FIELD MANUFACTURING
Revision of Manufacturing qualification
National Certificate in Manufacturing (Core Skills) (Level 2) [Ref: 1581]
Competenz has revised the qualification above.
Date new version published March 2011
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2015.
Reason for the revision
The revision was prompted by an industry request for the Food and Related Products Processing and Pharmaceutical and Allied Products subfields to be added to Elective A. Also, optional standard 8489 and the Core Health domain had been reviewed and designated expiring.
Main changes resulting from the revision
The qualification was revised to include the Food and Related Products Processing and Pharmaceutical and Allied Products subfields and replace the expiring Core Health domain and standard 8489.
National Certificate in Manufacturing (Core Skills) (Level 2) [Ref: 1581]
Changes to structure and content
· The Food and Related Product Processing and Pharmaceutical and Allied Products subfields where added to Elective A
· The expiring Core Health domain was replaced by the First Aid domain
· Expiring standard 8489 was replaced by 26623 in the Optional standards section.
Transition
Candidates enrolled on programmes leading to version 1 may transfer to version 2 if they wish. The last date for assessment to take place for version 1 is December 2013.
This qualification contains a classification that replaced an earlier classification. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for standards in the expiring classification are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for standards in the new classification. See table below.
Standards from |
Are treated as Standards from |
Health > Health Studies > Core Health |
Health > Health Studies > First Aid |
It is not intended that anyone is disadvantaged by this revision, and the above arrangements have been designed for a smooth transition. However anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged may appeal to Competenz at the address below.
Competenz
PO Box 9005
Newmarket
Auckland 1149
Telephone 0800 526 1800
Email info@competenz.org.nz