FIELD                 SERVICE SECTOR

Review of Aviation qualifications

National Certificate in Aviation (Introductory) (Level 2) [Ref: 1105]

National Certificate in Aviation (Core Skills) (Level 3) [Ref: 1495]

National Certificate in Aviation (Flight Attendants) (Level 4) [Ref: 1193]

ServiceIQ has completed the mandatory review of the qualifications listed above.

Replacement qualifications

New Zealand Certificate in Tourism (with strands in Visitor Experience, Tourism and Travel, and Aviation) (Level 3) [Ref: 2199] – registered February 2014

New Zealand Certificate in Aviation (Flight Attendants) (Level 4) with an optional strand in Airline Specific Operational Flight Attending [Ref: 2881]

Date published                                                                                     June 2015

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

Summary of review and consultation process

The Aviation qualifications have been reviewed as part of the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ) process during 2014 to 2015.  The mandatory review involved extensive consultation with stakeholders working in and with the industry, most significantly Air New Zealand, the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and training providers.  Consultation included meetings to discuss the need to review the qualifications, and subsequent meetings considered the proposed content of the qualifications.

The Aviation Core Skills qualification had been addressed through the Tourism TRoQ and became a strand within the New Zealand Certificate in Tourism (with strands in Visitor Experience, Tourism and Travel, and Aviation) (Level 3) [Ref: 2199].

Industry and providers confirmed the on-going need for the Flight Attending qualification, however due to the poor take up of the National Certificate in Aviation (Introductory) (Level 2) [Ref: 1105] the decision was made not to pursue this as a New Zealand qualification.

The existing National qualifications have been replaced by New Zealand qualifications, as detailed below.

Main changes resulting from the review

National Certificate in Aviation (Introductory) (Level 2) [Ref: 1105]

Review category

D

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

National Certificate in Aviation (Core Skills) (Level 3) [Ref: 1495]

replaced by

New Zealand Certificate in Tourism (with strands in Visitor Experience, Tourism and Travel, and Aviation) (Level 3) [Ref: 2199]

Review category

C

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

National Certificate in Aviation (Flight Attendants) (Level 4) [Ref: 1193]

replaced by

New Zealand Certificate in Aviation (Flight Attendants) (Level 4) with an optional strand in Airline Specific Operational Flight Attending [Ref: 2881]

Review category

C

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Transition

As these qualifications are different in design and content to the replaced National qualifications, it is the industry and SSB's preference and recommendation for trainees to enter into programmes leading to the new qualifications.

Students/trainees currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification Ref: 1495 may either complete the requirements by 31 December 2018 or transfer to the new qualification.

The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification Ref: 1495 is 31 December 2017.  The last date of assessment of the said replaced qualification is 31 December 2018 at which time it will be designated as discontinued.

Students/trainees currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification Ref: 1193 may either complete the requirements by 31 December 2020 or transfer to the new qualification.

The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification Ref: 1193 is 31 December 2018.  The last date of assessment of the said replaced qualification is 31 December 2020 at which time it will be designated as discontinued.

It is the intention of ServiceIQ that no existing trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements.  Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to:

ServiceIQ

PO Box 25522

Wellington 6146

Telephone              0800 863693

Fax                          04 8175399

Email                       qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz

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