Review of Printing qualifications

FIELD MANUFACTURING

Review of Printing qualifications

National Certificate in Printing (Production Support) (Level 2) with strands in Carton Cut and Crease, Finishing (Carton); Sheet-fed Offset; Reel-fed Printing; Screen Printing; and Dry Offset [Ref: 0593]

National Certificate in Printing (Production Support: Cut and Crease Printed Substrates) (Level 3) [Ref: 0614]

The Communications and Media Industry Training Organisation (CMITO) has completed the review of the qualifications listed above.

Date new versions published October 2009

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

Summary of review and consultation process

These qualifications were reviewed following a review of standards in the Printing Production domain.

A group of industry representatives responsible for undertaking workplace assessments and ensuring that these assessments meet the CMITO's requirements met in 2008 to consider the assessment methods and other aspects of the training programmes. This group reviewed the suitability of these qualifications, which are used across the range of the CMITO's training programmes.

The group decided that the existing qualifications generally met the industry's requirements but some changes were needed to ensure continuing suitability for the requirements of these training programmes.

Main changes resulting from the review

National Certificate in Printing (Production Support) (Level 2) with strands in Carton Cut and Crease; Finishing (Carton); Sheet-fed Offset; Reel-fed Printing; Screen Printing; and Dry Offset [Ref: 0593]

National Certificate in Printing (Production Support) (Level 2) with strands in Sheet-fed Offset, Reel-fed Printing, Screen Printing, and Dry Offset [Ref: 0593]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Changes to structure and content

· The Carton Cut and Crease and Finishing (Carton) strands were removed from the qualification.

· Standard 341 was removed from the Core Compulsory section and the Core Elective section was also removed from the qualification.

· Elective sections were added to the Sheet-fed Offset and Dry Offset strands, and a balance section was added to the Reel-fed Printing Strand.

· The credit total for the qualification was changed from 59-69 to 40-42.

· The title of standard 340 was updated.

Transition

Following registration, all new trainees will be enrolled in training programmes leading to version 11 of this qualification. People currently enrolled in training programmes leading to versions 8, 9, or 10 may either complete those versions, or transfer to version 11 under the guidance of the Communications and Media Industry Training Organisation (CMITO).

The last date for assessments to take place for versions 8 or 9 is December 2009 and the last date for assessments to take place for version 10 is December 2014.

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 expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement or substitute standards - see table below.

Credit for	Exempt from
351	20424
2254	20667
3675	23445
3676	18244
5127	21328
10911	18247
12371	23408
16508	20424
16510	20667

National Certificate in Printing (Production Support: Cut and Crease Printed Substrates) (Level 3) [Ref: 0614]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Changes to structure and content

· The titles of standards 340, 341, and 20058 were updated.

Transition

Following registration, all new trainees will be enrolled in training programmes leading to version 5 of this qualification. People currently enrolled in training programmes leading to versions 3 or 4 may either complete those versions, or transfer to version 5 under the guidance of the Communications and Media Industry Training Organisation (CMITO).

The last date for assessments to take place for version 3 is December 2012 and the last date for assessments to take place for version 4 is December 2014.

Credit for	Exempt from
351	20424
3675	23445
16508	20424

It is anticipated that no existing trainees are disadvantaged by this review. Any person who feels disadvantaged by these provisions is invited to contact the CMITO at the address below.

Communications and Media Industry Training Organisation

PO Box 31131

Lower Hutt 5040

Telephone 04 569 2804

Email mailto:info@paitc.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