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National Certificate in Recreation and Sport (Core Skills)
Level
2
Credits
40
This qualification has been reviewed. The last date to meet the requirements is 31
December 2019.
Transition Arrangements
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by the New Zealand Certificate in
Alpine Resort Operations (Level 3) [Ref: 3224] and the New Zealand Certificate in Sport,
Exercise, and Leisure Operations (Level 3) [Ref: 3225].
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 31
December 2017, when the replaced qualification will be designated expiring.
The last date to meet the requirements of the replaced qualification will be 31 December
2019, when the qualification will be discontinued. From that date, no results can be
reported against the qualification.
People currently working towards the replaced qualification may either complete the
requirements by 31 December 2019 or transfer their results to one of the replacement
qualifications.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
NZQF National Qualification Registration Information
Process
Registration
Republished
Review
Version
1
1
2
Date
September 2011
April 2012
February 2016
Last Date for Assessment
December 2019
December 2019
December 2019
Standard Setting Body
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
PO Box 2183
Wellington 6140
Telephone
Email
Website
04 385 9047
info@skillsactive.org.nz
http://www.skillsactive.org.nz
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National Certificate in Recreation and Sport (Core Skills)
Level
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Credits
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Purpose
This qualification is designed for people wanting to explore employment pathways in the
recreation and sport industry. It includes standards that cover the core skills required for
employment in the recreation and sport industry and also allows the choice between
standards relevant to a range of employment pathways in this industry.
The Compulsory section includes standards which cover core skills and knowledge which
relate to providing customer service, maintaining personal presentation and a positive
attitude in a workplace, workplace health and safety, completing an incidence report,
communicating with people from other cultures, participating in a group or team, describing
recreation, and demonstrating professional behaviour in a recreation workplace.
Elective 1 allows people to select standards from the Recreation and Sport – Aquatics,
Recreation and Sport - Coaching and Instruction, Recreation and Sport - Programmes and
Events, Recreation and Sport - Core Skills, Exercise Prescription, Fitness Education,
Fitness Assessment and Individual Fitness Instruction, Group Fitness Instruction, and
Fitness Industry Education domains. In this way, they can gain skills and knowledge
which are relevant to their areas of interest or their workplace.
Elective 2 allows people to select standards from anywhere on the Directory of
Assessment Standards. In this way, they can choose from a wide range of standards
which cover skills and knowledge relevant to their recreation workplace practice.
Candidates can pathway from this qualification to the National Certificate in Recreation
and Sport (Level 3) [Ref: 1711], National Certificate in Sport Officiating (Level 3)
[Ref: 1607], National Certificate in Recreation and Sport - Coaching and Instruction with
strands in Cycle Skills Instructor, and Developing Coach [Ref: 1626], or the National
Certificate in Community Recreation (Aquatics) (Level 3) [Ref: 0937].
Replacement Information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Sport (Level 2) [Ref: 0493].
Credit Range
Level 2 credits
Level 3 or above credits
Minimum totals
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13
8
21
Elective 1
0-14
0-14
14
Elective 2
0-5
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Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NZQF National Qualifications
Credit gained for a standard may be used only once to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Unit standards and achievement standards that are equivalent in outcome are mutually exclusive for the
purpose of award. The table of mutually exclusive standards is provided on the New Zealand
Qualifications Authority (NZQA) website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualificationsstandards/standards/standards-exclusion-list/.
Reviewed standards that continue to recognise the same overall outcome are registered as new versions
and retain their identification number (ID). Any version of a standard with the same ID may be used to
meet qualification requirements that list the ID and/or that specify the past or current classification of the
standard.
Summary of Requirements
 Compulsory standards
 Elective 1 – A minimum of 14 credits as specified
 Elective 2 – A minimum of 5 credits as specified
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Community and Social Services > Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Core
Skills
ID
Title
Level
Credit
7016
27299
27302
Monitor and promote client security, comfort,
enjoyment, and learning in recreation
Describe benefits of participation in recreation in the
local community
Demonstrate professional behaviour in a recreation
workplace
Core Generic > Core Generic > Self-Management
ID
Title
12349
Demonstrate knowledge of time management
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal Communications
ID
Title
3
3
2
2
3
3
Level
Credit
2
3
Level
Credit
1304
Communicate with people from other cultures
3
2
9677
Participate in a group/team which has an objective(s)
2
3
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Service Sector > Service Sector Skills > Service Sector - Core Skills
ID
Title
Level
Credit
57
Provide customer service
2
2
62
Maintain personal presentation and a positive attitude in 2
a workplace involving customer contact
3
Elective 1
A minimum of 14 credits at Level 2 or above
Field
Subfield
Domain
Community and Social
Services
Fitness
Exercise Prescription
Fitness Assessment and
Individual Fitness
Instruction
Fitness Education
Fitness Industry Education
Group Fitness Instruction
Recreation and Sport Aquatics
Recreation and Sport Coaching and Instruction
Recreation and Sport Core Skills
Recreation and Sport Programmes and Events
Recreation and Sport
Elective 2
A minimum of 5 credits at Level 2 or above
From anywhere on the NQF
Transition Arrangements
Version 1 of this qualification was republished in April 2012 to correct an error in the
classifications listed in elective 2.
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Sport (Level 2) [Ref: 0493].
Candidates currently enrolled in programmes or courses leading to the award of versions 3
or 4 of the replaced qualification may either complete the requirements for those versions
by 31 December 2012 or transfer to this replacement qualification. Candidates that wish
to complete versions 3 or 4 of the replaced qualification must gain credit for standard 4879
before it expires in December 2011. However, the content of the two qualifications is
significantly different and the only standard that they share in common is standard 1304.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
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This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. For the purposes of
this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt
from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards – see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
503
12349
1300
9677
It is not intended that anyone is disadvantaged by this replacement, and the above
arrangements have been designed for a smooth transition. However, anyone who feels
they have been disadvantaged may appeal to Skills Active Aotearoa at the address below.
Other standard setting bodies whose standards are included in the
qualification
New Zealand Industry Training Organisation
NZQA
Certification
This certificate will display the logos of NZQA, Skills Active Aotearoa Limited, and the
organisation that has been granted consent to assess against standards that meet the
requirements of the qualification (accredited).
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the classification system listed on the Directory
of Assessment Standards (DAS) and the New Zealand Standard Classification of
Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
DAS Classification
NZSCED
Code
Description
Code
Description
459
Community and Social Services
> Recreation and Sport
092101
Society and Culture > Sport and
Recreation > Sport and
Recreation Activities
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess by a recognised Quality
Assurance Body before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Organisation with
consent to assess and Industry Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the
moderation system that applies to those standards. Consent to assess requirements and the moderation
system are outlined in the associated Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) for each standard.
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