FIELD ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Revision of Civil Construction Works qualification
National Certificate in Civil Construction Works (Infrastructure Pipelaying) with an optional strand in Gas Distribution Pipelaying [Ref: 1282]
InfraTrain New Zealand has revised the qualification listed above.
Date new version published September 2010
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2014.
Reason for the revision
A review of unit standards in the Gas Network Construction domain impacted on this qualification. Two unit standards that relate to jointing polyethylene pipe were reviewed to cover all of the industries that use polyethylene pipe. At review, the unit standards' classification was updated and a recommended for entry unit standard was added to both of these unit standards.
The qualification was updated to include the current versions of these unit standards and to allow people to use the recommended for entry standard to meet the qualification requirements.
Main changes resulting from the revision
Unit standards 10980 and 10987 were updated and their recommended for entry unit standard 25610 was added to Core Elective 2.
The classification in the title of the qualification was changed because the Civil Construction Works domain was designated expiring in July 2010. The qualification was registered in the Infrastructure Works subfield.
National Certificate in Civil Construction Works (Infrastructure Pipelaying) with an optional strand in Gas Distribution Pipelaying [Ref: 1282]
National Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Infrastructure Pipelaying) with an optional strand in Gas Distribution Pipelaying [Ref: 1282]
Changes to structure and content
· The classification in the title of the qualification was changed.
· Standard 25610 was added to Core Elective 2.
· The classification, title, level, and credit value of standard 10980 were updated.
· The classification, title, and credit value of standard 10987 were updated.
Transition
People currently enrolled in programmes or courses leading to the award of version 1 of this qualification may either complete the requirements for that version by 31 December 2012 or transfer their results to version 3. The last date for entry to training programmes or courses leading to the award of version 1 is 31 December 2010.
People currently enrolled in programmes or courses leading to the award of version 2 of this qualification may choose to complete that version. However, people who choose standards 10980 or 10987 in Core Elective 2 are advised to transfer to version 3 if they want to use credit for standard 25610 (the recommended for entry standard for standards 10980 and 10987) to meet the qualification requirements.
InfraTrain New Zealand and the civil infrastructure sector will continue to recognise version 2 of the qualification.
New trainees will be enrolled in programmes or courses leading to the award of version 3 of the qualification.
This qualification contains standards that replace or are used as 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 |
|
10977, 19548 |
23086 |
|
19206 |
23285 |
|
23287 |
25445 |
It is the intention of InfraTrain New Zealand that these transition arrangements are fair, and do not disadvantage any existing candidate. Anyone who thinks that they have been disadvantaged by the transition process should, in the first instance, contact InfraTrain New Zealand at the address below.
InfraTrain New Zealand
PO Box 2759
Wellington 6140
Telephone 0800 486 626
Email askus@infratrain.co.nz
Website www.infratrain.co.nz