The Skills Organisation
Real Estate Agents Authority Regulator’s Forum
14 May 2013
The Skills Organisation
A bit about us… what we do
 The Skills Organisation is a multi-sector industry training organisation (ITO)
working with 19 industries.
– we are the ITO for Real Estate (and property management and body
corporate services)
 We are focused on developing skills to improve workplace performance.
 We promote the skill needs of our industries in the education and training
sector and broker the delivery of high quality industry training services to
companies in our industries.
The Skills Organisation
A bit about us… our legal status
 Recognised by government and our industries as the national standards
setting body, we work with industry to:
– Develop skill standards and qualifications
– Manage national training systems
– Provide skills leadership.
 The Skills Organisation is structured as an incorporated society, our
members are industry associations representing the sectors for which we
have coverage.
Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ)
Some background
 2008-9 NZQA review of qualifications findings
– Not relevant to some employers/industry
– Not user friendly
– Large number of similar qualifications [nearly 6000 in total]
 Recommended package of changes
– Unify two qualification registers into one, the NZQF
– Entirely new qualification rules and processes
– Mandatory reviews of qualifications
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a new pan sector suite approach
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first reviews began in 2011
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Real Estate review will begin in quarter 1, 2014.
Opportunities and benefits of TRoQ
The review is an opportunity to:
 Re-confirm / re-conceptualise the pathways into, and through, the broader
industry
 Factor into qualification design all evolving legislation and changes affecting
the industry
 Target qualifications whether more broadly or more specifically than the
current qualifications
 Re-define the strategic purpose of each qualification, and create new ones
where there has not been one before, if this is useful.
Opportunities and benefits of TRoQ
The benefits are:
 Industry representatives determine the national standards/qualifications
needed to support the future needs of their sector by:
– establishing clear outcomes
– applying the recognised outcomes to nationally consistent standards.
 Consistency of qualifications:
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supports quality recruitment
satisfies regulatory obligations [voluntary / mandatory]
reduces costs for training provision
provides a potential CPD pathway leading to qualifications.
Qualifications in the Review
TRoQs include qualifications from Level 1-6
Title
Level
Real Estate qualifications
National Certificate in Real Estate (Salesperson)
Level 4
National Certificate in Real Estate (Branch Manager)
Level 5
National Diploma in Real Estate (Agent)
Level 5
Property Management qualifications
New Zealand Certificate in Residential Property Management
(Level 3)
Level 3
New Zealand Certificate in Residential Property Management
(Level 4)
Level 4
Preparation for TRoQ – what you can do
Begin thinking about the future
 What changes would you make to the current training model?
 Are there any skills no longer needed?
 Are there skills that should be included in a New Zealand Qualification that
are not currently included?
 What job roles should be supported by new qualifications – any emerging or
declining roles?
 What skills, attitudes, and knowledge would you expect from a person in
each of the roles supported by the new qualifications?
Preparation for TRoQ – what you can do
The numbers…
 NZQA requires formal evidence of predicted uptake and the basis for the
predictions
– based on industry support for qualifications; and
– engagement with the qualifications
Therefore, for any an emerging need
 What evidence is available to support the justification?
Preparation for TRoQ – what you can do
Participate in the TRoQ…
 Bring your ideas to the review in early 2014
 Help create the new pathway...
The Skills Organisation
Real Estate Agents Authority Regulator’s Forum
14 May 2013