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Te Manu Arataki | Leadership Project Qualification Review and Development

Updated 2 May 2025

2024 Review of Leadership Qualifications

Ringa Hora Services Workforce Development Council has completed review of the Leadership Qualifications and are pleased to announce that the New Zealand Certificate in Leadership (Level 3) [Ref: 5304-1] and the New Zealand Certificate in Leadership (Level 4) [Ref: 5306-1] has been approved.

Qualifications

A review panel consisting of a range of industry and education organisations have ensured the qualifications are fit for purpose, skills transferable, and future proof for the next 5 years. The main changes proposed to the qualification/s as a result of the review are:

The main changes to the New Zealand Certificate in Business (Introduction to Team Leadership) (Level 3) are:

  • The Strategic Purpose Statement was changed to better reflect the introductory leadership skills focus of the qualification.
  • Broadened the focus beyond team leadership to be able to develop self-leadership skills to contribute to objectives, organisations, teams, project, and communities.
  • Graduate Profile Outcomes have changed to better reflect the strategic purpose of the qualification.
  • Graduate Profile Outcomes have been reduced from 6 to 5.
  • Qualification credits have been reduced from 45 to 40.
  • The education pathway has been expanded beyond business qualifications to better reflect the entry and exit points, and that leadership is required and relevant to all sectors.

Main changes to the New Zealand Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 4) are:

  • The scope was broadened to consider a wider range of contexts which include cultural, and community leadership roles, where some are not necessarily in a management position.
  • People leadership skills and management activities in the qualification were strengthened.
  • Graduate Profile Outcomes have been reduced from 7 to 6.
  • Graduate Profile Outcomes have increased in credit values.
  • The education pathway has been expanded beyond business qualifications to better reflect the entry and exit points, and that leadership is required and relevant to all sectors.
  • Conditions for Programme have been added to give guidance to education providers.

The replaced qualifications will have a transition period until December 2028.

Thank you to the many voices and contributions to the review and development of these qualifications.

The New Zealand Diploma in Business with strand in Leadership (Level 5) [Ref: 2459] and the New Zealand Diploma in Strategic Leadership (Level 6) will be submitted to NZQA at a later date, along with the review of the Business suite.

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