Review of Carpentry qualification

FIELD PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION

Review of Carpentry qualification

National Certificate in Carpentry (Level 4) [Ref: 0016]

The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the qualification listed above.

Date new version published April 2008

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2013.

Summary of review and consultation process

This qualification was reviewed as part of the scheduled review process for standards in the Carpentry and Carpentry Theory domains, and the National Certificate in Carpentry (Level 4) [Ref: 0016] qualification. Standards and the qualification were reviewed in tandem. Feedback was sought from industry representative groups in a series of forums, comprised of industry focus groups, BCITO internal working parties, and the Carpentry National Advisory Group.

The forums identified a need for the standards and qualification to become more relevant to carpenters working in the commercial sector, as many carpenters now do commercial as well as residential work. The review considered incorporating new standards and replacements for expiring standards, opening up the Elective B section to allow a wider choice of standards, and recognising the need for commercial construction activities to be included in the qualification.

The feedback was collated and drafts of the new standards and qualification were sent out for further discussion and endorsement. Final signoff on changes was made by the Carpentry National Advisory Group in June 2007.

Main changes resulting from the review

The review incorporates new standards, replacements for expiring standards, opens up the Elective B section to allow a wider choice of standards, and recognises the need for better integration of commercial construction activities in the qualification.

National Certificate in Carpentry (Level 4) [Ref: 0016]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Changes to structure and content

· Titles, levels, and credits of standards were updated to reflect the outcome of reviews.

· Standard 13046 has been moved from Elective B to the Compulsory section.

· Expiring standards 13001, 13003, 13007, 13011, 13012, 13013, 13014, 13018, 13021, 13022, 13025, 13027, 13030, 13044, 13048, 13054, 13055, 13061, 18729 and 18731 have been replaced.

· Standards 13035, 13067 and 4347 have been removed from the qualification.

· Three new standards 24362, 24363 and 24364 have been added to the Compulsory section.

· One new standard 24365 has been added to Elective A, giving a choice between three standards for this elective.

· The total number of standards required for Elective B has been reduced to 10, and it has been expanded to include two sets. A new Set 2 includes four steel framing standards 20889, 20890, 20892 and 20893, of which a maximum of two may be selected to meet the new Elective B requirement.

· Minimum credit total for the Compulsory section has increased from 223 to 236.

· Minimum credit total for Elective B has decreased from 59 to 50.

· Minimum credit total for the qualification has increased from 290 to 294.

Transition

People currently working towards version 7 or version 9 may choose to complete that version or transfer their results to version 10.

Final date for assessments to take place for version 7 is 31 December 2010. Final date for entry into version 9 is 1 May 2008, and final date for assessments to take place for version 9 is 31 December 2013.

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 - see table below.

Credit for	Exempt from
13003	24379
13007 and 13011	24380 and 24381
13011	24381
13012 and 20887	24382
13013 and 20888	24383
13014	24384
13021	24386
13030	24392
13044 and 13048	24396 and 24397
13048	24397
13061	24400
18729	24401
18731	24402

Appeals

All versions of this qualification, excluding version 6 and version 8 which were withdrawn, will be recognised by the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation. It is not intended that anyone is disadvantaged by this review, and the above arrangements have been designed for a smooth transition. However, anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation at the address below.

Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation

PO Box 2615

WELLINGTON

Telephone 04 381 6430

Email national.office@bcito.org.nz

Key to Qualification Review Categories

Category A The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID	Changes are made to SSB name, contact details or purpose statement
	No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification
	No transition arrangements are required
Category B The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID	Changes are made to title, rules or components
	The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that recognised by the previous version
	The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are comparable in terms of competence
	Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different credits for the new version
Category C A new (replacement) qualification is published with new NQF ID	Significant changes are made to the qualification in terms of components, structure, type or level
	The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly different in terms of competence from those with the replaced qualification
	Transition arrangements are required
	Transition may be limited to phase-out dates
Category D Qualification will expire. There is no replacement qualification	Qualification is no longer required by industry
	The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set