FIELD PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION
Review of Concrete Construction qualification
National Certificate in Concrete Construction with strands in Sitework, Pre-cast Concrete, and Placing and Finishing [Ref: 0732]
The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the qualification listed above.
Replacement qualifications
National Certificate in Concrete Construction (Placing and Finishing) (Level 3) [Ref: 1633]
National Certificate in Precast Concrete (Level 3) with strands in Structural Precast, Prestressing, Precast Tank, and Traditional Tank [Ref: 1635]
National Certificate in Concrete Construction (Level 4) [Ref: 1634]
Date new versions published March 2011
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2015.
Summary of review and consultation process
This review took place as part of the scheduled review cycle for the National Certificate in Concrete Construction with strands in Sitework, Pre-cast Concrete, and Placing and Finishing [Ref: 0732], and as part of the wider review of the entire suite of BCITO's concrete industry qualifications, which involved the transfer of all concrete-related unit standards and qualifications from the Construction Trades subfield to the Concrete subfield.
Consultation with representatives from the eight sectors of the concrete construction industry began in January 2008. This consultation involved industry working party meetings to identify skillsets relevant to each sector and to update existing qualifications and unit standards accordingly. The newly developed qualifications were signed off by the industry working party in June 2009.
Main changes resulting from the review
The qualification was designated as expiring and replaced with three newly developed qualifications listed in the Concrete Construction and Precast Concrete domains.
National Certificate in Concrete Construction with strands in Sitework, Pre-cast Concrete, and Placing and Finishing [Ref: 0732]
National Certificate in Concrete Construction (Placing and Finishing) (Level 3) [Ref: 1633]
National Certificate in Precast Concrete (Level 3) with strands in Structural Precast, Prestressing, Precast Tank, and Traditional Tank [Ref: 1635]
National Certificate in Concrete Construction (Level 4) [Ref: 1634]
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Review category |
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See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Transition
People currently working towards versions 4 or 5 of the replaced qualification may choose to complete those versions or transfer to one of the three replacement qualifications.
Candidates working towards versions 4 or 5 of the replaced qualification with the Sitework Strand are advised to complete that version or transfer to the National Certificate in Concrete Construction (Level 4) [Ref: 1634].
Candidates working towards versions 4 or 5 of the replaced qualification with the Pre-cast Concrete Strand are advised to complete that version or transfer to the National Certificate in Precast Concrete (Level 3) with strands in Structural Precast, Prestressing, Precast Tank, and Traditional Tank [Ref: 1635].
Candidates working towards versions 4 or 5 of the replaced qualification with the Placing and Finishing Strand are advised to complete that version or transfer to the National Certificate in Concrete Construction (Placing and Finishing) (Level 3) [Ref: 1633].
There are substantial differences between the replaced qualification and its replacement qualifications.
The final date for entry into programmes or courses leading to the award of version 5 of the replaced qualification is 30 April 2011.
The final date for assessments to take place for version 4 of the replaced qualification is December 2011. The final date for assessments to take place for version 5 of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2013.
Key to Qualification Review Categories
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Category A The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID |
Changes are made to SSB name, contact details or purpose statement |
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No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification | |
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No transition arrangements are required | |
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Category B The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID |
Changes are made to title, rules or components |
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The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that recognised by the previous version | |
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The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are comparable in terms of competence | |
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Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different credits for the new version | |
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Category C A new (replacement) qualification is published with new NQF ID |
Significant changes are made to the qualification in terms of components, structure, type or level |
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The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly different in terms of competence from those with the replaced qualification | |
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Transition arrangements are required | |
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Transition may be limited to phase-out dates | |
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Category D Qualification will expire. There is no replacement qualification |
Qualification is no longer required by industry |
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The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set |