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This qualification has been reviewed . The last date to meet the requirements is 31
December 2020.
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by the New Zealand Certificate in
Conservation (Level 4) [Ref: 2963].
The last date for entry into programmes leading to this qualification is 31 December 2018.
The last date for assessment of this qualification is 31 December 2020 when the qualification will be discontinued.
People currently working towards this qualification may either complete the requirements by 31 December 2020 or transfer their results to the replacement 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This qualification contained standards that had expired or been replaced by other standards.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
26551 6402
26552
21554
16
16082
21564
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6401
27213
28992
26037
27215
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Process
Registration
Revision
Review
Version Date
1 February 2009
2
3
February 2011
November 2015
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
PO Box 2183
Wellington 6140
Telephone 04 385 9047
Email info@skillsactive.org.nz
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Last Date for Assessment
December 2012
December 2020
December 2020
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The National Certificate in Parks and Reserves (Park Ranger) (Level 3) is for people working in a recreational or natural park area. The focus is on a broad practical skill base and the competencies needed to provide safe parks services.
The compulsory section includes kn owledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in te ao tūroa, dealing with compliance issues, basic construction skills, maintenance of tracks, communication skills, park history and legislation, and customer service. The elective includes a large list of standards enabling candidates to tailor the qualification to their own working requirements and is intended as a stepping stone to further training.
This qualification shares many standards with the National Certificate in Conservation
(Trainee Ranger) [Ref: 0642] and is designed to recognise broad transferable and generic skills as well as specialised industry skills. It also provides a meaningful pathway to higher level qualifications for both Department of Conservation workers and Regional and Local
Authority park rangers.
Version 1 of this qualification replaced the National Certificate in Parks and Recreation
(Level 3) with strands in Local Authority Park Ranger, and Parks Contractor [Ref: 1268].
Level 1 credits
Level 2 credits
Level 3 or above credits
Minimum totals
Compulsory
2
5
26
33
Elective
0-5
0-24
14-38
38
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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.
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Compulsory standards
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Elective
– A minimum of 38 credits as specified
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Community and Social Services > Community Recreation > Recreation Management
ID Title Level Credit
13377 Identify and manage hazards and risks in relation to a recreation activity and environment
3
Community and Social Services > Outdoor Recreation > Outdoor Equipment
ID Title Level
4573 Communicate in the outdoors using two-way radio 2
6402
4
Credit
1
Community and Social Services > Recreation and Sport > Parks and Reserves
ID Title Level Credit
3 3 20425 Demonstrate knowledge of park management legislation
20426 Demonstrate knowledge of the history, development, and cultural significance of a park area
Health > Health Studies > First Aid
ID Title
6401 Provide first aid
3
2
Level
4
Credit
1
Provide basic life support 1 1
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Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal Communications
ID Title Level
1307 Speak to a specified audience in a predictable situation 3
1312 Give oral instructions in the workplace
11097 Listen to gain information in an interactive situation
Humanities > Communication Skills > Writing
ID Title
3
3
3490 Complete an incident report
Māori > Ngā Mahi ā te Rēhia > Te Ao Tūroa
ID Title
Level
1
16078 Describe application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the
Treaty of Waitangi in te ao tūroa
Sciences > Environment > Ecological Management
ID Title
Level
3
Level
20427 Demonstrate a basic ecological understanding of plant species in a specified park area
20668 Demonstrate a basic ecological understanding of animal species in a specified park area
Service Sector > Service Sector Skills > Service Sector - Core Skills
ID Title
2
2
Level
3 376 Employ customer service techniques to accommodate customer behavioural styles in a workplace
Elective
A minimum of 38 credits
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Of which a minimum of 14 credits at Level 3 or above
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Farming Skills
ID Title Level
18 Demonstrate knowledge of animal anatomy and physiology
28922 Demonstrate understanding of pasture management in a pastoral livestock workplace
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Operations
ID Title
43 Maintain a chainsaw
3
3
Level
3
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Credit
3
3
3
1
1
2
Credit
2
Credit
4
Credit
Credit
Credit
4
12
10
Credit
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Credit
6916 Demonstrate knowledge of the Approved Code of
Practice relating to chainsaw use
2
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Non Commercial Forestry Skills
ID Title Level
5
Credit
6917 Demonstrate basic chainsaw operation 2 8
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Tree Felling
ID Title
17763 Demonstrate knowledge of tree-felling
Level
3
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Horticulture > Amenity Horticulture
ID Title Level
1667 Use and maintain small, powered amenity machinery and equipment
21033 Revegetate indigenous plant areas
3
4
Credit
6
Credit
5
10
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Horticulture > Arboriculture
ID Title Level
2765 Plant trees and shrubs 2
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Pest Management > Pest Control
ID Title Level
21556 Control weeds under supervision 2
Credit
4
Credit
2
21563 Demonstrate knowledge of the HSNO Act, and NZS
8409:2004 for the use of agrichemicals
3 5
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Primary Sector > Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease
Control
ID Title Level Credit
5 27213 Identify and interpret agrichemical product information, 2 and demonstrate knowledge of safety with agrichemicals
27215 Prepare to apply, and apply, agrichemicals using hand held equipment
ID Title
2
Business > Business Administration > Business Information Processing
Level
101 Develop and use keyboarding skills to enter text 1
5
Credit
3
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Credit
111 Use a word processor to produce documents for a business or organisation
Business > Public Sector Services > Public Sector Core Skills
ID Title
2
Level
5
Credit
14951 Demonstrate introductory knowledge and understanding of New Zealand local government
