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Review of Glass and Glazing qualification

 

National Certificate in Glass and Glazing (Introduction) (Level 2) [Ref: 0997]

 

The Joinery Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the qualification listed above.

 

Date new version published                                                             December 2008

 

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

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

An Advisory Group meeting with industry and provider stakeholders was convened on 20 May 2008 to discuss changes to the General Glass and Glazing unit standards and the qualification that had arisen from feedback following the assessment and moderation processes.  This meeting suggested some changes to the unit standards which impacted on the qualification.  The amended qualification was endorsed by stakeholders in

June 2008.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

The qualification has been updated to continue to meet the needs of the glazing industry.  As a result, the credit range table has been updated as the credits required for the qualification has increased.

 

National Certificate in Glass and Glazing (Introduction) (Level 2) [Ref: 0997]

 

Review category

B

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

Changes to structure and content

·      Credit total has increased from 44 to 45.

·      Standards 19613-19615 have been replaced by standard 25397.

·      Standard titles and credits have been updated following review.

 

Transition

 

People currently working towards version 1 of this qualification may either complete the requirements of that version or transfer their results to this version of the qualification.  Candidates working towards version 1 of this qualification and who have not gained credit for standards 19613, 19614, and 19615 by December 2009 must transfer to version 2.  The final date for assessments to take place for version 1 is December 2010.

 

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

19613, 19614, 19615

25397

 

Any candidate who feels that they have been disadvantaged by these transition arrangements should contact the Joinery Industry Training Organisation at the address given below.

 

Joinery Industry Training Organisation

PO Box 11435

Manners Street

Wellington 6142

 

Telephone       04 385 8814

Email                info@jito.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