FIELD                 MANUFACTURING

 

Revision of Wood Fibre Manufacturing qualification

 

National Certificate in Wood Fibre Manufacturing (Pulp and Paper) (Level 3) with strands in Mechanical Pulping, Pulp and Paper Dry End, and Pulp and Paper Wet End [Ref: 1572]

 

Competenz has revised the qualifications listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          September 2013

 

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2015.

 

Reason for the revision

 

This qualification was revised after feedback from industry advising of an amendment required to make the qualification achievable for a wider audience within the industry.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision

 

Unit standard 17865 has been added to the Pulp and Paper Dry End strand of the qualification.

 

National Certificate in Wood Fibre Manufacturing (Pulp and Paper) (Level 3) with strands in Mechanical Pulping, Pulp and Paper Dry End, and Pulp and Paper Wet End [Ref: 1572]

 

Changes to structure and content

·      Elective 1 of the Pulp and Paper Dry End strand has been amended to add unit standard 17865.

 

Transition

 

Candidates enrolled in version 1 of this qualification can choose to complete that version or transfer to the new version.  All new candidates will be enrolled into version 2 of this qualification.

 

The last date for assessment against version 1 of this qualification is December 2015.

 

Any candidate who thinks they have been disadvantaged by these arrangements should, in the first instance, contact Competenz (contact details below).

 

Competenz

PO Box 9005

Newmarket

Auckland 1149

 

Telephone         09 539 9859

Email                 qualifications@competenz.org.nz