FIELD                 MANUFACTURING

 

Change of Standard Setting Body (SSB) responsibility for Leather Manufacturing unit standards and qualificationsfrom Leather Industry Training Organisation to New Zealand Industry Training Organisation Leather Advisory Group

 

        Revision and change of SSB responsibility for Leather Manufacturing qualifications

        New AMAP for the New Zealand Industry Training Organisation Leather Advisory Group

        Rollover and change of SSB responsibility for Leather Manufacturing unit standards

        Planned review date

 

Revision and change of SSB responsibility for Leather Manufacturing qualifications

 

        National Certificate in Bovine Leather Manufacture with strands in Tanning, Retanning and Dyeing, and Finishing [Ref: 0317]

        National Certificate in Light Leather Manufacture with strands in Tanning, Retanning and Dyeing, and Finishing [Ref: 0318]

        National Certificate in Woolskin Manufacture with strands in Tanning, Retanning and Dyeing, and Finishing [Ref: 0319]

        National Certificate in Leather Manufacture Technology (Introductory) (Level 3) available with Merit [Ref: 0419]

        National Certificate in Leather Manufacture Technology (Advanced) (Level 4) available with Merit [Ref: 0420]

        National Certificate in Hide Processing (Level 2) [Ref: 0717]

 

Responsibility for the National Certificates referred to above, which were registered in May 1999, May 1997, January and November 2000 was transferred from the Leather Industry Training Organisation (LITO) to New Zealand Industry Training Organisation (NZITO) following the merger of the LITO and NZITO.

 

The NZITO has revised the qualifications to reflect the change of ITO responsibility and comply with NZQA formatting requirements.  The requirements of the qualifications remain the same.

 

New Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) for the NZITO Leather AdvisoryGroup

 

A new AMAP AMAP 0185 has been registered for the New Zealand Industry Training Organisation Leather Advisory Group.  The requirements of AMAP 0185 remain the same as those specified for the Leather Manufacturing industry in AMAP 0110.

 

AMAP 0110 covered both Leather Manufacturing and Footwear.  It has now been issued as version 3 to remove the Leather Manufacturing subfield unit standards.  AMAP 0110 is under review.  For further information regarding the Footwear unit standards please contact the Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation.

 

Rollover and change of SSB responsibility for Leather Manufacturing unit standards

 

Subfield	Domain	Id
Leather Manufacturing	Bovine Leather Manufacture	8219-8225
	Hide Processing	8011-8020
	Leather Manufacture	8249-8269
	Leather Manufacture Technology	8377-8408
	Light Leather Manufacture	8226-8236
	Woolskin Manufacture	8237-8248

 

Responsibility for the unit standards referred to above, which were registered in June, August and September 1996, and April 2000, has been transferred to NZITO.

 

The unit standards have been amended to show the new ITO responsibility and new AMAP reference, and published as new versions.  Unit standards that expire in December 2004 and December 2005 have been rolled over until December 2006.

 

Date new versions published                                                      October 2004

 

New comments by date                                                                December 2005

 

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards                December 2006

 

Planned review date

 

The review of these unit standards and qualifications is due to take place during 2005.

 

Any person or organisation may contribute to the review by sending feedback to the standard setting body.

 

New Zealand Industry Training Organisation Leather Advisory Group

PO Box 488

HAMILTON

 

Telephone        07 839 7370

Facsimile         07 839 7606

Email                office@nzito.co.nz