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National Diploma in Employment Support (Level 6)
Level
6
Credits
120
This qualification has been reviewed and will not be replaced. The last date to meet the
requirements is 31 December 2019.
Transition Arrangements
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the qualification is 31 December 2017.
The last date for assessment of programmes leading to the award of the qualification is 31
December 2019, at which stage it will be discontinued.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
NZQF National Qualification Registration Information
Process
Registration
Revision
Revision
Revision
Review
Version
1
2
3
4
5
Date
August 2003
September 2004
December 2005
March 2012
April 2016
Last Date for Assessment
December 2019
December 2019
December 2019
December 2019
December 2019
Standard Setting Body
Community Support Services ITO Limited
Careerforce
PO Box 2637
Wellington 6140
Telephone
Facsimile
04 915 7711
04 915 7831
Community Support Services ITO Limited
SSB Code 101814
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National Diploma in Employment Support (Level 6)
Level
6
Credits
120
Purpose
The National Diploma in Employment Support (Level 6) [Ref: 1040] is a qualification for
people who provide, or wish to enter, employment support services. People awarded this
qualification will have demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and values required for the
provision of employment support services.
People awarded this qualification are able to provide employment support with a diverse
range of people, who may include those who are disabled, mental health
consumers/tangata whai ora, and others who are significantly disadvantaged in the labour
market for a variety of reasons.
Their work is informed by knowledge of what it may mean for disabled people to live in a
disabling society, and supported employment as a philosophy and method of employment
support. They are able to facilitate career planning; explain and apply marketing and job
development; and provide workplace orientation and training, and ongoing employment
support. They can explain how to provide employment support and access services for
diverse service user groups; and develop and enhance quality in employment support.
They work within the framework of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ethics, and relevant legislation, and
are able to demonstrate an integrated practice theory for employment support. They work
with a considerable degree of autonomy under professional supervision.
The elective section of the qualification enables people to choose one of five extensions to
the compulsory competencies. They can choose to analyse leadership, management, and
managing change in employment support; support Māori service users to access
employment support services; support mental health consumers/tangata whai ora to
access employment support services; support a disabled student through the transition
process from school to work; or support Pacific Islands service users to access
employment support services.
Whilst this qualification does not lead on to any other national qualification, this
qualification may be a pathway to other human services and social services qualifications.
Credit Range
Level 4 credits
Level 5 credits
Level 6 credits
Total
6
12
102
120
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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/qualifications-standards/standards/standards-exclusionlist/.
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 – A minimum of 1 standard as specified
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Community and Social Services > Social Services > Employment Support
ID
Title
Level
Credit
20032
Demonstrate knowledge of living in a disabling society
6
6
20033
6
6
20034
Explain supported employment as a philosophy and
method of employment support
Facilitate career planning in employment support work
6
15
20035
Explain and apply marketing in employment support
6
6
20036
Explain and apply job development in employment
support
Provide workplace orientation and training and ongoing
employment support
Explain how to provide employment support and access
services for diverse service user groups
Demonstrate an integrated practice theory for
employment support
Develop and enhance quality in employment support
6
9
6
15
5
9
6
15
6
12
20037
20038
20039
20040
Community and Social Services > Social Services > Provide Social Services
ID
Title
Level
Credit
7926
Explain Te Tiriti o Waitangi for social service purposes
4
6
7927
Explain the application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the
social services
5
3
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ID
Title
Level
Credit
7928
Implement Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the social services
6
6
Elective
A minimum of 1 standard
Community and Social Services > Social Services > Employment Support
ID
Title
Level
20041
20042
20043
20044
20045
Analyse leadership, management, and managing
change in employment support
Support Māori service users to access employment
support services
Support mental health consumers/tangata whai ora to
access employment support services
Support a disabled student through the transition
process from school to work
Support Pacific Islands service users to access
employment support services
Credit
6
12
6
12
6
12
6
12
6
12
Transition Arrangements
Version 4
Version 4 was issued in order to remove a compulsory standard that was expired by
Learning State Limited.
Changes to structure and content
 Expired standard 13149 was removed
 The credit requirement for completion was changed from 124 credits to 120 credits
 SSB details were updated.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
Earlier versions of this qualification were no longer achievable as a compulsory standard
had expired. People enrolled in earlier versions of the qualification may transfer to version
4 at no cost.
The above change is not expected to have any adverse affect on any existing candidate.
However, Careerforce has an established process for appeals related to assessment
processes and decisions which is available to anyone who thinks that they have been
disadvantaged by these transition arrangements. Copies of the appeal process and fee
structure are available from Careerforce at the address below.
Previous versions of the qualification
Version 3 was issued in order to extend the final date to claim exemptions under these
transition arrangements for graduates of the ASENZ Diploma in Supported Employment to
31 December 2007.
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Version 2 was issued in order to change the transition arrangements. Changes to
structure and content include provision of an exemption for people who have completed
the Practicum in the Diploma in Supported Employment to apply for an exemption for Unit
20039, Demonstrate an integrated practice theory for employment support.
Certification
This certificate will display the logo of NZQA, the Community Support Services ITO 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
1878
Community and Social
Services/Social
Services/Employment Support
090511
Society and Culture/Human
Welfare Studies and
Services/Community Client Care
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.
Community Support Services ITO Limited
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