New Zealand Rafting Association : White Water Rafting New Zealand

Skills Active

The role of Skills Active within the raft industry

Skills Active , the Sport Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation, is one of 40+ Industry Training Organisations (ITO) set up by the government in the 1992 Industry Training Act as part of the government’s tertiary education strategy. The ITOs cover a wide range of industries including retail, construction, hospitality, tourism and many other areas.

All ITOs have 3 government mandated roles:
• To set standards and create qualifications for industry (in consultation with industry)
• To facilitate workplace training
• To provide leadership for our industries

Skills Active works with a wide variety of workplaces and organisations across our sectors, which include sport, community recreation, outdoor recreation, snowsport, and Nga Mahi a Te Rehia.

Within the New Zealand rafting industry, Skills Active maintains the NZ Raft Guide qualification system including maintaining a register of guides assessors and registrars. Skills Active works with the rafting industry to ensure that the Guide Awards, and the systems behind them, meet the needs of the industry.

We look forward to continuing working with the raft industry to ensure that the qualifications reflect current needs and that the standards of assessment are consistent across the industry. In previous years we have been a sponsor of the river rescue workshops and we hope to continue with this involvement.

Unit Standards:
Demonstrate rafting skills on sheltered or slow-moving water	Unit 485
Demonstrate basic raft guiding skills on Grade II whitewater	Unit 21282
Plan and prepare for commercial river trips	Unit 26512
Apply knowledge of river rescue skills on Grade III or above whitewater rivers	Unit 26513
Apply raft guiding skills on Grade III river environments	Unit 26514
Apply raft guiding skills on Grade IV or above river environments	Unit 26515
Apply whitewater board guiding skills on Grade III or above whitewater rivers	Unit 26516
Coordinate and manage multiple craft trips as a senior guide on Grade III or above river environments	Unit 26517
Apply serious incident management skills as a senior raft guide on Grade III or above river environments	Unit 26518
Apply serious incident management skills as a whitewater craft senior guide on Grade III or above rivers	Unit 26519

Useful links:
Skills Active - Raft awards page	Raft assessor register
Guide Register

NEW ZEALAND RAFT GUIDE AND RIVER BOARDING GUIDE QUALIFICATIONS
Raft Guide – In addition all qualifications require a current first aid certificate as approved under Rule 81 of Maritime NZ

National Grade 2 – US 21282
National Grade 3 – US 12407, 26512, 26513, 26514
National Grade 4/5 – US 12407, 26512, 26513, 26515
National Senior Grade 3 – US 12407, 26512, 29513, 26517, 26518, 26514 and additional first aid US424
National Senior Grade 4/5 – US 12407, 26512, 29513, 26517, 26518, 26515 and additional first aid US424
River Boarding – In addition all qualifications require a current first aid certificate