Outdoor Recreation qualifications review

Review update and qualification changes

Consultation on the draft revised qualifications closed 30 August. The revised stranded qualifications were submitted to NZQA on 10 October.

Summary of changes

Changes to all reviewed qualifications

• Strategic Purpose Statement: these have been updated in all the qualifications to include a target audience, as well as reflect any changes to the qualification. 
• Graduate profile outcomes have had minor wording changes. 
• General programme conditions have been updated to include expectations around diversity and inclusion. 
• Programme conditions for strands have been updated to standardise and align with industry expectations. 

NZ Certificate in Assistant Outdoor Leadership (Level 3) [Ref: 3658]

• This qualification is to be expired and replaced by a qualification at level 4. 

NZ Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Level 4) [Ref 3662]

• Change of level from level 4 to level 5 to better align with industry expectations and to reflect the expected outcome of this qualification and technical skills required. Therefore, this qualification is to be expired and replaced by a qualification at level 5.
• Removed Education Outside the Classroom, Raft Guide, Riverboarding Guide strands due to little or no use.

NZ Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Guiding) (Level 5) [Ref: 3660]

• This qualification is to be expired.
• The existing high wire strand has moved into the new NZ Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Level 6).

NZ Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Instruction) (Level 5) [Ref: 3661]

• Change of level from level 5 to level 6 to better align with industry expectations and to reflect the expected outcome of this qualification and technical skills required. Therefore, this qualification is to be expired and replaced by a qualification at level 6.
• Education Outside the Classroom strand has been removed due to very little or no use.

NZ Certificate in Outdoor Senior Leadership (Level 6) [Ref: 3663]

• This qualification is to be expired. Toi Mai are looking to develop an outdoor senior leadership micro-credential at level 7. 

NZ Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Assistant) (Level 4) [NEW]

• This is a new 60-credit, non-stranded qualification at level 4 that is intended to replace 3658.

NZ Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Level 5) [NEW]

• This is a new 60-credit, stranded qualification at level 5 that is intended to replace 3662.  

NZ Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Level 6) [NEW]

• This is a new 80-credit, stranded qualification at level 6 that is intended to replace 3661.

3765 New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor and Adventure Education (Multi-skilled) (Level 4)
3766 New Zealand Diploma in Outdoor and Adventure Education (Multi-skilled) (Level 5) 

• These have now been reviewed and submitted to NZQA.