Unit Standard and Qualification Updates

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NC in Travel (Level 4) - Now Registered

The National Certificate in Travel (Level 4) [Ref: 0113] version 9 is now registered and will appear on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF) on Tuesday 14 September 2010. The unit standards within the qualification are registered and on the Directory of Assessment Standards (DAS) on the NZQA website.

It is important to note:

• Version 8 of Travel Level 4 will expire 31 December 2012.
• Travel Level 3 is still a prerequisite with either the old qualification [Ref: 0112] or the new qualification [Ref: 1481] being accepted.

The structure of version 9 of Travel Level 4 is quite different to version 8 – please click here to view a matrix of the qualification.

A table has been put together to provide a simplified explanation of the changes that have been made to the unit standards during the review.

Unit Std	Version	Title	Level	Credits	Expiring (last date to report to NZQA)	Replacement in the NEW version of the qualification National Certificate in Travel (Level 4) [Ref: 0113] version 9
3727	v5	Demonstrate knowledge of the Pacific Islands as a tourist destination	3	10	*version 5 can be used until 31 Dec 2012	3727 v6 Level 3, 8 Credits
18205	v1	Demonstrate knowledge of and process reservations for cruises outside New Zealand	4	4	*version 1 can be used until 31 Dec 2012	18205 v2
18206	v1	Demonstrate knowledge of and process reservations for coach and overland tours outside New Zealand	4	4	*version 1 can be used until 31 Dec 2012	18206 v2 Level 4, 6 Credits
18207	v1	Demonstrate knowledge of selected countries as tourist destinations	3	10	31 Dec 2012	This has been replaced by four new unit standards, all of which are Level 3, 8 Credits: 26461 Asia 26462 Central America/South America 26463 Europe 26464 Middle East/Africa
18208	v1	Process service fee charges in a travel environment	4	2	31 Dec 2012	No replacement
18213	v1	Demonstrate knowledge of the United Kingdom and Eire as a tourist destination	3	10	*version 1 can be used until 31 Dec 2012	18213 v2 Level 3, 8 Credits
18214	v1	Demonstrate knowledge of the United States and Canada as a tourist destination	3	10	*version 1 can be used until 31 Dec 2012	18214 v2 Level 3, 8 Credits
18218	v2	Construct and ticket air fares using International Air Transport Association (IATA) principles	4	15	*version 2 can be used until 31 Dec 2012	18218 v3 Level 4, 12 Credits
18219	v2	Demonstrate knowledge of and process international air travel	4	6	*version 2 can be used until 31 Dec 2012	26465 v1 Level 4, 8 Credits
18222	v1	Research and market a group tour	4	8	*version 1 can be used until 31 Dec 2012	18222 v2 Level 4, 8 Credits
18225	v1	Sell tourism and travel products to customers and demonstrate knowledge of customer databases	4	6	31 Dec 2012	18225 and 18283 were replaced by 25499 however 25499 does not appear in this qualification.
18282	v1	Advise customers of regulatory requirements for international air travel	3	5	*version 1 can be used until 31 Dec 2012	18282 v2 Level 3, 4 Credits
18283	v2	Sell and process travel requests in a travel industry environment	4	8	31 Dec 2012	18225 and 18283 were replaced by 25499 however 25499 does not appear in this qualification.

• Please note: a unit standard being replaced by another unit standard does not automatically entitle a candidate with the ‘old’ unit standard to the new replacement unit standard(s), you need to check the transition arrangements of the relevant qualification.

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Details of Expiring Items for 2010

Qualifications

Reference	Title	Level	Min Credit	Expiry
NC 0515	National Certificate in Casino Gaming (Inspection and Monitoring) (Level 3)	3	112	31/12/2010
NC 0516	National Certificate in Casino Gaming (Inspection and Monitoring) (Level 4)	4	126	31/12/2010

Service Sector > Aviation > Airport Operations

Std	Title	Level	Credit	Expiry
8874	Process lost and found property at an airport	2	2	31/12/2010
17350	Direct operations in a security incident control room in an airport	4	12	31/12/2010

 

Service Sector > Tourism > Visitor Services

Std	Title	Level	Credit	Expiry
9717	Demonstrate knowledge of the history of tourism	2	4	31/12/2010
9719	Demonstrate knowledge of tourism as an economic, socio-cultural, and physical process	2	6	31/12/2010
18234	Demonstrate knowledge of world travel geography outside New Zealand	2	4	31/12/2010
18236	Demonstrate knowledge of tourist destinations within New Zealand	2	2	31/12/2010

This means that if you have any students or trainees doing any of these 6 unit standards or 2 qualifications, then they must

complete the assessment and have the credit reported BEFORE 20 December 2010.

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Unit Standards Expiring in 2009

Click here to view the 15 unit standards that expire at the end of this year.  This means that if you have any trainees doing any of these 15 unit standards, then they must complete the assessment and have the credit reported BEFORE 22 December 2009.  Assessment material will no longer be available after this date.

If you have any questions, please contact The Hub at

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Draft Structure of Travel Level 4 Qualification

The unit standards are currently under review and several new unit standards are being developed.  It is anticipated the unit standards will be submitted to NZQA for initial evaluation before the end of the year.  Until the unit standards are registered the qualification structure is subject to change (titles, levels and credits can change).

Click here to see a draft structure of the proposed version 9 of the National Certificate in Travel (Level 4) [Ref: 0113] qualification.

If you have any suggestions regarding what should be included in element 3 please email the Qualifications Developer, Lara Franklin on

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NC in Travel (Level 4) available to providers

Thank you to all those people who contacted ATTTO with feedback on the National Certificate in Travel (Level 4) [Ref: 0113] review. 

We are pleased to announce that this feedback has lead to the decision for the National Certificate in Travel (Level 4) to remain deliverable by both workplaces and tertiary providers.

Positive outcome for Travel prerequisite requirements

ATTTO is also pleased to announce that ATTTO has been successful in negotiations with NZQA on the pre-requisite requirement that was excluding providers from coupling the new National Certificate in Travel (Level 3) with strands in Retail Travel, and Wholesale Travel [Ref: 1481] version 1 with the current National Certificate in Travel (Level 4) [Ref: 0113] version 8 qualification in 2010.

NZQA have agreed to manage the processes of reporting in such a way that it will allow these qualifications to be offered and achieved together in 2010.

ATTTO learning resources for the new National Certificate in Travel (Level 3) with strands in Retail Travel, and Wholesale Travel will be available for the commencement of the 2010 academic year.

We look forward to continuing our engagement and feedback with tertiary customers.

 

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Unit Standard Version Numbers and the Travel Level 3 Qualifications

The National Certificate in Travel (Level 3) [Ref: 0112] version 7 is expiring, however it does not expire until 31 December 2011 which means it can still be delivered in 2010 and 2011.

When delivering the National Certificate in Travel (Level 3) [Ref: 0112] version 7 it is important to be aware of unit standard version numbers, please ensure you are assessing against the correct version.  For example, resources and assessment material might relate to version 1 of a unit standard, however because of the review of the trav

Expiring and Expired Unit Standards

Unit Standard Version Numbers