Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Offender Management (Level 4)
Version
1
Qualification
type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
60
NZSCED
091199 Society and Culture > Justice and Law Enforcement >
Justice and Law Enforcement not elsewhere classified
Qualification developer
The Skills Organisation
Next review
December 2019
Approval date
April 2015
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the Offender
Management sector with operational leaders who have the
knowledge, skills and behaviours to lead the safety and
security, and care and rehabilitation functions in a New Zealand
prison environment.
The qualification is for people who are employed as or aspire to
become Senior Corrections Officers in a New Zealand prison
environment.
Outcome Statement
Graduate profile
Education pathway
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Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
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Lead staff to manage safety in a prison environment
including the safety of staff, inmates and visitors to the
prison environment.
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Lead staff to maintain the security of the prison
environment.
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Lead others to participate in the active management and
the rehabilitation of prisoners, and lead a team to actively
manage prisoner care activities.
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Be accountable and responsible for ensuring that own and
direct reports practice and conduct meets professional,
ethical and legal requirements and standards.
This qualification builds on the skills, knowledge and attributes
of a graduate from the prerequisite qualification, the New
Zealand Certificate in Offender Management (Level 3) [Ref:
2658].
On completion of this qualification graduates may wish to
progress on to specific education pathways such as
Compliance or Business and Management.
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Employment pathway
Graduates of this qualification will be able to work in varying
frontline operational roles in the Offender Management Sector,
private and/or public, such as a Senior Corrections Officer.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
The candidate shall be awarded the qualification by the
accredited Tertiary Education Organisation (TEO) where the
programme has been completed.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification
includes the full qualification title, the date of award, and the
logos of The Skills Organisation, the accredited TEO, and the
NZQF.
As the qualification developer, The Skills Organisation will
maintain a list of graduates of this qualification. The TEO will
annually report the names of all graduates awarded the
qualification to The Skills Organisation.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
All Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs) offering this
qualification (either arranging training or delivering programmes)
must engage with all the arrangements for managing consistency
as stated below. The process will be funded by TEOs offering
programmes leading to the qualification, to cover actual and
reasonable evaluation related costs.
TEOs are to seek feedback from the sector regarding their
graduates meeting the qualification graduate profile outcomes.
This will occur through:
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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.
All feedback and results will be presented and made available
when a managing consistency event is conducted.
The purpose of this managing consistency event is to:
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review evidence associated with achievement of qualification
outcomes.
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identify issues or opportunities associated with outcome
achievement.
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Following the event a report to TEOs on their programme
consistency with qualification outcomes and any
recommendations for maintaining currency of sector context with
be provided.
For full details of The Skills Organisation arrangements for
managing consistency, contact The Skills Organisation at:
consistency@skills.org.nz.
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
TEOs delivering programmes that lead to the award of this
qualification may transfer credit and recognise prior learning in
accordance with their own credit recognition policies and
procedures.
These policies and procedures, and information about associated
fees, must be available to the applicant prior to enrolment.
To facilitate credit transfer, education organisations must clearly
demonstrate the equivalency or comparability between each of
the outcomes in the graduate profile, and the assessment
components in their programmes.
Credit transfer will be automatic where standards on the
Directory of Assessment Standards are used for assessment
within programmes of study or training leading to this
qualification.
Other requirements for the
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
Programmes leading towards the award of this qualification must
take into consideration the New Zealand prison environment and
the legislation applicable.
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
It is expected that assessment for all outcome statements will be
inclusive of best practice documentation for the industry, the use
of relevant technology and current best practice policies and
procedures.
Other generic skills that should be incorporated into the overall
outcome statements are: workflow management, work
supervision, task and documentation quality control, team
leadership, decision making, problem solving, conflict resolution
and coaching and mentoring.
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
Programme content should include the following topics in the
context of the role of a Senior Corrections Officer, or private
prison equivalent:
Lead staff to manage safety in
a prison environment including
the safety of staff, inmates and
visitors to the prison.
(12 credits)
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The management of incidents at forward control level and
understand emergency plans, policies and procedures for a
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2
3
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Staff briefing on safety and security requirements on a daily
basis and coordinate and conduct handovers.
(12 credits)
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The coordination and supervision of prisoner movements.
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Ensure situational and environmental awareness of persons
within the prison.
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Risk and hazard management within a prison environment.
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The supervision of prison visits/visitors including briefs to
other staff.
Lead others to participate in
the active management and
the rehabilitation of prisoners,
and lead a team to actively
manage prisoner care
activities.
(26 credits)
4
prison site.
Lead staff to maintain the
security of the prison
environment.
Be accountable and
responsible for ensuring that
own and others practice and
conduct meets professional,
ethical, and legal requirements
and standards.
(10 credits)
Programme content should include the following topics in the
context of the role of a Senior Corrections Officer, or private
prison equivalent:
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Encourage and promote to staff the principles of Active
Management including motivational enhancement, pro social
modelling, problem solving and exerting positive influence.
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Promote collaborative problem solving and provide feedback
and positive reinforcement to prisoners.
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Ensure daily activities around prisoner care are completed
such as referrals, programme attendance, medical
appointments and visits.
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Manage prisoner needs and minimum entitlements.
Programme content should include the following topics in the
context of the role of a Senior Corrections Officer, or private
prison equivalent:
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Ensure own practice and the practice of direct reports meet
ethical responsibilities.
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Ensure own practice and practice of direct reports comply
with legal requirements and standards.
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaces the National Certificate in Offender
Management (Level 4) [Ref: 0679].
As this qualification is different in design and content to the replaced National qualification, it is the
industry and Standard Setting Body’s preference and recommendation for trainees to enter into
programmes leading to the new qualification.
Trainees currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification may either complete the
requirements by 31 December 2019 or transfer to the new qualification.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 31 December 2017. The
last date to meet the requirements of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2019 at which time it will
be designated as discontinued.
It is anticipated that no existing candidates will be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements.
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However, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to The Skills Organisation at
the address below:
The Skills Organisation
FREEPOST 5164
PO Box 24469
Royal Oak
Auckland 1345
Telephone
09 525 2590
Email reviewcomments@skills.org.nz
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