FIELD ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Review of Electronic Engineering qualification
National Certificate in Electronic Engineering (Level 2) [Ref: 1092]
The ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the qualification listed above.
Summary of review and consultation process
The review was carried out in consultation with the electronics industry and involved broad industry representation. The industry decided that the qualification was no longer required.
Main changes resulting from the review
The qualification was designated expiring and will expire at the end of December 2012.
National Certificate in Electronic Engineering (Level 2) [Ref: 1092]
Review category |
D |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Candidates may either complete the requirements of the National Certificate in Electronic Engineering (Level 2) [Ref: 1092] before 31 December 2012 or transfer to the National Certificate in Electrical Engineering (Level 2) [Ref: 0174], which is part of the Electronic Engineering pathway and leads to the National Certificate in Electronic Engineering (Level 3) [Ref: 1093].
The expiring qualification shares the following unit standards in common with the National Certificate in Electronics Technology (Level 2) [Ref: 0240]: 18239, 18240, 18241, 18242, and 18243. Therefore, people who have been awarded the expiring qualification can use credits for these unit standards to meet the requirements of the National Certificate in Electronics Technology (Level 2) [Ref: 0240].
It is not intended that anyone is disadvantaged by this review. However, anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation at the address below.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
Freepost 5164
PO Box 24 469
Royal Oak
Auckland 1345
Telephone 09 525 2590
Email reviewcomments@etito.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 |