removed at the request of industry to allow for flexibility for programmes leading to the qualification
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting) (Level 3) [Ref: 1837]
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B |
See Error! Reference source not found. at the end of report |
Changes to structure and content
The title of the qualification was changed to reflect current industry terminology. Conditions have been removed at the request of industry to allow for flexibility for
programmes leading to the qualification.
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting) (Level 4) [Ref: 1838]
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Review category B |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Changes to structure and content
The title of the qualification was changed to reflect current industry terminology.
Conditions have been removed at the request of industry to allow for flexibility for programmes leading to the qualification.
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Rural) (Level 3) [Ref: 1852]
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Rural) (Level 4) [Ref: 1853]
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B |
See Error! Reference source not found. at the end of report |
Transition
As the new certificates reflect current and future training needs it is the industry's and SSB's preference and recommendation for trainees to enter into programmes leading to the New Zealand Qualifications.
Trainees currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification may either complete the requirements by 31 December 2019 or transfer to the relevant new qualification.
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
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Key to Qualification Review Categories
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Category A |
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Changes are made to SSB name, contact details or purpose statement |
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The qualification is published as a |
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No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification |
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new version with the same NQF ID |
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No transition arrangements are required |
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Category B |
Changes are made to title, rules or components |
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The qualification is published as a |
The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that |
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new version with the same NQF ID |
recognised by the previous version |
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The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are |
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comparable in terms of competence |
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Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different |
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credits for the new version |
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Category C |
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structure, type or level |
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published with new NQF ID |
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The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly |
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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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Qualification is no longer required by industry |
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qualification |
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