FIELD                        ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

 

Revision of Gas Industry qualifications

 

National Certificate in Gas Industry (Gas Distribution) (Level 2) [Ref: 1020]

National Certificate in Gas Network Construction (Level 3) with strands in Polyethylene Pipelaying and Steel Pipelaying [Ref: 1022]

National Certificate in Gas Network Operations (Gas Pressure Control) (Level 3) [Ref: 1021]

National Certificate in Gas Network Operations (Leakage Control) (Level 3) [Ref: 0400]

National Certificate in Gas Network Operations (Operations and Maintenance) (Level 3) [Ref: 0885]

 

The NZ Extractive Industries Training Organisation has revised the qualifications listed above that were registered in June 2003.

 

Date new versions published                        May 2005

 

The review of these qualifications is planned to take place in 2007.

 

Reason for the revision

 

These qualifications required maintenance following InfraTrain New Zealand Limited's review of unit standards in the Temporary Traffic Control domain.  Changes that InfraTrain made to the unit standards impacted on the above EXITO qualifications.  This maintenance process presented EXITO with the opportunity to revise the qualifications to ensure their continued fitness for purpose.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision

 

National Certificate in Gas Industry (Gas Distribution) (Level 2) [Ref: 1020]

 

Changes to structure and content

·        Unit standard 5627 replaced with 20877 and 20878 in the compulsory list.

·        Total credits required decreased from 45 to 44.

·        Temporary Traffic Control domain name updated to Temporary Traffic Management.

 

People currently working towards version 1 or 2 of this qualification may either complete the requirements for that version or transfer existing credits to version 3.

 

For the purposes of this qualification people who have gained credit for the replaced standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards.

 

Credit for

Exempt from

5627

20877 and 20878

 

National Certificate in Gas Network Construction (Level 3) with strands in Polyethylene Pipelaying and Steel Pipelaying [Ref: 1022]

 

Changes to structure and content

·        Title of unit standard 5628 updated.

·        Temporary Traffic Control domain name updated to Temporary Traffic Management.

 

There are no transition implications.  People working toward version 1 or 2 of this qualification may either complete the requirements for that version or transfer existing credits to version 3 of the qualification.

 

National Certificate in Gas Network Operations (Gas Pressure Control) (Level 3) [Ref: 1021]

 

Changes to structure and content

·        Title of unit standard 5628 updated.

·        Temporary Traffic Control domain name updated to Temporary Traffic Management.

 

There are no transition implications.  People working toward version 1 or 2 of this qualification may either complete the requirements for that version or transfer existing credits to version 3 of the qualification.

 

National Certificate in Gas Network Operations (Operations and Maintenance) (Level 3) [Ref: 0885]

 

Changes to structure and content

·        Unit standard 5628 added to Elective List B.

 

There are no transition implications.  People working toward version 2 or 3 of this qualification may either complete the requirements for that version or transfer existing credits to version 4 of the qualification.

 

National Certificate in Gas Network Operations (Leakage Control) (Level 3) [Ref: 0400]

 

Changes to structure and content

·        Unit standard 5629 replaced with 5628 in the optional section.

·        Title of unit standard 5628 updated.

·        Temporary Traffic Control domain name updated to Temporary Traffic Management.

 

There are no transition implications.  People working toward version 2 or 3 of this qualification may either complete the requirements for that version or transfer existing credits to version 4 of the qualification.

 

Transition

 

Anyone who feels disadvantaged by these transition arrangements should contact:

 

NZ Extractive Industry Training Organisation

PO Box 2623

CHRISTCHURCH

 

Telephone                        03 964 4703

Email                        des@exito.org.nz