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National Certificate in Apiculture (Level 2)
Level
2
Credits
49
This qualification has been reviewed. The last date to meet the requirements is 31
December 2018.
Transition Arrangements
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by the New Zealand Certificate in
Apiculture (Level 3) [Ref: 2223]. All new candidates will be enrolled in the new
qualification.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
This qualification contained standards that had expired or been replaced by other
standards. For the purposes of this qualification people who have gained credit for the
replacement standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring or
replaced standards – see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
17
19885
22
19046, 19047
5059
21554
18425
23450
19891
25889, 25890
NZQF National Qualification Registration Information
Process
Version
Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Revision
Revision
Review
Republished
Review
1
2
3
4
4
5
July 2003
April 2006
October 2008
November 2009
October 2013
November 2013
December 2007
December 2011
December 2011
December 2018
December 2018
December 2018
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Standard Setting Body
Primary Industry Training Organisation
PO Box 10383
The Terrace
Wellington 6143
Telephone
Fax
Email
04 801 9616
04 801 9626
standards@primaryito.ac.nz
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National Certificate in Apiculture (Level 2)
Level
2
Credits
49
Purpose
This is an entry level qualification designed for people working or considering working in
the beekeeping industry.
The qualification’s compulsory section recognises the skills to work in an apiary and the
honey house and to construct and repair beehives and beehive frames. It also recognises
general knowledge related to beehives and beehive assembly, bee types, bee behaviour,
and bee diseases and includes hazard identification and control and the consequences of
injury in a rural workplace.
The elective section allows people to select unit standards that are relevant to their own
work situation. These may include unit standards which relate to agricultural vehicles and
machinery, fencing, pest control, personal fitness, work skills, first aid, injury management,
nutrition, loading and unloading goods, the New Zealand beekeeping industry and career
pathways within it, and commercial and manual extraction of honey.
On completion of this qualification, people can progress to the National Certificate in
Apiculture (Level 3) [Ref: 1069], or other specialised Primary Industry Training
Organisation qualifications such as the National Certificate in Agriculture (Level 2) with
strands in Cattle Farming, Dairy Farming, Deer Farming, and Sheep Farming [Ref: 1434],
National Certificate in Agriculture (Animal Feeding and Pastures) (Level 3) [Ref: 1435], or
the National Certificate in Agriculture (Animal Health and Husbandry) (Level 3) with
strands in Cattle Farming, and Sheep Farming [Ref: 1438].
Credit Range
Level 1 credits
Level 2 credits
Level 3 credits
Minimum totals
Compulsory
36
3
39
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0-7
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Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NQF 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 in section 7 of the New Zealand
Qualifications Authority (NZQA) Rules and Procedures publications available at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/index.html.
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 10 credits as specified
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Apiculture
ID
Title
Level
Credit
Demonstrate knowledge of beehive, and beehive frame
assembly and repair
Construct and repair beehives, and beehive frames
2
2
2
4
Open and close a beehive, work in an apiary, and feed
a beehive
Demonstrate knowledge of disease in the bee colony
2
5
2
3
2
4
19889
Identify disease in a bee colony, and conduct apiary
site management in the presence of disease
Prepare a beehive for wintering
2
2
19890
Requeen a beehive
2
3
19892
Shift beehives
2
3
19893
2
3
25889
Describe physical characteristics of bees and their
behaviour
Remove honey supers from beehives
3
3
25893
Describe bee feeding, feeders and types of bee feed
2
2
19883
19884
19885
19886
19887
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Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > General Agriculture
ID
Title
Level
23540
Demonstrate knowledge of hazards, hazard control,
and the consequences of injury in a rural workplace
2
Credit
5
Elective
A minimum of 10 credits
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery
ID
Title
Level
Credit
19046
Service and repair agricultural machinery
3
6
19047
Describe the working principles, maintenance, and
servicing of petrol and diesel engines
Maintain and use a petrol powered brushcutter
2
2
2
2
Level
Credit
2
2
3
4
3
3
Level
Credit
2
2
24540
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Apiculture
ID
Title
19888
25890
25894
Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand
beekeeping industry, and career and training
opportunities
Assist with the commercial extraction of honey and
product processing
Carry out manual extraction of honey and product
processing
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Fencing
ID
Title
561
