FIELD PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION
Review of Drainlaying qualification
National Certificate in Drainlaying [Ref: 0077]
The Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying Industry Training Organisation Limited has completed the review of the qualification listed above.
New Qualification
National Certificate in Drainlaying (Design, Management and Supervision) (Level 5) [Ref: 1831]
Date new version published April 2012
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2012.
Summary of review and consultation process
This qualification was reviewed in order to ensure alignment with the competencies of a licensed drainlayer as reviewed through industry consultation.
Feedback indicated that some competencies in the reviewed qualification undertaken by apprentices should be included in a new Level 5 qualification which has been developed in parallel with the review of National Certificate in Drainlaying (Level 4) [Ref: 0077].
Ten organisations with consent to assess met with industry moderators and two affected standard setting bodies (SSBs) to comment on proposed changes to the qualification. Endorsement of the reviewed qualification was provided by the affected SSBs. An onsite feedback session was held with Canterbury assessors. Industry practitioners from large commercial firms to sole traders involved in domestic drainlaying work and the SSB's technical moderators provided detailed review and advice.
The draft version of the qualification was endorsed by the National Industry Advisory Group (Drainlaying), Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board and NZ Master Plumbers Association, in February 2011.
This qualification can now lead to the National Certificate in Drainlaying (Design, Management and Supervision) (Level 5) [Ref: 1831], which has been registered this month.
Main changes resulting from the review
Some unit standards were replaced and/or removed; unit standard titles, levels, and credits were updated to reflect changes made after they were reviewed; new unit standards were added to the qualification; and the title was changed.
National Certificate in Drainlaying [Ref: 0077]
National Certificate in Drainlaying (Installation) (Level 4) [Ref: 0077]
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Review category |
B |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Changes to structure and content
· Title of the qualification was changed to include the level and a descriptor (Installation) in order to better reflect the graduate profile of drainlayers.
· Expiring Core Health unit standards 6400, 6401, and 6402 were replaced by unit standards 26551 and 26552; safety unit standard 18426 was substituted by unit standard 17599 to require learners to demonstrate capabilities in confined space entry rather than just demonstrate knowledge; expiring unit standard 1101 was replaced by unit standard 27336 to replace reference to obsolete installation technology with knowledge of current technology; expiring unit standard 1107, and unit standard 21946, were removed from the qualification.
· Five new unit standards (27332-27336) were added to the qualification, two of which (27332 and 27334) are required for eligibility for licensing as a drainlayer.
· Unit standard 25425 was added to the qualification to assess numeracy skills required by industry.
Transition
People working towards version 6 of this qualification may either complete the requirements of that version by 31 March 2015, or transfer their results to version 7.
The last date for entry to programmes or courses for version 6 is 31 December 2012.
This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for their expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards - see table below:
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Credit for |
Exempt from |
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1110, 1111 |
23846 |
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1101 |
27336 |
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6400 |
26551, 26552 |
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6401 |
26552 |
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6402 |
26551 |
It is not intended that anyone is disadvantaged by this review, and the above arrangements have been designed for a smooth transition. However, anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying Industry Training Organisation at the address given below:
Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying ITO Ltd
PO Box 9951
Wellington 6141
Telephone 04 472 2099
Email info@ito.co.nz
Website http://www.ito.co.nz/
Key to Qualification Review Categories
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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 |
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No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification | |
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No transition arrangements are required | |
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Category B The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID |
Changes are made to title, rules or components |
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The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that recognised by the previous version | |
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The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are comparable in terms of competence | |
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Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different credits for the new version | |
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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 |
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The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly different in terms of competence from those with the replaced qualification | |
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Transition arrangements are required | |
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Transition may be limited to phase-out dates | |
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Category D Qualification will expire. There is no replacement qualification |
Qualification is no longer required by industry |
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The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set |