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National Certificate in Health, Disability, and Aged Support (Newborn
Hearing Screening)
Level
3
Credits
66
This qualification has been reviewed. The last date to meet the requirements is 31
December 2018.
Transition Arrangements
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by the New Zealand Certificate in
Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) with strands in Health Assistance, Newborn Hearing
Screening, Orderly Services, Support Work, Vision Hearing Screening, and Whānau, Kin
and Foster Care [Ref: 2470].
Version 2 of this qualification has been republished to extend the last date of enrolment
into programmes leading to the qualification from 31 December 2015 to 31 December
2016, also to extend the last date for assessment from 31 December 2017 to 31
December 2018.
The last date to meet the requirements of the qualification is 31 December 2018 at which
point the qualification will be designated discontinued. From that date no results can be
reported against the qualification.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
This qualification contained standards that had expired or been replaced by other
standards. For the purposes of this qualification people who have gained credit for the
expiring or replaced standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the
replacement standards – see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
20824
27104
23381
25987
NZQF National Qualification Registration Information
Process
Registration
Review
Republished
Version
1
2
2
Date
February 2011
November 2014
August 2015
Community Support Services ITO Limited
SSB Code 101814
Last Date for Assessment
December 2018
December 2018
December 2018
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Standard Setting Body
Careerforce (Community Support Services ITO Limited)
PO Box 2637
Wellington 6140
Telephone
Facsimile
Email
Website
03 371 9295
03 371 9285
info@careerforce.org.nz
http://www.careerforce.org.nz
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National Certificate in Health, Disability, and Aged Support (Newborn
Hearing Screening)
Level
3
Credits
66
Purpose
The National Certificate in Health, Disability, and Aged Support (Newborn Hearing
Screening) is designed for people who conduct hearing screening tests for newborn
babies. This qualification recognises the specific knowledge related to the Universal
Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme (UNHSEIP) and its
National Policy and Quality Standards; hearing loss and the Automated Otoacoustic
Emission and Automated Auditory Brainstem Response newborn hearing screening
methods; safety requirements; risk factors and protocols for hearing screening for well
babies and babies in neonatal or special care units; administration procedures; the use
and maintenance of hearing screening equipment; communicating with parents of
newborns; demonstrating competency in carrying out newborn hearing screening for the
UNHSEIP; and referral, habilitation and intervention options for newborns with hearing
loss.
Holders of this qualification will also be able to apply the Code of Rights when supporting
people; demonstrate knowledge of infection control requirements; and describe and apply
culturally safe operating principles and Māori values, in a health or disability setting; and
demonstrate and apply knowledge of communication process theory.
The elective section enables candidates to select one of three standards that are relevant
to their particular role. These standards relate to: knowledge of indicators of suspected
abuse of people using health or disability services; culturally safe principles and Pacific
values; and analysis of personal and community values and attitudes and their impact on
people with disabilities.
This qualification is aligned with a pathway commencing with the National Certificate in
Community Support Services (Foundation Skills) (Level 2) [Ref: 1291]; and with a number
of credits in common may include the National Certificate in Community Support Services
(Vision and Hearing Screening) (Level 3) [Ref: 1483], or the National Certificate in
Community Support Services (Core Competencies) [Ref: 1327].
Credit Range
Level 2 credits
Level 3 credits
Level 4 credits
Minimum totals
Compulsory
3
41
18
62
Community Support Services ITO Limited
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Elective
0-6
0-5
4
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Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NZQF National 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 on the New Zealand Qualifications
Authority (NZQA) website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/standards/standards-exclusionlist/.
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 1 standard as specified
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Community and Social Services > Health, Disability, and Aged Support > Health and
Disability Principles in Practice
ID
Title
Level
Credit
20826
23380
27104
Demonstrate knowledge of infection control
requirements in a health or disability setting
Describe and apply culturally safe Māori operating
principles and values in a health, disability, or
community setting
Apply the Code of Rights when supporting people in an
aged care, health, or disability context
2
3
3
6
3
2
Community and Social Services > Health, Disability, and Aged Support > Sensory Support
ID
Title
Level
Credit
26730
26731
26732
26733
Describe newborn hearing screening and the Universal
Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention
Programme
Describe the types and causes of hearing loss and
hearing screening methods for newborns
Describe safety requirements for newborns for the
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early
Intervention Programme
Describe risk factors and protocols for hearing
screening of well babies and babies in neonatal or
special care units
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6
4
5
3
3
3
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ID
Title
Level
Credit
26734
Describe administration procedures for the Universal
Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention
Programme
Describe the use and maintenance of hearing
screening equipment for the UNHSEIP
Describe communication and providing information and
results to parents for the newborn hearing screening
process
Carry out newborn hearing screening for the Universal
Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention
Programme
Describe referral and habilitation for the Universal
Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention
Programme
3
6
4
5
3
5
4
8
3
4
26735
26736
26737
26738
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal Communications
ID
Title
Level
9694
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of communication
process theory
3
Credit
5
Elective
A minimum of 1 standard
Community and Social Services > Community Support > Human Services
ID
Title
Level
1816
Analyse personal and community values and attitudes
and their impact on people with disabilities
4
Credit
5
Community and Social Services > Health, Disability, and Aged Support > Health and
Disability Principles in Practice
ID
Title
Level
Credit
1836
25987
Recognise indicators and describe responses to
suspected abuse of people using health or disability
services
Describe culturally safe principles and Pacific values for
a consumer in a health, disability, or community setting
3
4
3
6
Other standard setting bodies whose standards are included in the
qualification
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Certification
This certificate will display the logos of NZQA, the Community Support Services ITO
Limited and the organisation that has been granted consent to assess against standards
that meet the requirements of the qualification (accredited).
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the classification system listed on the Directory
of Assessment Standards (DAS) and the New Zealand Standard Classification of
Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
DAS Classification
NZSCED
Code
Description
Code
Description
453
Community and Social Services
> Health, Disability, and Aged
Support
090511
Society and Culture > Human
Welfare Studies and Services >
Community Client Care
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess 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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