FIELD COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Review of Recreation and Sport qualification
National Certificate in Recreation and Sport (Core Skills) (Level 2) [Ref: 1710]
Skills Active Aotearoa Ltd. has completed the mandatory review of the qualification above.
Replacement qualifications
New Zealand Certificate in Alpine Resort Operations (Level 3) [Ref: 3224]
New Zealand Certificate in Sport, Exercise and Leisure Operations (Level 3) [Ref: 3225]
Date published February 2016
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2020.
Summary of review and consultation process
The National Certificate in Sport and Recreation (Core Skills) (Level 2) [Ref: 1710] has been reviewed as part of the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ) process during 2013 to 2015. The mandatory review involved extensive consultation with stakeholders working in and with the Sport, Exercise, Leisure, Snowsport, and Alpine Resort industries.
The existing National qualification has been replaced by New Zealand qualifications, as detailed below.
Main changes resulting from the review
National Certificate in Sport and Recreation (Core Skills) (Level 2) [Ref: 1710]
replaced by
New Zealand Certificate in Alpine Resort Operations (Level 3) [Ref: 3224]
New Zealand Certificate in Sport, Exercise and Leisure Operations (Level 3) [Ref: 3225]
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Review category |
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Transition
The last date to meet the requirements of the replaced qualification will be 31 December 2019 when the qualification will be discontinued. From that date, no results can be reported against the qualification.
People currently working towards the replaced qualification may either complete the requirements by 31 December 2019 or transfer their results to one of the replacement qualifications.
It is anticipated that no existing candidates will be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements. However, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to Skills Active Aotearoa at the address below:
Skills Active Aotearoa
PO Box 2183
Wellington 6140
Phone 04 385 9047
Fax 04 385 7024
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 |