FIELD                   BUSINESS

 

Review of Public Sector Compliance Management qualifications

 

National Diploma in Public Sector Compliance Management (Weights and Measures) (Level 6) [Ref: 1113]

National Certificate in Public Sector Compliance Management (Road Transport) (Level 4) [Ref: 1170]

 

The Skills Organisation has reviewed the qualifications listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                              October 2018 Reason for the review

The 2015 Targeted Review of Qualifications of the Compliance and Regulatory Control and Public Sector Compliance national qualifications resulted in them being replaced by a suite of New Zealand qualifications. The qualifications listed above are no longer required by industry and will be designated expiring without replacement.

 

Main changes resulting from the review:

 

The qualifications will expire at the end of December 2020.

 

National Diploma in Public Sector Compliance Management (Weights and Measures) (Level 6) [Ref: 1113]

 

Review category

D

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

National Certificate in Public Sector Compliance Management (Road Transport) (Level 4) [Ref: 1170]

·     Expired unit standard 17579 has been removed from the Elective

 

Review category

D

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

Transition

 

The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2018.

The last date for assessment of the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2020, at which time they will be discontinued.

 

People currently working towards the replaced qualifications may complete the requirements by 31 December 2020 or transfer their results to the replacement qualification.

 

It is not intended that any existing candidate be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements; however, anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged can appeal at:

 

The Skills Organisation FREEPOST 5164

PO Box 24469

Royal Oak Auckland 1345

Telephone       09 525 2590

Email               reviewcomments@skills.org.nz.


 

Key to Qualification Review Categories

 

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

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

No transition arrangements are required

Category B

The qualification is published as a new version with the same NZQF ID

Changes are made to title, rules or components

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

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

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 will expire. There is no replacement qualification

Qualification is no longer required by industry

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