The NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the qualifications listed above.
New Zealand Certificate in Port Operations (Level 3) with strands in Port Administration, Cargo Handling and Heavy Machine Operation [Ref: 2814]
New Zealand Diploma in Port Operations (Level 5) with strands in Vessel Planning and Yard Planning [Ref: 2815]
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2019.
The review occurred as a result of the mandatory review of Stevedoring and Ports Industry qualifications, part of the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ). The mandatory review involved extensive consultation with industry stakeholders. Consultation included working group meetings to determine the need to review the qualifications and to consider the proposed content of the replacement qualifications.
Industry confirmed the ongoing need for port operations qualifications that recognise graduate capabilities and provide an education pathway for trainees. Industry confirmed that the existing pilot launch operations, tug operations, and pilot operations are not required and do not need to be replaced.
The pilot launch operations, tug operations, and pilot operations national qualifications will expire and not be replaced.
Stevedoring and Ports industry national qualifications have been replaced by New Zealand qualifications, as detailed below.
Review category | D | See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Review category | C | See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
National Certificate in Stevedoring and Ports Industry (Cargo Operations) [Ref: 1011]
replaced by
Review category | C | See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
National Certificate in Stevedoring and Ports Industry (Cargo Handling) [Ref: 1451] National Certificate in Stevedoring and Ports Industry (Cargo Handling) [Ref: 1010] National Certificate in Stevedoring and Ports Industry (Log Handling and Ship Loading) [Ref: 0934]
replaced by
The last date to meet the requirements for the expiring qualification Ref: 1011 is 31 December 2015, at which time it will be designated as discontinued.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the expiring qualifications, Refs: 0517, 0518, 0520, 0934, 1011, and 1451 is 31 December 2016. The last date to meet the
requirements of expiring qualifications, Refs: 0517, 0518, 0520, 0934, 1011, and 1451 is 31 December 2018, at which time they will be designated as discontinued.
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 |
No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification | |
No transition arrangements are required | |
Category B The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID | Changes are made to title, rules or components |
The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that recognised by the previous version | |
The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are comparable in terms of competence | |
Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different credits for the new version | |
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 |
The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly different in terms of competence from those with the replaced qualification | |
Transition arrangements are required | |
Transition may be limited to phase-out dates | |
Category D Qualification will expire. There is no replacement qualification | Qualification is no longer required by industry |
The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set |