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Review of Rafting unit standards

Subfield	Domain	ID
Outdoor Recreation	Rafting	21282, 26512-26519

Skills Active Aotearoa has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published                                                               September 2020

Planned review date                                                                              December 2025

Summary

These unit standards were reviewed, and new unit standards were developed to support programmes leading to the Rafting and River Boarding strands of the following qualifications:

· New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Level 4) with strands in Abseil, Bush, Caving, Education Outside The Classroom, Mountain Biking (Grade 2), Raft Guide (Grade II), River Boarding Guide (Grade II), and Rock Climbing [Ref: 3662]

· New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Guiding) (Level 5) with strands in Bush, Caving, Mountain Biking (Grade 4), National Raft Guide (Grade III), National Raft Guide (Grade IV/V), National River Boarding Guide (Grade III), National River Boarding Guide (Grade IV/V), and Rock Climbing [Ref: 3660]

· New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Senior Leadership (Level 6) with strands in Alpine, Bush, Caving, Education Outside The Classroom, Mountain Biking (Grade 5), Senior Raft Guide (Grade III), Senior Raft Guide (Grade IV/V), Senior River Boarding Guide (Grade III), Senior River Boarding Guide (Grade IV/V), and Rock Climbing [Ref: 3663].

Feedback from stakeholders was gathered through an open consultation process and used to guide the development of the industry training programmes for the qualifications above, and development of the associated unit standards.

Main changes

· One unit standard was designated expiring without replacement as outcomes were separated and included across new unit standards.

· Eight standards were designated expiring and replaced as outcomes were clarified and separated across grades and responsibilities realigned to match NZQF levels and industry expectations.

· 14 new standards were developed to meet the needs of industry across all craft types, river grades and role types.

Category C and D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2022

Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess

Current consent for			Consent extended to
Nature of consent	Classification or ID	Level	Nature of consent	Classification or ID	Level
Subfield	Outdoor Recreation	3	Standard	31711	4
Subfield	Outdoor Recreation	4	Standards	31708, 31709, 31710, 31727	5
Subfield	Outdoor Recreation	5	Standards	31714, 31715, 31723	6
Domain	Rafting	3	Standard	31711	4
Domain	Rafting	4	Standards	31708, 31709, 31710, 31727	5
Standard	21282	3	Standard	31711	4
Standard	26513	4	Standard	31727	5
Standard	26517	5	Standard	31714	6
Standard	26518	5	Standard	31715	6
Standard	26519	5	Standard	31723	6

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

All changes are in bold.

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and the same 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

Community and Social Services > Outdoor Recreation > Rafting

ID	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
21282 31711	Demonstrate basic raft guiding skills on Grade II whitewater Demonstrate knowledge of and apply introductory raft guiding skills	3 4	8 10	C
26512	Plan and prepare for commercial river trips	4	5	D
26513 31727	Apply knowledge of river rescue skills on Grade III or above whitewater rivers Apply knowledge of river rescue skills and techniques for Grade 3 rivers	4 5	10 8	C
26514 31708	Apply raft guiding skills on Grade III river environments Demonstrate raft guiding skills and techniques for Grade 3 river trips	4 5	15 12	C
26515 31709	Apply raft guiding skills on Grade IV or above river environments Demonstrate raft guiding skills and techniques for Grade 4 or 5 river trips	4 5	15 15	C
26516 31710	Apply whitewater board guiding skills on Grade III or above whitewater rivers Demonstrate riverboard guiding skills and techniques for Grade 3 river trips	4 5	15 12	C
26517 31714	Coordinate and manage multiple craft trips as a senior guide on Grade III or above river environments Coordinate and manage multi raft trips as a senior raft guide for Grade 3 rivers	5 6	7 12	C
26518 31715	Apply serious incident management skills as a senior raft guide on Grade III or above river environments Apply serious incident management skills as a senior raft guide for Grade 3 rivers	5 6	10 13	C
26519 31723	Apply serious incident management skills as a whitewater craft senior guide on Grade III or above rivers Apply serious incident management skills as a senior riverboard guide for Grade 3 rivers	5 6	10 13	C
31712	Demonstrate knowledge of river rescue skills and techniques for Grade 2 rivers	4	5	New
31713	Prepare, guide and evaluate a raft trip	5	7	New
31716	Train and critique raft guides	6	5	New
31717	Coordinate and manage multi raft trips as a senior raft guide for Grade 4 or 5 rivers	6	12	New
31718	Apply serious incident management skills as a senior raft guide for Grade 4 or 5 rivers	6	13	New
31719	Demonstrate knowledge of and apply introductory riverboard guiding skills	4	10	New
31720	Prepare, guide and evaluate a riverboard trip	5	7	New
31721	Demonstrate riverboard guiding skills and techniques for Grade 4 or 5 river trips	5	15	New
31722	Coordinate and manage multi pod trips as a senior riverboard guide on Grade 3 rivers	6	12	New
31724	Train and critique riverboard guides	6	5	New
31725	Coordinate and manage multi pod trips as a senior riverboard guide on Grade 4 or 5 rivers	6	12	New
31726	Apply serious incident management skills as a senior riverboard guide for Grade 4 or 5 rivers	6	13	New
31728	Apply knowledge of river rescue skills and techniques for Grade 4 or 5 rivers	5	8	New
32200	Plan a guided raft or riverboard trip	5	3	New