We are carrying out a comprehensive review of water services qualifications and standards. We are excited to support industry to ensure these are fit for purpose for the sector and that graduates can meet future industry requirements.
The project will involve reviewing the water qualifications listed below, considering any new credentials required (such as standards to support trade-waste training), and developing a set of new skill standards that will be used in place of unit standards in programmes across the reviewed qualification suite.
This review will include the unit standards in the following domains:
A big thank you to those who have provided feedback on the water sector qualifications, standards, and specialisms as part of Stage 1 of this project. We have now closed the surveys.
This was an opportunity for the sector and providers to tell us what you think about the current suite of qualifications and standards, and the development needs across the water services sector.
We will be using this information to produce an insights report in Q3 2024 to round off Stage 1.
Stage 2 will focus on the review of each of the qualifications and standards. This will run from the last quarter of 2024 through into 2025. Development priorities will be established on completion of the Stage 1 insights report.
As part of Stage 2, we will kick off further sector-specific consultation groups.
We want to make sure we include the voice of industry, learners, providers, iwi, and other key stakeholders in the review. There are a few ways you can participate in the meantime:
We also welcome your feedback at any time on the work that we do.
If you wish to stay in touch with these developments, please email Lorraine Moss-Smith (Qualifications Developer) at [email protected].
