FIELD ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Review of Gas Industry qualification
National Certificate in Gas Industry (Gas Engineering) with strands in Gas Network Operations, Gas Network Planning and Development, and Gas Utilisation [Ref: 0635]
The NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Inc) (MITO) has completed the review of the qualification listed above.
Date new version published November 2013
Summary of review and consultation process
MITO undertook an analysis of all of its qualifications to ensure that they continued to be achievable while the mandatory reviews of each industry sector were underway. During this analysis it was discovered that this qualification was unachievable due to a number of the standards having been designated as expired or expiring.
Discussions with industry confirmed that this qualification is not fit for purpose. It has never been used or awarded by industry or any training providers. As a result, it has been designated as expiring without replacement.
Main changes resulting from the review
The following qualification has been designated expiring without replacement. The last date to meet the requirements is 31 December 2014 at which time the qualification will be designated discontinued.
National Certificate in Gas Industry (Gas Engineering) with strands in Gas Network Operations, Gas Network Planning and Development, and Gas Utilisation [Ref: 0635]
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Review category |
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See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Transition
MITO is not aware of any previous or existing candidates and as a result this qualification has been designated as expiring. Anyone who believes they are disadvantaged by this review should contact:
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 |