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National Certificate in Whānau/Family and Foster Care (Level 4)
Level
4
Credits
104
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
Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) with strands in Health Assistance, Newborn Hearing
Screening, Orderly Services, Support Work, Vision Hearing Screening, and Whānau, Kin
and Foster Care [Ref: 2470].
Version 3 of this qualification has been republished to extend the last date of enrolment
into programmes leading to the qualification from 31 December 2015 to 31 December
2016, also to extend the last date for assessment from 31 December 2017 to 31
December 2018.
The last date to meet the requirements of the qualification is 31 December 2018 at which
point the qualification will be designated discontinued. From that date no results can be
reported against the qualification.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
NZQF National Qualification Registration Information
Process
Registration
Review
Review
Republished
Version
1
2
3
3
Date
January 2004
December 2007
November 2014
August 2015
Last Date for Assessment
December 2009
December 2018
December 2018
December 2018
Standard Setting Body
Community Support Services ITO Limited
PO Box 25 255
Christchurch 8144
Telephone
03 371 9295
Facsimile
03 371 9285
Email enquiries@careerforce.org.nz
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National Certificate in Whānau/Family and Foster Care (Level 4)
Level
4
Credits
104
Purpose
The National Certificate in Whānau/Family and Foster Care (Level 4) [Ref: 1075] is
designed for people who are custodial carers providing care for children and young people
from their own whānau or family, and/or providing foster care for children and young
people who are placed with them by agencies that have been approved under section 396,
Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989. In the context of this qualification,
custodial carers do not include adoptive parents or birth parents.
Carers with this qualification are able to establish relationships with children and their
whānau or family, manage human development and health issues of children and young
people in care, manage children and young people’s behaviour, and respond to the effects
of abuse, neglect and violence. They can care for young people, and support children and
young people to leave whānau/family and foster care.
Carers with this qualification are able to establish a safe environment for children and
young people, demonstrate carer safety, and work within a framework for practice
informed by Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and boundaries set by legislation and the protocols and
policies of an agency approved under section 396, Children, Young Persons and Their
Families Act 1989.
People who have completed this qualification could progress to the National Diploma in
Whānau/Family and Foster Care (Level 6), and/or one of the national diplomas in the
social services, such as the National Diploma in Counselling (Level 6) [Ref: 0988]; the
National Diploma in Iwi/Māori Social Services (Level 6) [Ref: 0667]; the National Diploma
in Social Work (Level 6) [Ref: 0989]; or the National Diploma in Youth Work (Level 6)
[Ref: 0670].
Special Notes
It is recommended that people participating in a programme that leads to award of the
National Certificate in Whānau/Family and Foster Care hold a current First Aid Certificate.
Credit Range
Level 3 credits
Level 4 credits
Level 5 credits
Total
19
46
39
104
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Requirements for Award of Qualification
 Compulsory standards
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.
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Community and Social Services > Social Services > Professional Development of Social
Service Workers
ID
Title
Level
Credit
7945
Describe laws related to social services
4
6
19405
Prepare a self care plan for social service work
4
3
Community and Social Services > Social Services > Provide Social Services
ID
Title
Level
19408
19412
Outline the meaning and relevance of Te Tiriti o
Waitangi in social service work
Participate in a noho marae within the social services
Credit
3
6
3
6
Community and Social Services > Social Services > Social Service Work with Abuse,
Neglect, and Violence
ID
Title
Level
Credit
17454
Demonstrate knowledge of child abuse
3
4
20357
Outline structural issues related to abuse, neglect, and
violence in whānau/family and foster care
Record and report suspected abuse, neglect, or
violence in whānau/family and foster care
4
5
3
3
20358
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Community and Social Services > Social Services > Whānau/Family and Foster Care
ID
Title
Level
Credit
20348
20349
20350
20351
20352
20353
20354
20355
20356
Describe and manage human development and health
issues for whānau/family and foster care
Prepare to establish working relationships with whānau
in whānau/family and foster care
Develop carer relationships in whānau/family and foster
care
Describe laws related to whānau/family and foster care
4
12
5
9
5
9
4
6
Manage behaviour of children and young people in
whānau/family and foster care
Provide care for an adolescent in whānau/family and
foster care
Support a child or young person to leave whānau/family
and foster care
Provide a safe environment in whānau/family and foster
care
Demonstrate carer safety in whānau/family and foster
care
5
12
5
9
4
6
4
4
4
4
Transition Arrangements
Version 2
Version 2 was issued in order to update and make changes to content following a revision
of standards in the domain Whānau/Family and Foster Care.
Changes to structure and content
 Standards 497, 6401, 6402, and 17455 have been removed.
 The optional strand in Caregiving for Young People has been incorporated into the
compulsory requirements.
 The credits have changed to 104 credits as a consequence of the above changes.
 A special note has been added recommending that people participating in a programme
that leads to award of the National Certificate hold a current First Aid Certificate.
 The title of the qualification has changed to reflect the removal of the optional strand.
 A number of amendments have been made to change the terminology used to refer to
candidates from 'caregiver' to 'carer'.
 The title of one unit standard has been amended following unit standard revision.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
People currently working towards version 1 of this qualification may complete that version
or transfer their results to version 2.
All versions of the qualification will be recognised by Community Support Services ITO
Limited (Careerforce).
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Certification
The certificate will display the logos of NZQA and Community Support Services ITO
Limited (Careerforce).
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the NQF classification system and the
New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
DAS Classification
Code
Description
1902
Community and Social Services >
Social Services > Whānau/Family
and Foster Care
NZSCED
Code
Description
090511 Society and Culture > Human
Welfare Studies and Services >
Community Client Care
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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