FIELD                 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

 

Review of Asset Management qualification

 

National Diploma in Infrastructure Asset Management (Level 6) [Ref: 0761]

 

InfraTrain New Zealand has completed the review of the qualification listed above.

 

Date new version published                                                             January 2010

 

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2011.

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

Following sector feedback received in 2008, InfraTrain New Zealand has carried out a high level review of the National Diploma in Infrastructure Asset Management (Level 6) [Ref: 0761] to remove a significant barrier to candidate completions.  This resulted in the splitting the knowledge and skills covered by Unit 23593, Manage tendering, and form and manage a contract, for an infrastructure asset into two new standards 26155 and 26156.

 

The review included consultation with the National Asset Management Steering (NAMS) Group and Ingenium, an incorporated society that exists primarily to uphold and improve the status of engineering and management of public assets in New Zealand.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

Unit 25155, Form and manage a contract for an infrastructure asset is included in the compulsory section while Unit 25156, Manage tendering for an infrastructure asset is included in the elective section.

 

Credit values of the compulsory and elective sections have been adjusted to ensure the overall credits for the qualification remain the same.

 

National Diploma in Infrastructure Asset Management (Level 6) [Ref: 0761]

 

Review category

B

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

Changes to structure and content

·      Compulsory standard 23593 was replaced by 26155 in the compulsory section and 26156 in the elective selection.

·      The credit value of the compulsory section was decreased from 101 to 99.

·      The credit value of the elective section was increased from 8 to 10.

 

Transition

 

People currently working towards version 2 of this qualification may either complete the requirements of that version or transfer their results to this version of the qualification.  The last date for assessment of version 2 is 31 December 2011.

 

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.

 

Credit for

Exempt from

9674, 9675, 9676, 17497

21335

9674, 9675, 9676, 17498

21336

17303, 17304

23590

23593

26155, 26156

 

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