Field           Education

 

Review of Special Education unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Special Education

Assessment and Programming in Special Education

7302, 7310

 

NZQA National Qualifications Services has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                               March 2019

 

Planned review date                                                                              December 2023

 

Summary

 

The Special Education standards were due for review and needed updating to reflect current practice and terminology.  As a prelude to a wider review, standard 7302 was designated expiring and a new version of 7310 was created based on feedback from stakeholders.  The new version of 7310 and the expiry of 7302 were then consulted on nationally.

 

Review of the remaining 7 standards in the Special Education subfield will be carried out in early 2019.

 

Main changes

 

·      Standard 7302 was designated expiring without replacement (very low usage over the last 6 years and no indicated intention to use it).

·      Standard 7310 was amended to reflect the new template, where Explanatory notes are renamed Guidance information, and Evidence requirements become Performance criteria.

·      Changes were made to guidance information to remove reference to outdated guidelines and to clarify the requirements of the standard.

 

The Category D unit standard will expire at the end of December 2020

 

The last date for assessment of superseded versions of the Category B unit standard is December 2021

 

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

 

Key to review category

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Education > Special Education > Assessment and Programming in Special Education

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7302

Assist with programmes in education settings for young people with oral language disorders

4

6

D

7310

Assist in reading programmes for young people with reading difficulties

4

4

B