Review of Building, Construction, and Allied Trades Skills qualifications

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Review of Building, Construction, and Allied Trades Skills qualifications

National Certificate in Building, Construction, and Allied Trades Skills (Level 1) [Ref: 1367]

National Certificate in Building, Construction, and Allied Trades Skills (Level 2) [Ref: 1368]

The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) has completed the review of the qualifications listed above.

Date new versions published November 2009

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2014.

Summary of review and consultation process

This review was prompted by the review of standards in the Furniture Making domain, and by feedback from providers and industry representatives after the first year of using these qualifications. The results of consultation with the Built Environment Training Alliance (BETA) group of Industry Training Organisations and providers were compiled into a report which suggested changes to these qualifications. The report was endorsed by the BETA group in June 2009.

Main changes resulting from the review

Specific standards relating to English and/or Mathematics were removed from both qualifications. The option to choose standards from the English Written Language domain has been added to both qualifications. The Level 1 qualification also allows candidates to choose standards from the Mathematics subfield. Standards from the Furniture Making domain which were no longer considered appropriate were removed from both qualifications. New standards covering hardware and fastenings, and joints, were added to the Level 1 qualification, and a new standard covering the construction of a cupboard was added to both qualifications. Sixteen new standards from the Building, Construction, and Allied Trades Skills domain, which cover industry knowledge, were added as an elective set to the Level 2 qualification.

National Certificate in Building, Construction, and Allied Trades Skills (Level 1)

[Ref: 1367]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Changes to structure and content

· Standards 5235, 5236, 5241, 8492, 8812, 90053, 90149, 90151, and 90152 were removed from Elective 1, and requirements for Set 1 were amended. Set 1 now requires a minimum of 3 credits at Level 1 from the English Written Language domain.

· Sets 2, 3, and 4 of Elective 1 were consolidated into a new Set 2, which now requires a minimum of 7 credits at Level 1 from the Mathematics subfield.

· Set 8 of Elective 2 and all the standards within the set (standards 18915, 18916, 18917, and 18918) were removed from the qualification.

· Standards 25919, 25920, and 25921 were added to Set 6 of Elective 2.

· The sets in Elective 2 were renumbered to reflect the above changes.

National Certificate in Building, Construction, and Allied Trades Skills (Level 2)

[Ref: 1368]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Changes to structure and content

· Standards 2989, 8825, 9788, 12905, 20047, and 90376 were removed from the Elective section.

· Sets 1 and 2 were consolidated into a new Set 1, and the requirements for Set 1 were changed to a maximum of 1 standard at Level 2 from the English Written Language domain.

· A new Set 2 consisting of 16 standards from the Building, Construction, and Allied Trades Skills domain, which cover industry knowledge, was included.

· Standard 25921 was added to Set 3.

Transition

People currently working towards version 1 of either qualification may choose to complete that version or transfer their results to version 2. The last date for entry to programmes leading to the award of version 1 of both qualifications is December 2010. The last date for assessments to take place for version 1 of both qualifications is December 2011.

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 that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the SSB at the address below.

Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation

PO Box 2615

Wellington 6140

Telephone 04 381 6586

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