Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Notice of Recognition for Community Support Services ITO Limited (trading as Careerforce)

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, 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 29th day of March 2011.
HON STEVEN JOYCE, Minister for Tertiary Education.