Pursuant to section 5 of the Industry Training Act 1992,
full recognition for the Community Support Services ITO Limited (trading as Careerforce) as the industry training organisation for health, disability, and community support has been granted for a period of five years:
- with effect from 19 March 2011 to 18 March 2016,
to set standards at Levels 1-8 on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework for the sectors of aged
care, addiction, allied health, core health, dental
support, intellectual, physical and sensory disability, mental health, orderlies, primary and secondary health care, public health and whanau ora, except where
the workforce is covered by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003;
- with effect from 30 August 2011 to 1 September 2016, to set standards at Levels 1-8 on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework for community work, counselling, employment support, iwi/Maori social services, Pacific Island social services, social work - including in suicide intervention, abuse, neglect
and violence, Tamariki Ora - Well Child Services, whanau/family and foster care, and youth work; and
- with effect from the publication of this New Zealand Gazette notice, to set standards at Levels 1-8 on
the New Zealand Qualifications Framework for the
contract cleaning industry and the urban pest management industry (including service technicians working in the industry).
Ambulance, first aid, injury prevention, pre-hospital emergency care, occupational health and safety, pharmacy, State services-related public administration and management are excluded from Careerforce coverage as they lie within the coverage of other standard setting bodies.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of November 2012.
HON STEVEN JOYCE, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment.