Review of Planning and Construction qualifications

FIELD PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION

Review of Planning and Construction qualifications

National Diploma in Construction Management (Level 6) [Ref: 0356]

National Diploma in Quantity Surveying (Level 6) [Ref: 0358]

The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation has reviewed the qualifications listed above.

Replacement qualification

New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Level 6) with strands in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying [Ref: 2420]

Date new versions published January 2015

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2020.

Summary of review and consultation process

The review occurred as a result of the mandatory review of construction qualifications, as part of the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ) – Allied Trades. The review involved extensive communications, consultation, meetings, working group activities and feedback from stakeholders.

Industry and other stakeholders confirmed the need for one qualification that contained strands in construction management and quantity surveying, to provide appropriate knowledge and skills for those working in these sectors of the building and construction industry.

The existing national qualifications have been replaced by a New Zealand qualification as detailed below.

Main changes resulting from the review

National Diploma in Construction Management (Level 6) [Ref: 0356]

National Diploma in Quantity Surveying (Level 6) [Ref: 0358]

replaced by

New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Level 6) with strands in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying [Ref: 2420]

Review category

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Transition

The replaced qualifications contain standards that have been replaced by new standards. People with credit for the new standards are exempt from the expiring standards – see table below.

Credit for	Exempt from
27150	10040
27151	10041
27152	10045
27153	9632
27154	10925
27155	9658
27156	9659
27157	9671
27158	9672

The last date for entry into the replaced national qualifications [Ref: 0356 and Ref: 0358] is 31 December 2015. The last date for completion of the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2017, at which time they will be designated as discontinued.

Existing candidates may either complete the replaced national qualifications or transfer to the New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Level 6) with strands in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying [Ref: 2420]. Any enrolled candidate unable to complete their national qualification by 31 December 2017 will be transferred to the New Zealand Diploma.

Key to Qualification Review Categories

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