AMAP for Infrastructure Industries [Ref: 0101]

 

Review of InfraTrain New Zealand Limited AMAP

 

InfraTrain New Zealand Limited has completed the review of the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) above.

 

Date new version published                                                             November 2007

 

The next AMAP review is planned to take place during 2012.

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The InfraTrain AMAP has been reviewed to remove from the Moderation Information section detail relating to internal moderation as this has created confusion for some accredited organisations.  The Moderation System has been amended to provide flexibility in the application of post-assessment moderation and reflect planned activity and actual practice.

 

Compliance with new requirements

 

Accreditation requirements will apply to all applications received after December 2007.

 

Moderation requirements will be introduced during the 2008 academic year and will be in full effect by July 2008.

 

Accredited organisations will be audited for compliance with AMAP requirements from July 2008.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

ACCREDITATION INFORMATION (AI)

 

Industry or sector-specific requirements for accreditation

·         Criterion 4 - inserted a new requirement for students who have English as their second language to be at a level where they can adequately cope with the programme.

 

A statement has been included to cover the process of non-compliance with accreditation requirements.

 

MODERATION INFORMATION (MI)

 

Moderation System

·         All references to internal moderation have been removed.

·         The moderation process and components have been updated to allow a degree of flexibility in the application of quality assurance measures and reflect the level of activity by accredited organisations.

·         A percentage of active accredited organisations will receive a moderation review visit annually.

·         Recognition of new and existing moderation groups as being an integral part of the external moderation process.

 

Reporting

·         Establishment of National Moderation Panel, convened by the Quality Assurance Manager, which will meet annually to review moderation processes.

 

Funding

·         Fees for on-going non-compliance have been introduced, and will be used to fund the management of non-compliance with the national external moderation.

 

Appeals

·         An outline of the appeals process has been included.