Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Creativity (Level 4)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
60
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 wanting to gain foundation skills in
creativity, including the ability to explore ideas in a range of
conventions and media.
Industries and other communities in Aotearoa New Zealand will
benefit by having people who can use creative processes to
experiment, communicate ideas and solve problems.
Graduates will be able to apply skills with some guidance in
experimentation, communication of ideas, problem solving, risktaking and self-evaluation in different areas of work and
communities.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
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Outcome Statement
Education pathway
Investigate media and creative processes when producing
own work.
Present work for review that shows evidence of the
application of creative processes.
Examine the role of creativity in practical contexts to change
or improve outcomes.
Explore own creative practice in relation to wider contexts.
The qualification provides a pathway from the:
-
New Zealand Certificate in Arts and Design (Level 3) [Ref:
2626]
New Zealand Certificate in Digital Media and Design (Level
3) [Ref: 2628]
New Zealand Certificate in Ngā Toi (Level 3) [Ref: 2789]
The qualification provides a pathway to higher level diploma- or
degree-level study, for example, the New Zealand Diploma in
Creativity (Level 5) [Ref: 2867].
Employment pathway
Qualification Reference 2869
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
Graduates of this qualification will have the creative skills and
knowledge to fill assistant and/or support roles and undertake
apprenticeships across a variety of industries and studios.
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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 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)
Qualification Reference 2869
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
Nil
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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:
- 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:
- 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
Investigate media and
creative processes when
producing own work.
Programmes must include:
Credits 30
-
-
2
Present work for review that
shows evidence of the
application of creative
processes.
Credits 15
3
investigation of people, past and present who have made
significant creative contributions
exploration and identification of core drivers of personal
interest
application of creative processes using media in inventive
ways
experimentation with ways to express novel ideas
questioning of conventional practice
Programmes must include:
-
exploration of ways to communicate ideas
a range of approaches in creative problem solving
opportunities for independent responses to suggestions
capacity to review and evolve concepts and ideas
Examine the role of creativity
in practical contexts to
change or improve
outcomes.
Qualification Reference 2869
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Credits 5
4
Explore own creative
practice in relation to wider
contexts
Credits 10
Qualification Reference 2869
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
Programmes must include:
-
creative processes of other cultures and disciplines
self, time and working space management in engaging with
others
- potential vocational pathways
- consideration of transferrable creativity skills in relation to
career options
Programmes may include contribution to community projects.
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