Updated 21 January 2025
Update on Te Manu Arataki and Request for stakeholder attestation forms
We kindly request your signed attestation form by 14 February 2025. The attestation form endorses the qualifications and is part of the quality assurance process.
From November 2023 to January 2025, Ringa Hora engaged widely with industry, Māori organisations, and education providers to form working groups who informed the review and development of new qualifications and recommend changes.
Between 1st October 2024 and 8 November 2024, Ringa Hora Services Workforce Development invited feedback on the proposed changes to the suite of leadership qualifications.
Over the holiday period of December to January, the amended drafts were available on the Ringa Hora website to collect in any further feedback.
We are now at Stage 4 of the process where the Working Groups have finalised the qualifications and Ringa Hora is preparing for submission of the qualification to NZQA for evaluation.
Please find summary of qualifications below.
The main changes proposed as a result of the review are:
Level 3
Reviewed qualification: New Zealand Certificate in Business (Introduction to Team Leadership) (Level 3) [Ref: 2453]
New qualification: New Zealand Certificate in Leadership (Level 3)
Level 4
Reviewed qualification: New Zealand Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 4) [Ref: 2456].
New Qualification: New Zealand Certificate in Leadership (Level 4)
The proposal to develop the new NZ Certificate in Leadership (Level 4) was made by Te Manu Arataki Leadership Project Working Group following consultation about the New Zealand Certificate in Business (First-Line Management) (Level 4). We also consulted with employers, industry members, Training Providers, and the Management Working Group (part of the ongoing review of the Business suite of qualifications).
This new proposal retains existing first-line management skills and presents opportunities to expand leadership skills and real-life leadership experiences, in various leadership environments, and becomes more accessible and responsive in building leaders of Aotearoa.
Achieving this decision reflects Ringa Hora’s commitment to a robust and inclusive approach. All the input given during the process was very much appreciated and taken into account when making this decision.
Level 5
Update: Feedback of the changes to Level 5 has informed that we need to look at the implications made to management if it is split. We will be submitting the Level 5 Diploma once the entire Diploma with the other strands have been reviewed.
Level 6
Brand New Qualification: New Zealand Diploma in Strategic Leadership (Level 6)
We are continuing to work on the skill standards linked to the qualifications.
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Ringa Hora Services Workforce Development Council, Qualifications Systems Products Team
For more information on what informed the process, please find links to the environmental scan and the summary of engagement findings.