FIELD SERVICE SECTOR
Review of Maritime qualification
National Certificate in Maritime (Commercial In-shore Vessel Deckhand) [Ref: 0525]
Competenz has completed the review of version 1 of the above qualification, which was registered in August 1998.
Date new version published August 2006
Planned review date December 2011
The review of the National Certificate in Maritime (Commercial In-shore Vessel Deckhand) was undertaken by Competenz, with Maritime Sector Advisory Group and other key stakeholders within the Maritime industry. The main reason for the review was to keep in line with the Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) Certificate of Competency in Certificated Deckhand. As a result generic skills and knowledge have been removed and the qualification more closely aligned with MNZ requirements.
Main changes resulting from the review
Titles, levels and credits of unit standards have been updated where necessary; eight unit standards have been removed and three unit standards have been added to the qualification; the elective section of the qualification has been removed; and the credit total for this qualification has decreased from 65 to 59 credits.
National Certificate in Maritime (Commercial In-shore Vessel Deckhand) [Ref:0525]
Changes to structure and content
· The elective section has been removed and all unit standards stated in the qualification are now compulsory
· Titles, levels and credits of unit standards have been updated
· Unit standards 58, 167, 4113, 4647, 9677, 12303, 12305 and 12311 have been removed
· Unit standards 6401, 19489 and 19492 have been added
· Unit standard 12308 has been replaced by unit standard 20029
· Credit total for this qualification has decreased from 65 credits to 59 credits
Transition
People currently working towards version 1 of this qualification may either complete the requirements for that version or transfer their results to this version 2. The last date for people to complete version 1 is 31 December 2009.
For the purpose of this qualification people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards.
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Credit for |
Exempt from |
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12308 |
20029 |
Competenz has endeavoured to ensure that no person has been disadvantaged by the review of this qualification. Anyone who thinks that they have been disadvantaged should, in the first instance, contact the ITO at the address below.
These transition arrangements will be published in Competenz newsletters to trainees/apprentices and employers and on the Competenz website.
Competenz
PO Box 62 561
PENROSE
Auckland
Telephone 0800 275 455
Facsimile 09 525 7737
Email qualifications@competenz.org.nz
Website http://www.competenz.org.nz/
Any person or organisation may contribute to the review of this qualification by sending feedback to the standard setting body at the above address.