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National Diploma in Public Sector Management (Leadership
Development) (Level 6)
Level
6
Credits
130
Purpose
This qualification is for people who are employed in leadership roles in the State sector
and who aspire to senior leadership roles. The qualification is aimed at experienced first
line managers or team managers, middle managers, and senior managers early in their
career. This qualification covers core leadership skills and knowledge and also includes
standards that enable people to exhibit their leadership skills and knowledge. People will
be at the stage of career development where their future need is for leadership abilities
rather than operational management, service delivery and technical abilities.
People who hold this qualification may enhance their promotion prospects within the State
sector. This qualification enables candidates to enter into senior leadership development
programmes or tertiary management and leadership programmes.
This qualification is a part of The Skills Organisation’s suite of management and leadership
qualifications and complements other The Skills Organisation management qualifications
including the National Certificate in Public Sector Services (Leadership Development –
Middle Management) (Level 5) [Ref: 1019]. There are no prerequisites for this
qualification.
Other entry points into this qualification include the National Diploma in Public Sector
Māori with strands in Management, Policy Advice, and Service Delivery [Ref: 0953], the
National Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 4) [Ref: 0649] and the
National Diploma in Business (Level 5) with optional strands in Accounting, Finance,
Finance – Māori, Health and Safety Management, Human Resource Management, Māori
Business and Management, Marketing, People Development and Coordination, Project
Management, Quality Management, and Systems and Resources [Ref: 1498].
Credit Range
Level 4 credits
Level 5 credits
Level 6 or above credits
Minimum totals
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
Compulsory
5
45
71
121
Elective
9
9
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Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NQF 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 in section 7 of the New Zealand
Qualifications Authority (NZQA) Rules and Procedures publications available at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/index.html.
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.
Summary of Requirements
 Compulsory standards
 Elective – A minimum of 9 credits as specified
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Business > Business Operations and Development > People Development and
Coordination
ID
Title
Level
Credit
8493
Provide leadership for a team in an organisation
5
10
8495
Develop self to improve performance at work
4
5
8498
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of managing conflict
in the workplace
Operate professionally, ethically, and responsibly in an
organisation
Manage processes to enhance employee learning and
development
5
6
5
8
6
10
Level
Credit
6
10
19588
25464
Business > Public Sector Services > Public Sector Core Skills
ID
Title
17558
Formally represent a public sector organisation
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Business > Public Sector Services > Public Sector Management
ID
Title
25053
25054
25055
25056
25057
25058
25059
Demonstrate knowledge of leadership theory and style
in a State sector context
Demonstrate critical reflective practice in a State sector
context
Explain and apply principles and practices for
innovation in a State sector context
Contribute to the development, implementation and
review of business and strategic plans in a State sector
organisation
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of EEO and
diversity principles in a State sector organisation
Foster and develop inter-agency operations and activity
in the State sector
Deliver a State sector work related oral presentation to
an audience
Business > Public Sector Services > Public Sector Māori
ID
Title
14943
16218
Level
Credit
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
15
6
10
6
10
6
4
Level
Credit
Demonstrate knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of 5
Waitangi in respect to the State sector
Demonstrate knowledge of kaupapa and tikanga Māori 5
relevant to Māori clients in the public sector
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal Communications
ID
Title
Level
21336
Lead a group/team to achieve an objective(s) with
some complexity
5
5
6
Credit
5
Elective
A minimum of 9 credits at Level 6 or above
Field
Subfield
Domain
Business
Business Operations and
Development
People Development and
Coordination
Project Management
Systems and Resources
Management
Public Sector Management
Public Sector Māori
Public Sector Service
Delivery
Public Sector Services
Transition Arrangements
Version 2
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Version 2 was issued to reflect the changes to standards in and the reclassification of the
Management domains: Developing and Coordinating People and Systems and Resources.
Changes to structure and content
 Standard 25464 replaced standard 8494.
 Standard 21336 was substituted for standard 7454.
 Standard 9736, 7457, and 8500 have expired and were removed from the Elective.
 Standards 7453, 7461, 7462, and 7463 are no longer specified in the Elective but can
still be used to meet the requirements of the Systems and Resources Management
domain in the Elective.
 The Project Management domain was added to the Elective.
 The credit requirement for the Elective section was reduced from 11 to 9 to maintain
the credit value of the qualification at 130.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
Training programmes for version 2 of the qualification may start as soon as the
qualification is registered.
All existing candidates may either complete the requirements for version 1 or transfer to
version 2.
This qualification contains a standard that replaced an earlier standard and a standard that
has been substituted for an earlier standard. 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 or substituted standards – see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
7454
21336
8494
25464
Anyone who believes they have been disadvantaged by this revision should contact The
Skills Organisation at the address given below.
NQF Registration Information
Process
Registration
Revision
Version
1
2
Date
August 2008
April 2010
Last Date for Assessment
December 2014
N/A
Standard Setting Body
The Skills Organisation
Freepost 5164
PO Box 24-469 Royal Oak
Auckland 1345 6143
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Email
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0508 SKILLS (0508 754 557)
info@skills.org.nz
Planned Review
Any person or organisation may contribute to the review of this qualification by sending
feedback to the standard setting body at the above address.
Next Review
2013
Other standard setting bodies whose standards are included in the
qualification
NZQA
Certification
This certificate will display the logos of NZQA, The Skills Organisation and the accredited
organisation.
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the NQF classification system and the
New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
NQF Classification
NZSCED
Code
Description
Code
Description
1298
Business > Public Sector
Services > Public Sector
Management
080301
Management and Commerce >
Business and Management >
Business Management
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited 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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