Newsletter: July 2017

As most of you will be aware, we are currently reviewing the way we recertify our practitioners.

Recertification is the way we ensure our practitioners are competent and fit to practise, and so sits at the heart of everything we do.

It affects every single practitioner who registers, or wants to register, in New Zealand.

Last week, we issued an invitation to join a national conversation about recertification. We strongly encourage you to:

• read the discussion document, and any supporting information you are interested in
• come along to one of our national forums or join one of the webinars
• make a submission via online survey by 30 September 2017.

Discussion document

The discussion document sets out our current thinking and breaks down the six potential areas for change the Council has identified.

It contains all the key information you will need to start to engage with the consultation process.

In addition, we have created a new section on our website which includes all the supplementary information you may need—background information, research and evidence we have relied upon in forming our current view, our literature review and presentations from our March symposium. Please have a look and feel free to ask us if anything is unclear: recertification@dcnz.org.nz.

Forums and webinars

We strongly encourage you to attend one of our forums or webinars—recertification is made up of many components and the discussion document contains a lot of information and ideas that warrant further discussion. Our Chair and Deputy Chair will be hosting the forums and will provide more insight into Council thinking so far and will also be available to answer your questions.

Please click on the links below to register your interest in attending.

Submission process

This is the first consultation we have undertaken using an online survey tool. We know from our engagement surveys that a lot of you prefer to submit information via online survey, and we hope it will make the process easier for you.

We have set up the survey so you can return to it at any time (until it closes on 30 September) and amend your answers.