Change of Standard Setting Body (SSB) responsibility for Footwear and Leather Trades qualifications and unit standards (including revision of qualifications, and rollover and revision of unit standards, and change of AMAP)

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Change of Standard Setting Body (SSB) responsibility for Footwear and Leather Trades qualifications and unit standards (including revision of qualifications, and rollover and revision of unit standards, and change of AMAP)

· National Certificate in Footwear (Level 2) [Ref: 0224]

· National Certificate in Footwear (Level 3) with strands in Clicking, Closing, Bottom Stock, and Making and Lasting [Ref: 0225]

· National Certificate in Footwear (Level 4) with strands in Pattern Cutting, Clicking, Closing, Bottom Stock, and Making and Lasting [Ref: 0226]

Subfield	Domain	Id
Footwear and Leather Trades	Ancillary Footwear Trades and Machine Maintenance	10168-10171
	Footwear	3336-3352
	Leather - Bottom Stock, Making and Lasting	5024-5058, 8116-8120
	Leather - Cutting and Closing	3359-3379, 8108-8113, 8121-8124
	Leather - Design and Pattern Cutting	3353-3358, 8114, 8115

Responsibility for the unit standards and qualifications referred to above, which were registered in 1995 and 1996, has been transferred from the Leather Industry Training Organisation to the Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation.

Date new versions published November 2004

Rationale for the change

The Leather Industry Training Organisation relinquished registration as an Industry Training Organisation and requested that the Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation take over responsibility for the Footwear sector. The Tertiary Education Commission approved this request and added the Footwear sector to the Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation's gazetted coverage.

Revision and change of SSB responsibility for Footwear qualifications

The qualifications were amended to show the new ITO responsibility and published as new versions.

The review of these qualifications is planned to take place in June 2005.

National Certificatein Footwear (Level 2) [Ref: 0224]

Changes to structure and content

· The name of the standard setting body responsible for the qualification was changed to the Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation.

National Certificate in Footwear (Level 3) with strands in Clicking, Closing, Bottom Stock, and Making and Lasting [Ref: 0225]

Changes to structure and content

· The name of the standard setting body responsible for the qualification was changed to the Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation.

National Certificate in Footwear (Level 4) with strands in Pattern Cutting, Clicking, Closing, Bottom Stock, and Making and Lasting [Ref: 0226]

This qualification was also updated to take account of a review of First Line Management unit standards.

Changes to structure and content

· The name of the standard setting body responsible for the qualification was changed to the Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation.

· Unit standard 1984 removed from the compulsory section and replaced by unit standards 18336 and 18337.

· The credit value of the qualification increased from 184 credits to 189 credits.

Transition

This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. For the purposes of this qualification people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards.

Credit for	Exempt from
1984	18336 and 18337

All existing candidates may complete the earlier versions these qualifications or transfer their existing achievements to the current versions. The last date for award of previous versions is 31 December 2005. It is anticipated that no existing candidates are disadvantaged by these transition arrangements. However, candidates may appeal in the first instance to the Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation, which will consider any appeal on a case-by-case basis.

Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation

PO Box 13 210

CHRISTCHURCH

Telephone 03 377 8443

Email training@atito.org.nz

Rollover, revision, and change of SSB responsibility for Footwear and Leather Trades unit standards

New comments by date November 2005

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards December 2006

Main changes resulting from the revision

· The unit standards have been amended to show the new ITO responsibility.

· Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996replaced Dangerous Goods Act 1974 in special notes.

· Updating of references throughout special notes.

· Unit standard 8144 - the recommended prior unit standard in Special Note 2 changed from unit standard 2782 to unit standard 2780.

· Minor editorial amendments.

Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan

The unit standards referred to above have been moved from AMAP 0110 to AMAP 0030. AMAP 0110 has been designated as expired.

Impact on existing provider accreditations

The Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation has had its accreditation extended to include the Subfield Footwear and Leather Trades to level 5.