Pursuant to section 8 of the Industry Training Act 1992, provisional recognition has been granted for a period of
12 months commencing on 20 September 2009, to the Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation Incorporated (Careerforce) as the industry training organisation for health, disability, and community support for Levels 1-8 on the National Qualifications Framework to set standards for the sectors of aged care, addiction, allied health, core health, dental support, intellectual, physical and sensory disability, health care orderlies, health support, mental health, primary and secondary health care, public health and whanau ora, except where the workforce is covered by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.
Ambulance, first aid, injury prevention, pre-hospital emergency care, occupational health and safety, pharmacy, social services, State services related public administration and management are excluded from the Careerforce coverage as they lie within the coverage of other standard setting bodies.
Dated at Wellington this 20th day of September 2009.
HON ANNE TOLLEY, Ministry for Tertiary Education.