Qualifications and standards

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Qualifications
Developing qualifications at Levels 1-6 on the NZQF
Standards
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- - Changes to unit standards
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Awards
Results

Business unit standards

Current

Standard setting responsibilities for these unit standards have been transferred to Ringa Hora (Services) Workforce Development Council.

There are no current reviews of Business unit standards The next reviews due are for domains Business Studies and Project Management in 2022.

Resources and links

Completed

June 2021 – Review and revision of Business unit standards:

Organisational Direction and Strategy
People Development and Coordination
Systems Resource Management

Details of the review are available in the Review of Business Operations and Development unit standards June 2021 change report

Unit standards in these domains were reviewed or revised to align with the reviewed New Zealand Business qualifications and/or to maintain their currency on the Directory of Assessment Standards (DAS).

May 2021 - People Development and Coordination: expiry of unit standard 8493

Details are available in the Review of People Development and Coordination unit standard 8493 change report.

Unit standard 8493 was expired due to duplication with unit standard 29044.

April 2021 - Small Business review

Details are available in the April 2021 Review of Small Business unit standards change report.

The Small Business unit standards were reviewed to align with the reviewed New Zealand Business qualifications.

January 2021 - Project Management review

Details are available in the January 2021 Review of Project Management unit standards change report.

Unit standards 30358-30366 were revised to align them with the reviewed qualifications.

January 2021 – Workplace Relations review

Details are available in the January 2021 Review of Workplace Relations unit standards change report.

Unit standards 27531, 27532, 27534 and 27537 were reviewed to align them with the reviewed qualifications. Unit standards 19801, 27533, 27535, 27536, 27538 were expired due to low usage.

December 2020 – Financial Skills review

Details are available in the December 2020 Review of Financial Skills unit standards change report.

Unit standard 8503 was reviewed without change to its content. The other standards in the domain were expired due to lack of use and no discernible interest in future use.

November 2020 – Business Studies review

Details are available in the November 2020 Revision and Rollover Business Studies unit standards change report.

The three unit standards in this domain have been rolled over, and will be reviewed post the review of achievement standards.

October 2020 – Expiry of Business Law unit standards

Details are available in the October 2020 Review of Business Law unit standards change report.

The eight unit standards in this domain have been set to expire 31 December 2023 due to declining usage over the last five years and stakeholder consultation confirming no discernible interest for use in the future.

October 2020 – Expiry of Accounting - Middle Level unit standards

Details are available in the October 2020 Review of Accounting - Middle Level unit standards change report.

The 16 unit standards in this domain have been set to expire 31 December 2023 due to declining usage over the last five years and stakeholder consultation confirming no discernible interest for use in the future.

March 2020 – Review of Quality Management unit standards

Details are available in the March 2020 Review of Quality Management unit standards change report.

NZQA National Qualification Services has reviewed the 18 standards in domain Quality Management. The standards were reviewed to maintain their currency, in collaboration with primary users of the standards and with people with personal and professional experience in quality management.

December 2019 – Expiry of Marketing and Sales unit standards

Details are available in the December 2019 Review of Human Resource Management unit standards change report.

Due to low usage of the current unit standards in Subfield Marketing, standards in domains Direct Marketing, Generic Marketing, and International Marketing were recommended to expire on 31 December 2022.

December 2019 – Expiry of Human Resource Management unit standards

Details are available in the December 2019 Review of Human Resource Management unit standards change report.

Due to low usage of unit standards in this domain, the standards were recommended to expire on 31 December 2022, (with the exception of unit standard 25682 Demonstrate knowledge of staff recruitment and appointment systems in human resource management practice).

Contact for reviews

For more information and/or comments regarding these unit standards, please email: Info@ringahora.nz