Install, dismantle, and store temporary electric fences
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Pest Management > Pest Control
ID
Title
Level
Credit
21554
Demonstrate knowledge of safety with agrichemicals
2
3
21556
Control weeds under supervision
2
2
21561
Use, maintain, and store agrichemical application safety 2
equipment
Identify and interpret agrichemical product information
2
2
21562
Community and Social Services > Fitness > Fitness Education
ID
Title
505
Manage personal physical fitness with guidance
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Level
Credit
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Core Generic > Core Generic > Work and Study Skills
ID
Title
4249
Demonstrate care and timeliness as an employee
Health > Health Studies > Core Health
ID
Title
Level
Credit
1
3
Level
Credit
6400
Manage first aid in emergency situations
3
2
6401
Provide first aid
2
1
6402
Provide resuscitation level 2
1
1
Level
Credit
2
3
2
3
Level
Credit
2
4
Humanities > Health and Physical Education > Physical Education
ID
Title
12546
13350
Apply knowledge of injury management in physical
activity
Apply knowledge of nutrition to physical activity needs
Service Sector > Commercial Road Transport > Goods Service
ID
Title
1753
Load and unload a goods service vehicle
Transition Arrangements
Version 4
Version 4 was republished in order to include reverse transition arrangements (see section
below) to ensure candidates would not be disadvantaged when expiring standards were
no longer available.
Version 4 was issued following review to update content.
Changes to structure and content
 standard 25893 was added to the compulsory section
 standards 6400, 6401, 6402, and 19888 were moved from the compulsory to the
elective section
 standard 497 was removed from the compulsory section
 standard 19891 was replaced with standard 25889 in the compulsory section
 credits for standard 19887 increased from 3 to 4
 standards 1753, 24540, 25890, and 25894 were added to the elective section
 standard 6916 was removed from the elective section
 total qualification credits decreased from 58 to 49.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
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People working towards versions 2 or 3 of this qualification may either complete the
requirements of those versions or transfer their results to this version. The last date for
entry to programmes or courses leading to the award of versions 2 or 3 is 31 December
2009.
Training programmes or courses leading to the award of this version of the qualification
may start as soon as the qualification is registered.
This qualification contains standards that replaced expiring or expired standards. For the
purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring or expired
standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards –
see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
17
19885
22
19046, 19047
5059
21554
18425
23450
19891
25889, 25890
It is not intended that anyone is disadvantaged by this review. However, anyone who feels
that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the Primary Industry Training
Organisation at the address below.
Reverse transition
Reverse transition has been included for version 4 of this qualification to allow candidates
to complete the qualification using the expiring standards or replacement standards.
Version 4 of this qualification contains standards that have been replaced and will expire
on 31 December 2013 and 31 December 2015. For the purposes of this qualification,
people who have gained credit for the replacement standards are exempt from the
requirement to gain credit for the expiring standards – see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
26551, 26552
6400
26551
6402
26552
6401
27213
21554, 21562
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Previous versions of the qualification
Version 3 was issued following revision to replace expiring standard 18425 with standard
23540. In addition to the exemptions for 17, 22, and 5059 listed in the table above, the
following exemption applies.
Credit for
Exempt from
47
19891
Version 2 was issued following review to take into account the review of standards in the
Pest Control domain.
Other standard setting bodies whose standards are included in the
qualification
NZQA
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
Tranzqual ITO
Certification
This certificate will display the logos of NZQA, the Primary Industry Training Organisation
and the accredited organisation.
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the NQF classification system and the
New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
NQF Classification
NZSCED
Code
Description
Code
Description
16
Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries > Agriculture >
Apiculture
050104
Agriculture, Environmental and
Related Studies > Agriculture >
Beekeeping
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by a recognised Quality Assurance Body
before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Accredited providers and Industry
Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to
those standards. Accreditation requirements and the moderation system are outlined in the associated
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) for each standard.
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