The Infrastructure ITO, operating as Connexis, has completed the review of the qualification listed above.
The review of the above qualification formed part of the wider Infrastructure Works Targeted Review of Qualifications which was triggered in April 2012, and completed in August 2015. The Infrastructure ITO started with the wider industry consultation process where all stakeholders were invited to participate in the review. From this consultation, a Governance Group and two Working Groups were formed to carry out the qualification and unit standards reviews for Infrastructure Asset Management.
The Working Group for Infrastructure Asset Management reviewed the National Diploma in Infrastructure Asset Management (Level 6) [Ref: 0761]. The review process confirmed the current diploma for the infrastructure works industry was only partly meeting the needs of industry. There was still a need to provide clear career pathway from entry to management level and from one part of the industry to another. Industry identified the need for a diploma that will meet the needs of the infrastructure works industry for asset management.
Changes to structure and content
Title of the qualification changed from the National Diploma to the New Zealand Diploma in Infrastructure Asset Management
Qualification credit total decreased from 151 to 140
All the Graduate Profile Outcomes have been revised
The 5th edition of the International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM) (2015) is included in the General conditions
The application of the ISO55000 is included in the General conditions
replaced by
Review category | C | See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 31 December 2016.
The last date for assessment against the replaced qualification is 31 December 2018, at which time it will be discontinued.
People currently enrolled in the replaced qualification may choose to complete that qualification by 31 December 2018 or transfer their results to the New Zealand Diploma in Infrastructure Asset Management (Level 6) [Ref: 3180].
It is the intention of the Infrastructure ITO that no existing trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements. Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the qualification developer – Infrastructure ITO at the address below.
Infrastructure ITO (Connexis) PO Box 2759
Wellington 6140
Telephone 0800 486 626
Email qualifications@connexis.org.nz Website http://connexis.org.nz/
Category A The qualification is published as a new version with the same NZQF 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 NZQF 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 NZQF 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 |