Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Diploma in Creativity (Level 6)
Version
1
Qualification type
Diploma
Level
6
Credits
120
NZSCED
109999
Creative Arts not elsewhere classified
Qualification developer
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Next review
July 2018
Approval date
June 2015
Strategic purpose statement
This qualification is for people seeking to enter or enhance
professional careers within the creative arts and other industries
where creativity and innovation are needed.
Industries and other communities in Aotearoa New Zealand will
benefit from having people with the skills to apply and
communicate the purpose of their creative practice to vocational
fields.
Graduates will be able to independently produce innovative
research-based solutions to a professional level in a chosen field
as an employee, contractor or in self-employment.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
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Outcome Statement
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Education pathway
Initiate, visualise and develop creative projects.
Analyse patterns of creativity in diverse contexts and engage
in self-directed research that contributes to creative goals.
Present an original project that shows the development of a
creative theme or themes.
Apply professional planning and practices to facilitate
creative outcomes.
Recognise the ways that different communities, cultures and
disciplines view their creative practices to inform planning of
own work.
The qualification provides a pathway from the:
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New Zealand Diploma in Creativity (Level 5) [Ref: 2867]
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New Zealand Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 5) [Ref:
2636]
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New Zealand Diploma in Fashion (Level 5) [Ref: 2641]
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New Zealand Diploma in Digital Media and Design (Level 5)
[Ref: 2639]
New Zealand Diploma in Nga Toi (Level 5) [Ref: 2791]
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Graduates of this qualification may wish to undertake further
tertiary study at diploma- or degree-level in the field of creative
arts, or the field of business if pursuing self-employment.
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Employment pathway
Graduates of this qualification will be able to undertake contract
work; become self-employed; provide leadership in an innovation
team within creative industries and/or organisations, or in other
industries, professions and service agencies that require creative
processes that cross sector boundaries.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by any education organisation
accredited under section 250 of the Education Act 1989 to deliver
a programme leading to the award of this qualification.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification will
display the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF) logo
and may also include the name or logo of the qualification
developer and/or the awarding body.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
All tertiary education organisations (TEOs) either arranging
training or delivering programmes that lead to the award of the
qualification are required to participate with the qualification
developer in a scheduled consistency process, in accordance
with published national guidelines.
This will involve reviewing evidence associated with graduates’
achievement of outcomes, establishing a periodic cycle for a
review focus for the external consistency review, and agreeing
acceptable standards and/or benchmarks for qualification
outcome achievement, and areas for improvement.
Standard evidence for programme providers may include:
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Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
assessment information leading to the achievement of the
graduate outcomes
a portfolio of student work relating to the qualification and
the annual review focus requirements
graduate and/or stakeholder/end-user feedback on outcome
achievement
TEO moderation outcomes which may include
moderation/benchmarking across common programmes
relevant External Evaluation and Review (EER) data
The minimum standard of achievement required for the award of
the qualification is the achievement of all the graduate outcomes
in the graduate profile.
There are no grade endorsements for this qualification.
Other requirements for the
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
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General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
The programme design including assessment, must reflect the
interconnectedness of graduate outcomes and the norms of
creative practices within industry. Providers of this qualification
must ensure that:
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there are policies and procedures to manage student safety
and support
the learning environment is compliant with Health & Safety
legislation applicable to the studio practice
appropriate and current technologies are provided and
maintained
delivery is current and relevant through engagement with
stakeholders
Programmes may be developed based on Māori principles and
values, and are intended to enable Wānanga to meet obligations
under the Education Act (1989, section 162(4)(b)(iv)).
All demonstration of graduate profile outcomes must be in
accordance with the relevant legislation, including:
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Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
Education organisations offering programmes leading to this
qualification must maintain currency with amendments to, and
replacement of, relevant legislation, regulations, rules and
Australian/New Zealand Standards.
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
Programmes must include:
Initiate, visualise and develop
creative projects.
Credits 25
2
Analyse patterns of creativity
in diverse contexts and
engage in self-directed
research that contributes to
creative goals.
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transition from concept to practical outcome
evolution of outcomes into new creative projects
procedures that connect creative practice with sustainable
outcomes
Programmes must include:
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demonstration of practice-based research
contribution to new ways of thinking innovation
Credits 15
3
Present an original project
that shows the development
of a creative theme or
themes.
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evolution of themes into coherent result
presentation to peers and relevant experts using appropriate
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Credits 60
media
4
Apply professional planning
and practices to facilitate
creative outcomes.
Credits 12
Programmes must include:
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5
Recognise the ways that
different communities, cultures
and disciplines view their
creative practices to inform
planning of own work.
critical evaluation of own work
communication with stakeholders
demonstration of leadership skills
planning to meet sustainable goals within chosen field of
work
generation of professional promotion package
presentation that communicates essential ideas from which
personal creative work is derived
intellectual property, copyright law
Programmes must include:
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involvement of community and/or other disciplines in
planning creative work
Credits 8
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