Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Sports Turf (Level 6)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
6
Credits
70
NZSCED
050301 - Agriculture, Environmental and Related
Studies>Horticulture and Viticulture>Horticulture
Qualification developer
Primary ITO
Next review
December 2019
Approval date
May 2015
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the sports turf
industry with experienced individuals who have advanced
technical skills and knowledge in sports turf operations to operate
as a technical specialist in sports turf surface development.
Learners will benefit by having a qualification that recognises
their advanced technical skills to enable enhanced employment
opportunities across a range of sports turf codes.
The sports turf industry will benefit by having experienced
technical specialists who can optimise sports turf effectiveness.
Graduates of this qualification will be able to apply in-depth
sports turf knowledge and skills to inform strategic business
decisions on sports turf performance.
Graduate profile
Graduates of the qualification will be able to:
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evaluate sports turf surfaces for a new development or
remedial works, and recommend cost effective solutions
to improve sports turf performance.
Outcome Statement
(70 credits)
Education pathway
This qualification may build on the Sports Turf strand of the New
Zealand Diploma in Horticulture Services (Level 5) with strands
in Amenity, and Sports Turf [Ref: 2675].
Employment pathway
Graduates of this qualification are likely to be employed as sports
turf specialist, stadium manager, golf course superintendent,
council asset manager, parks and reserves manager.
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Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by the Primary ITO as the
qualification developer and the industry training organisation
arranging training leading to the qualification under section 5 of
the Industry Training Act 1992.
This qualification may also be awarded by an education
organisation accredited under section 250 of the Education Act
1989 to deliver an approved programme leading to this
qualification.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification will
display the NZQF logo and may also include the name and/or
logo of the awarding education organisation.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
All education organisations offering programmes leading to the
qualification must engage with arrangements for managing
consistency, including covering actual and reasonable related
costs.
Each education organisation is responsible for deciding what
specific evidence it will provide to demonstrate how well its
graduates meet the graduate profile outcomes of the
qualification.
Evidence of the following must be provided:

Student feedback on course delivery and qualification
achievement, their perception of the value of the training,
and suggestions for improvements

Feedback from employers on the level of skills,
knowledge and behaviour demonstrated by graduates of
the qualification

Evidence of effective internal quality assurance systems

Portfolios of work and/or assessment samples
demonstrating the range of student performance within a
programme
TEOs can also provide any other relevant evidence that supports
the consistency review.
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
The minimum standard of achievement required for award of
the qualification will be the achievement of all graduate
outcomes in the graduate profile through successful completion
of an NZQA approved programme.
Other requirements for the
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
There are no regulatory body or legislative requirements
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General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
TEOs offering programmes leading to this qualification must
maintain currency with amendments to, and replacements of,
relevant legislation, regulations, and Codes of Practice.
Health and safety, and routine reporting apply across all
outcomes.
Compliance with workplace procedures, commercial standards
and timeframes, and sustainable practices is inherent in the
performance of the qualification’s outcomes and must be
considered as part of the assessment process.
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
Programmes may include the following topics:
Evaluate sports turf surfaces
for a new development or
remedial works, and
recommend cost effective
solutions to improve sports turf
performance
 Feasibility study including cost / benefit analysis
 Project design
 Sports turf irrigation and drainage system design
 Machinery and equipment plan
 Sports surface performance testing
 Plant pest, weed and disease control programme
 Tendering and contract documentation.
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the National Diploma in Sports Turf
Management (Level 6) [Ref: 1272].
Learners currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification may either complete the
requirements as specified below, or transfer their results to this replacement qualification.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 31 December 2017. The
last date for award of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2019.
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