1036 National Certificate in Apiculture (Level 2)

National Certificate in Apiculture (Level 2)

This qualification has been reviewed. The last date to meet the requirements is 31 December 2018.

Transition Arrangements

This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by the New Zealand Certificate in Apiculture (Level 3) [Ref: 2223]. All new candidates will be enrolled in the new qualification.

For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.

This qualification contained standards that had expired or been replaced by other standards. For the purposes of this qualification people who have gained credit for the replacement standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring or replaced standards – see table below.

NZQF National Qualification Registration Information

Standard Setting Body

Primary Industry Training Organisation

PO Box 10383

The Terrace

Wellington 6143

Telephone04 801 9616

Fax04 801 9626

National Certificate in Apiculture (Level 2)

Purpose

This is an entry level qualification designed for people working or considering working in the beekeeping industry.

The qualification’s compulsory section recognises the skills to work in an apiary and the honey house and to construct and repair beehives and beehive frames. It also recognises general knowledge related to beehives and beehive assembly, bee types, bee behaviour, and bee diseases and includes hazard identification and control and the consequences of injury in a rural workplace.

The elective section allows people to select unit standards that are relevant to their own work situation. These may include unit standards which relate to agricultural vehicles and machinery, fencing, pest control, personal fitness, work skills, first aid, injury management, nutrition, loading and unloading goods, the New Zealand beekeeping industry and career pathways within it, and commercial and manual extraction of honey.

On completion of this qualification, people can progress to the National Certificate in Apiculture (Level 3) [Ref: 1069], or other specialised Primary Industry Training Organisation qualifications such as the National Certificate in Agriculture (Level 2) with strands in Cattle Farming, Dairy Farming, Deer Farming, and Sheep Farming [Ref: 1434], National Certificate in Agriculture (Animal Feeding and Pastures) (Level 3) [Ref: 1435], or the National Certificate in Agriculture (Animal Health and Husbandry) (Level 3) with strands in Cattle Farming, and Sheep Farming [Ref: 1438].

Credit Range

Requirements for Award of Qualification

Summary of Requirements

• Compulsory standards
• Elective – A minimum of 10 credits as specified

Detailed Requirements

Compulsory

The following standards are required

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Apiculture

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > General Agriculture

Elective

A minimum of 10 credits

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Apiculture

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Fencing

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Pest Management > Pest Control

Community and Social Services > Fitness > Fitness Education

Core Generic > Core Generic > Work and Study Skills

Health > Health Studies > Core Health

Humanities > Health and Physical Education > Physical Education

Service Sector > Commercial Road Transport > Goods Service

Transition Arrangements

Version 4

Version 4 was republished in order to include reverse transition arrangements (see section below) to ensure candidates would not be disadvantaged when expiring standards were no longer available.

Version 4 was issued following review to update content.

Changes to structure and content

• standard 25893 was added to the compulsory section
• standards 6400, 6401, 6402, and 19888 were moved from the compulsory to the elective section
• standard 497 was removed from the compulsory section
• standard 19891 was replaced with standard 25889 in the compulsory section
• credits for standard 19887 increased from 3 to 4
• standards 1753, 24540, 25890, and 25894 were added to the elective section
• standard 6916 was removed from the elective section
• total qualification credits decreased from 58 to 49.

For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.

People working towards versions 2 or 3 of this qualification may either complete the requirements of those versions or transfer their results to this version. The last date for entry to programmes or courses leading to the award of versions 2 or 3 is 31 December 2009.

Training programmes or courses leading to the award of this version of the qualification may start as soon as the qualification is registered.

This qualification contains standards that replaced expiring or expired standards. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring or expired standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards – see table below.

It is not intended that anyone is disadvantaged by this review. However, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the Primary Industry Training Organisation at the address below.

Reverse transition

Reverse transition has been included for version 4 of this qualification to allow candidates to complete the qualification using the expiring standards or replacement standards.

Version 4 of this qualification contains standards that have been replaced and will expire on 31 December 2013 and 31 December 2015. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the replacement standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring standards – see table below.

Previous versions of the qualification

Version 3 was issued following revision to replace expiring standard 18425 with standard 23540. In addition to the exemptions for 17, 22, and 5059 listed in the table above, the following exemption applies.

Version 2 was issued following review to take into account the review of standards in the Pest Control domain.

Other standard setting bodies whose standards are included in the qualification

NZQA

Skills Active Aotearoa Limited

Tranzqual ITO

Certification

This certificate will display the logos of NZQA, the Primary Industry Training Organisation and the accredited organisation.

Classification

This qualification is classified according to the NQF classification system and the New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.