Review of Printing qualifications

FIELD MANUFACTURING

Review of Printing qualifications

National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Sheet-Fed: Letterpress) (Level 3) [Ref: 0040]

National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Sheet-Fed: Small Offset) (Level 3) [Ref: 0042]

National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Sheet-Fed: Offset) (Level 3) [Ref: 0043]

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

National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Reel-Fed) (Level 3) with strands in Offset, Letterpress, Flexographic, and Gravure [Ref: 0663]

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

Replacement qualification

National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Reel-Fed) (Level 3) [Ref: 1609]

Date new versions published December 2010

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2015.

Summary of review and consultation process

Consultation meetings were held between industry representatives from the Reel-fed and Sheet-fed printing sectors, and members of CMITO, to discuss the changes required to the qualifications.

As part of this review, the National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Sheet-Fed: Letterpress) (Level 3) [Ref: 0040] and the National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Sheet-Fed: Small Offset) (Level 3) [Ref: 0042] were designated expiring because are they are no longer required by industry.

The requirements of the National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Sheet-Fed: Offset) (Level 3) [Ref: 0043] were updated.

The National Certificate in Printing (Production Support) (Level 2) with strands in Sheet-fed Offset, Reel-fed Printing, Screen Printing, and Dry Offset [Ref: 0593] was updated as a result of the recent review of unit standards in the Printing - Reel-Fed and Printing Sheet-Fed domains; and two additional strands were added.

The National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Reel-Fed) (Level 3) with strands in Offset, Letterpress, Flexographic, and Gravure [Ref: 0663] was replaced by a new 'unstranded' qualification: National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Reel-Fed) (Level 3) [Ref: 1609].

Main changes resulting from the review

National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Sheet-Fed: Letterpress) (Level 3) [Ref: 0040]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Transition

The Communications and Media Industry Training Organisation is not aware of any candidates undertaking programmes leading to the award of this qualification, therefore the last date for assessment against the requirements of this qualification is 31 December 2010. If there are any candidates who are undertaking programmes leading to the award of this qualification, they should contact the ITO at the address below.

National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Sheet-Fed: Small Offset) (Level 3)

[Ref: 0042]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Transition

National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Sheet-Fed: Offset) (Level 3) [Ref: 0043]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Changes to structure and content

· Standards 3710 and 3711 were replaced by standard 26318, and standard 3713 was replaced by standard 26319.

· Standard 3643 was replaced by standard 26323.

· Standard 20424 was replaced by standard 26321.

· Standard 2281 was added.

· The credit total of the qualification increased from 117 to 147.

Transition

All new trainees will be enrolled in training programmes leading to the award of version 5 of the qualification. Versions 1, 2 and 3 are no longer achievable, and the last for assessment of those versions was December 2009. People working towards version 4 of this qualification may either complete the requirements for that version or transfer their results to version 5 of the qualification. The last date for assessment against the requirements of version 4 is 31 December 2015.

This qualification contains standards that replaced 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.

Credit for	Exempt from
3710, 3711	26318
3713	26319
3643	26323
20424	26321

National Certificate in Printing (Production Support) (Level 2) with strands in 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, Reef-fed Printing, Screen Printing, Dry Offset, Direct Mail Production, and Customer Service [Ref: 0593]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Changes to structure and content

· The Direct Mail Production and Customer Service strands were added to the qualification; and the title of the qualification was updated to reflect the addition of these strands.

· The credit total range for the qualification changed from 40-42 to 40-46.

· Standard 26321 replaced standard 20424 in the Compulsory section of the Sheet‑fed Offset Strand.

· The elective section of the Reel-fed Printing Strand was restructured. Set A and Set B were replaced by standards in the Reel-fed Printing Compulsory, and the balance was renamed as an elective.

· Standard 26311 in the Reel-fed Printing Compulsory replaced standard 2262 from Set A and standard 2263 from Set B.

· Standard 26314 in the Reel-fed Printing Compulsory replaced standard 16523 from Set A and standard 16524 from Set B.

· Standard 26315 in the Reel-fed Printing Compulsory replaced standard 20667.

· The title of unit standard 10920 was updated.

· The credit value of unit standard 16522 changed from 2 to 3.

Transition

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

Last date for assessment against the requirements of version 10 is 31 December 2014 and version 11 is 31 December 2015.

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	26321
2254	26315
2261	16513
2262	26311
2263	26311
5127, 5128	21328
12371	23408
16508	26321
16510	26315
16523	26314
16524	26314
20424	26321
20667	26315

National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Reel-Fed) (Level 3) with strands in Offset, Letterpress, Flexographic, and Gravure [Ref: 0663]

National Certificate in Printing (Printing - Reel-Fed) (Level 3) [Ref: 1609]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Differences between the new and replaced qualifications

· The replacement qualification consists of a Compulsory section and does not include strands.

· The Compulsory section of the replacement qualification includes standards 340, 341, 2281, 16512, 16513, 16522, 16526, and 20058 from the Compulsory section of the replaced qualification.

· The Compulsory section of the replacement qualification also includes the replacement standards for expiring standards 2258, 2259, 2262, 2263, 2272, 16514, 16515, 16516, 16517, and 20667, which were in the compulsory and elective sections of the replaced qualification. Exemptions are included in the replacement qualification for all of the replaced standards to provide portability of credit so that candidates that have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for their replacement standards in the replacement qualification.

Transition

All new trainees will be enrolled in programmes leading to the replacement qualification. People enrolled in programmes leading to the award of the replaced qualification may either complete that qualification, or transfer to the new qualification under the guidance of the CMITO.

The last date for assessment against the requirements of the replaced qualification is December 2014.

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
2258, 2259	26310
2262, 2263	26311
2272, 16514, 16515, 16516, 16517	26312
20667	26315

It is anticipated that no existing trainees are disadvantaged by any of the above transition arrangements. Any person who feels disadvantaged by these arrangements is invited to contact CMITO at the address below.

Communications and Media Industry Training Organisation

PO Box 31 131

Lower Hutt 5040

Key to Qualification Review Categories

Category A The qualification is published as a new version with the same NZQF 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 NZQF 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 NZQF 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