FIELD Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries >> Equine
Review of Equine (Racecourse Maintenance/Management) qualifications
National Certificate in Equine (Racecourse Maintenance) (Level 3) with strands in Harness Racing, and Thoroughbred Racing [Ref: 0367]
National Certificate in Equine (Racecourse Management) (Level 4) [Ref: 0653]
The Primary ITO has completed the review of the qualifications listed above.
Summary of review and consultation process:
These qualifications were reviewed as part of the Targeted Review of Qualifications and designated as expiring without replacement due to lack of usage. They have been closed on Primary ITO’s internal system.
Main changes resulting from the review:
National Certificate in Equine (Racecourse Maintenance) (Level 3) with strands in Harness Racing, and Thoroughbred Racing [Ref: 0367] is set to discontinue with effect from 20 April 2016.
This qualification has been replaced by New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (Level 3) with strands in Amenity, Arboriculture, Cemetery, Fruit Production, Indoor Crop Production, Outdoor Vegetable Production, Landscape Construction, Nursery Production, Post-Harvest, and Sports Turf [Ref: 2678].
National Certificate in Equine (Racecourse Management) (Level 4) [Ref: 0653] is set to discontinue with effect from 20 April 2016.
This qualification has been replaced by New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (Level 4) with strands in Amenity, Arboriculture, Cemetery, Landscape Design, Landscape Construction, and Sports Turf [Ref: 2674].
The qualifications currently have no trainees enrolled and have been closed in Primary ITO’s system.
National Certificate in Equine (Racecourse Maintenance) (Level 3) with strands in Harness Racing, and Thoroughbred Racing [Ref: 0367]:
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Review category |
D |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
National Certificate in Equine (Racecourse Management) (Level 4) [Ref: 0653]:
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Review category |
D |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
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 |