4 5
Community and Social Services > Fire and Rescue Services > Fire and Rescue Services -
Vegetation
ID Title Level Credit
3 3285 Demonstrate knowledge of protection of personal safety at vegetation fires
3
3286 Control vegetation fires using dry fire fighting techniques
3
3287 Suppress vegetation fires with water and with water with additives
3
Community and Social Services > Outdoor Recreation > Outdoor Equipment
ID Title Level
423 Work with helicopters 3
Community and Social Services > Outdoor Recreation > Outdoor First Aid
ID Title Level
3
3
Credit
3
Credit
424 Assess and manage an emergency care situation during an outdoor recreation activity
3
Community and Social Services > Outdoor Recreation > Outdoor Management
ID Title Level
5
Credit
451 Manage risk for an outdoor recreation activity 5 4
Community and Social Services > Outdoor Recreation > Outdoor Navigation
ID Title Level
431
432
Navigate in good visibility on land
Navigate in poor visibility on land
2
4
Credit
3
5
Community and Social Services > Outdoor Recreation > Tramping
ID Title
427 Cross rivers
Level
3
Credit
2
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Credit
20816 Demonstrate off track tramping skills for multi-night tramping
4 16
Community and Social Services > Outdoor Recreation > Weather Interpretation in the
Outdoors
ID Title Level Credit
20159 Gather and apply weather information to an outdoor recreation activity
20160 Demonstrate knowledge of weather processes and their effects in New Zealand
2
3
Community and Social Services > Recreation and Sport > Parks and Reserves
ID Title Level
2
2
Credit
20428 Plan, conduct and evaluate park promotional activities 4
20838 Demonstrate basic construction skills in a park area 3
8
10
Core Generic > Core Generic > Self-Management
ID Title
12349 Demonstrate knowledge of time management
Core Generic > Core Generic > Social and Cooperative Skills
ID Title
Level
2
Level
7124 Demonstrate knowledge of one-to-one negotiation 2
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal Communications
ID Title Level
3
5
1304
9692
Communicate with people from other cultures
Present information orally to an audience
Humanities > Communication Skills > Writing
ID Title
3491 Write a report
11095 Write business correspondence to convey complex ideas and information
Level
3
3
Credit
3
Credit
2
2
4
Credit
Credit
4
3
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Law and Security > Compliance and Law Enforcement > Compliance and Regulatory
Control
ID Title Level Credit
4 4223
4228
10425 Apply the HSE Act 1992 as an employee in a compliance and/or regulatory control workplace
11283 Communicate with clients in a compliance context
14933 Establish, collect evidence for, and complete documentation for a compliance breach
Māori > Ngā Mahi ā te Rēhia > Te Ao Tūroa
ID
Demonstrate knowledge of the statutory powers and obligations of a compliance officer
Conduct a patrol for compliance or enforcement
Title
3
2
4
4
4
Level
26037
Demonstrate knowledge of kaitiakitanga in te ao tūroa
4
2
2
6
4
Credit
3
Sciences > Environment > Conservation
ID Title Level Credit
5 16676 Maintain recreational tracks using hand and power tools 3
Service Sector > Maritime > Sea Survival and Sea Safety
ID Title Level Credit
6 26542 Demonstrate basic knowledge of the operation of pleasure craft by day
Service Sector > Service Sector Skills > Service Sector - Core Skills
ID Title
2
Level
1 56
57
Attend to customer enquiries face-to-face and on the telephone
Provide customer service
Service Sector > Tourism > Visitor Interpretation
ID Title
18315 Develop and deliver interpretive presentations, and gather feedback
18317 Demonstrate knowledge of visitor interpretation
2
3
Level
4
Credit
2
2
Credit
10
3
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Version 2
Version 2 was issued following a revision.
Changes to structure and content
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the qualification was reclassified and the title of the qualification was changed to
National Certificate in Parks Reserves (Park Ranger) (Level 3)
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the credit total for the qualification decreased from 75 to 71
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the purpose statement was updated
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standard titles, levels, and credits were updated to reflect changes made at review
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expiring standards 7454 and 18310 were removed from the qualification
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the expiring Core Health standards 6400, 6401 and 6402 were replaced by the First Aid standards 26551 and 26552 in the Compulsory
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expiring standard 6915 was replaced by standard 26542 in the Elective
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the minimum credit requirement at Level 3 or above in the Elective was increased from
12 to 14 credits to ensure the qualification met requirements for a Level 3 qualification

exemptions were added for replaced standards.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
All existing candidates may complete version 1 of this qualification or transfer their results to version 2.
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.
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Credit for
429
435
1678, 1679
4136
5059
5061
5064
5065
6915
26551
26552
16
21554
16082
21564
Exempt from
20816
20159, 20160
21033
26542
27213
21556
27215
21559
26542
6402
6401
28992
27213
26037
27215
It is not intended that anyone be disadvantaged by this revision. However, anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged can appeal to Skills Active Aotearoa Limited at the address below.
Previous version of the qualification
Version 1 of this qualification replaced the National Certificate in Parks and Recreation
(Level 3) with strands in Local Authority Park Ranger, and Parks Contractor [Ref: 1268].
Version 1 of the qualification contained a standard that replaced an earlier standard. For the purposes of this version, people who have gained credit for the expired standard are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standard – see table below.
Credit for Exempt from
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4136
Version 3
Exempt from
6915
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Agriculture Industry Training Organisation
Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation
Competenz
Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training Organisation
Forest Industries Training and Education Council (FITEC)
Learning State Limited
Local Government Industry Training Organisation
New Zealand Horticulture Industry Training Organisation
NZQA
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).
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
2235 Community and Social Services
> Recreation and Sport > Parks and Reserves
050901 Agriculture, Environmental and
Related Studies > Environmental
Studies > Land, Parks and
Wildlife Management
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. 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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