Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Workplace Response)
(Level 3)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
3
Credits
40
NZSCED
039905 Engineering and Related Technologies > Other
Engineering and Related Technologies> Fire Technology and
Rescue Services
Qualification developer
The Skills Organisation
Next review
December 2020
Approval date
January 2016
Strategic purpose statement
This qualification is designed for people operating as part of an
organisation workplace emergency response team.
This qualification contributes to a safer New Zealand through
providing skilled emergency response personnel, who deliver risk
reduction, readiness, response, and recovery.
Graduates will be able to operate under limited supervision.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
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Outcome Statement
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Dynamically assess and communicate the risks present
during a workplace emergency response.
Describe on-site hazards, and how they are responded to in
accordance with a risk management process.
Conduct safety inspections to contribute to workplace
site-safety.
Contribute to the operational readiness of a workplace
response team by organising the standard testing of
equipment.
Set up and use equipment to assist the operational
requirements of a workplace emergency response.
Education pathway
This qualification leads to the New Zealand Certificate in Fire and
Rescue Services (Workplace Response) (Level 4) [Ref: 3028].
Employment pathway
Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge
to operate within an organisation specific workplace response
team.
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Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification is awarded by the education organisation where
the learner achieved the programme of study or industry training
leading to the qualification.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
Evidence may come from:
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
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Regular monitoring of trainee progression within either the
TEO or the workplace, including liaising with employers,
teaching staff, training supervisors, and sector managers
about the value of the training, graduates, and qualification
to the business.
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Regular cross-sector meetings (Advisory Groups) where the
changing training needs of the sector can be discussed in
light of technology changes, workplace practices and
graduate capabilities.
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Independent surveys of graduates and employers to
determine if the graduates are appropriate for the
workplace.
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Providing an alignment matrix of programme outcomes or
unit standards against the qualification outcomes.
Achieved
Other requirements for the
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
For admission into programmes of study or industry training
leading to this qualification, the New Zealand Certificate in
Emergency Response (Level 2) with strands in Aviation Rescue
Fire Fighting, Civil Defence Emergency Management, Urban
Fire and Rescue Operations, and Workplace Response [Ref:
3021] is recommended.
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
1
Conditions
Dynamically assess and communicate the risks present during
a workplace emergency response.
Credits 7
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2
Describe on-site hazards, and how they are responded to in
accordance with a risk management process.
Credits 5
3
Conduct safety inspections to contribute to workplace sitesafety.
Credits 5
4
Contribute to the operational readiness of a workplace
response team by organising the standard testing of
equipment.
Credits 6
5
Set up and use equipment to assist the operational
requirements of a workplace emergency response.
Credits 17
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Fire and
Rescue Services (Industrial Emergency Response) (Level 3)
[Ref: 1371].
Candidates currently working towards a replaced qualification or an earlier version of this qualification
may either complete the requirements for that qualification by 31 December 2019 or transfer the existing
credits to this qualification.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2017.
The last date for award of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2019, at which time it will be
discontinued.
It is anticipated that no existing candidates will be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements.
However, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to The Skills Organisation at
the address below. Appeals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The Skills Organisation
PO Box 24469
Royal Oak
Auckland 1345
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