FIELD                 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

 

Review of Electrical Engineering qualification

 

National Certificate in Electrical Engineering (Motor Rewinding and Repair) [Ref: 0412]

 

The ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation (ETITO) has completed the review of the qualification listed above.

 

Date new version published                                                             August 2008

 

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

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The qualification was issued following the review of the Electrical Machines standards as part of the scheduled review process for standards and was conducted by ETITO in conjunction with industry stakeholders.  The reviewed qualification reflects several years of training, assessment, and industry experience.  It also takes into account the anticipated future skill requirements of the industry.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

National Certificate in Electrical Engineering (Motor Rewinding and Repair) [Ref: 0412]

 

Review category

B

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

Changes to structure and content

·      standard 20962 replaced standard 15863

·      standard 24890 was substituted for standard 12299

·      title of standard 15865 was updated

·      credit total was changed from 126 to 133.

 

Transition

 

Candidates may choose to complete the requirements of version 2 or transfer to version 3.  The final date for the award of version 2 is December 2009.

 

This qualification contains standards that replace or are substitutes for earlier standards.  For the purposes of this qualification people who have gained credit for the following standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement or substitute standards.

 

Credit for	Exempt from
15863	20962
12299	24890

 

All new trainees will be enrolled in programmes leading to version 3 of the qualification.

 

It is not intended that anyone be disadvantaged by this review.  Anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged by these arrangements may appeal to the Electrotechnology Industry Training Organisation at the address below.

 

ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation (ETITO)

PO Box 24469

ROYAL OAK

Auckland 1345

 

Telephone              09 525 2590

Email                       reviewcomments@etito.co.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