Field: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Change report for the review of New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Qualifications
Reviewed qualifications
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[Ref] |
Version |
Qualification title |
Level |
Credits |
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2674 |
2 |
New Zealand Certificate in Horticultural Services with strands in Amenity, Arboriculture, Cemetery, Landscape Design, Landscape Construction, and Sports Turf |
4 |
60-185 |
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2 |
New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture with strands in Amenity, Arboriculture, Cemetery, Fruit Production, Indoor Crop Production, Landscape Construction, Nursery Production, Outdoor Crop Production, Post-Harvest, Sports Turf, and Wine Growing |
3 |
55-80 |
Review information
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Qualification Developer |
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council |
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Reason for the review |
Scheduled 5 yearly review |
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Review date |
September 2021 |
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Outcome date |
November 2025 |
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Next review date |
November 2025 |
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Summary of review and consultation process |
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A consultation meeting was held in early June 2020, when these qualifications have undergone mandatory review. Qualification stakeholders were invited to participate, including industry who had previously expressed interest in the Garden Centre strand, to discuss and update the required sector specific sections of these qualifications. Due to the disruptions that the pandemic had on the garden centre industry in 2020, the Garden Centre strand option was not included in the review undertaken that time. Consultation for the Garden Centre strand was not pursued until March 2021. Primary ITO was unable to progress the proposed strand in time for submission of version 2 of these qualifications. Wider stakeholder consultation was carried out via email in late June 2021 for the proposed Garden Centre strand. The Garden Centre strand was incorporated in these qualifications where appropriate, and changes discussed at the initial consultation meeting were confirmed by industry stakeholders. |
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Main changes resulting from the review |
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· Garden Centre strand was added. · Graduate Profile outcomes for the Garden Centre strand were added. · The Employment, Cultural, Community Pathway was amended to include Garden Centre options. · The Education Pathway was amended to reflect changes to the strands. · New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (Level 3) [Ref: 2678] credit range was extended from 55-80 to 55 – 90 to include the credit value in the Garden Centre strand. |
Review outcome
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Reference |
Version |
Reviewed qualification |
Outcome category |
New qualification details/version |
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2674 |
2 |
New Zealand Certificate in Horticultural Services (Level 4) with strands in Amenity, Arboriculture, Cemetery, Landscape Design, Landscape Construction, and Sports Turf New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Services (Level 4) with strands in Amenity, Arboriculture, Cemetery, Garden Centre, Landscape Design, Landscape Construction, and Sports Turf |
B-New version of qualification |
2674- 3 |
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2678 |
2 |
New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (Level 3) with strands in Amenity, Arboriculture, Cemetery, Fruit Production, Indoor Crop Production, Landscape Construction, Nursery Production, Outdoor Crop Production, Post-Harvest, Sports Turf, and Wine Growing New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (Level 3) with strands in Amenity, Arboriculture, Cemetery, Fruit Production, Garden Centre, Indoor Crop Production, Landscape Construction, Nursery Production, Outdoor Crop Production, Post-Harvest, Sports Turf, and Wine Growing |
B-New version of qualification |
2678- 3 |
Qualification review outcome categories
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Outcome |
Result |
Category |
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No changes are identified to the qualification |
Qualification version number and NZQF ID remain the same. New review date is required. |
A |
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Minor changes are identified to the qualification |
New version of qualification is required (NZQF ID remains the same). New review date is required. |
B |
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Significant changes are required to the qualification |
New replacement qualification is required with a new NZQF ID. The existing qualification will expire. |
C |
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The qualification is no longer required by industry |
The qualification will expire with no replacement. |
D |
Transition information
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Reference |
Version |
Qualification title |
Last date of entry |
Last date of assessment |
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2474 |
2 |
New Zealand Certificate in Horticultural Services (Level 4) with strands in Amenity, Arboriculture, Cemetery, Landscape Design, Landscape Construction, and Sports Turf |
N/A |
N/A |
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2478 |
2 |
New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (Level 3) with strands in Amenity, Arboriculture, Cemetery, Fruit Production, Indoor Crop Production, Landscape Construction, Nursery Production, Outdoor Crop Production, Post-Harvest, Sports Turf, and Wine Growing |
N/A |
N/A |
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Version information
Version 3 of these qualifications was published in November 2021 to include the Garden Centre Strand.
No Last date of Assessment has been assigned to the superseded versions of these qualifications, so both versions 2 and 3 remain current. Any person who considers that they have been disadvantaged by these transition arrangements may appeal to Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council at the address below. Appeals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council PO Box 445 Wellington 6140
Email: qualifications@mukatangata.nz
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