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National Diploma in Whānau/Family and Foster Care (Level 6)
Level
6
Credits
161
This qualification has been reviewed and will not be replaced. The last date to meet the
requirements is 31 December 2020.
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 2020, at which stage it will be discontinued.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
This qualification contained expiring standards which have been replaced. Please see
table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
20349, 20351
19410, 7957
NZQF National Qualification Registration Information
Process
Registration
Revision
Review
Version
1
2
3
Date
March 2005
December 2007
April 2016
Last Date for Assessment
December 2009
December 2020
December 2020
Standard Setting Body
Careerforce
PO Box 2637
WELLINGTON
Telephone
Email
0800 277 486
info@careerforce.org.nz
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National Diploma in Whānau/Family and Foster Care (Level 6)
Level
6
Credits
161
Purpose
The National Diploma in Whānau/Family and Foster Care (Level 6) [Ref: 1147] is primarily
designed for people who are experienced custodial carers for children and young people.
It builds on the National Certificate in Whānau/Family and Foster Care (Level 4)
[Ref: 1075]. The National Diploma is for carers who wish to progress beyond the National
Certificate and develop higher levels of competency.
It is anticipated that most people who wish to complete this qualification will have
completed the National Certificate in Whānau/Family and Foster Care. There are some
unit standards in common between the two qualifications.
Carers provide whānau/kin care and/or foster care for children and young people who are
placed with them by their own whānau or family, or agencies that have been approved
under section 396, Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989. In some
situations, carers may be providing respite care for children and young people placed with
them by health service providers.
Carers with this qualification are able to: use interpersonal skills; develop relationships with
families and whānau; engage in whānau hui and family meetings; manage safety issues;
prepare a research proposal; research and apply knowledge of human development and
health issues of children or young people in care; and respond to issues of abuse, neglect
and violence. They can facilitate strategies to effect change in social policies, structures,
or service delivery. They are able to participate in professional social services supervision,
and integrate knowledge, skills, and values learning in whānau/family and foster care.
Carers with this qualification work within a framework for best 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.
At present there is no higher level qualification in Whānau/Family and Foster Care, but
people who have completed this qualification could seek entry into other higher level
qualifications on the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications.
Special Note
To enable candidates to obtain the underpinning knowledge, skills, and practice
experience required for assessment against unit standard 21150 it is expected that
assessment against that unit standard will take place after people have been awarded
credit for the majority of the other unit standards required for award of the qualification.
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Credit Range
Level 3 credits
Level 4 credits
Level 5 credits
Level 6 credits
Total
3
17
48
93
161
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 > Community Work
ID
Title
Level
7996
Facilitate strategies to effect change in social policies,
structures, or service delivery
6
Community and Social Services > Social Services > Manage Social Services
ID
Title
Level
7950
Prepare a proposal for social service research
6
Credit
9
Credit
9
Community and Social Services > Social Services > Professional Development of Social
Service Workers
ID
Title
Level
Credit
7917
Demonstrate self awareness for social service work
6
12
7922
Participate in professional social services supervision
as a supervisee
Describe laws related to social services
5
9
4
6
7945
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Community and Social Services > Social Services > Provide Social Services
ID
Title
Level
7927
Credit
5
3
7928
Explain the application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the
social services
Implement Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the social services
6
6
8000
Act as an advocate in social service work
6
3
Community and Social Services > Social Services > Social Service Work with Abuse,
Neglect, and Violence
ID
Title
Level
Credit
7985
20357
20358
Establish protection and safety plans in social service
work with abuse, neglect, or violence
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
6
9
4
5
3
3
Community and Social Services > Social Services > Whānau/Family and Foster Care
ID
Title
Level
Credit
20349
20350
20351
20353
21146
21147
21148
21149
21150
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
5
9
5
9
4
6
Provide care for an adolescent in whānau/family and
foster care
Use interpersonal skills in carer relationships in
whānau/family and foster care
Engage with whānau hui and family meetings in
whānau/family and foster care
Manage safety issues in whānau/family and foster care
5
9
5
9
6
6
6
9
Research and apply knowledge of human development
and health issues in whānau/family and foster care
Integrate knowledge, skills, and values learning in
whānau/family and foster care
6
15
6
15
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 and review of the National
Certificate in Whānau/Family and Foster Care (Level 4) [Ref: 1075].
Changes to structure and content
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 A special note has been added to clarify requirements for assessment against standard
21150 in the context of this qualification.
 A number of amendments have been made to change the terminology used to refer to
candidates from 'caregiver' to 'carer'.
 The title of two standards have been amended following 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).
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.
NQF Classification
NZSCED
Code
Description
Code
Description
1902
Community and Social Services
> Social Services >
Whānau/Family and Foster Care
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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