FIELD                 SERVICE SECTOR

Review of Aircraft Operation qualifications

New Zealand Diploma in Aviation (Aeroplane and Helicopter) (with strands in Agriculture, and General Aviation) (Level 5) [Ref: 1706]

New Zealand Diploma in Aviation (Aeroplane and Helicopter) (with strands in Airline Preparation, and Flight Instruction) (Level 6) [Ref: 1707]

ServiceIQ has completed the review of the qualifications listed above.

Replacement qualifications

New Zealand Diploma in Aviation (General Aviation) (Level 5) with strands in Aeroplane, and Helicopter [Ref: 3688]

New Zealand Diploma in Aviation (Level 6) with strands in Aeroplane Flight Instruction, Aeroplane Airline Preparation, Helicopter Flight Instruction, and Helicopter Airline Preparation [Ref: 3689]

Date new versions published                                                          April 2017

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2022.

Summary of review and consultation process

The Aviation qualifications have been reviewed as part of their five-year cycle.  The review involved extensive consultation with stakeholders working in and with the industry, most significantly the Aviation New Zealand Training and Development Division, and the Civil Aviation Authority.  Consultation included meetings to discuss the need to review the qualifications, and subsequent meetings considered the proposed content of the qualifications.

As a result of structural changes to clarify strands and graduate outcomes, it was deemed necessary to register new (replacement) qualifications with new NZQF IDs.

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

Main changes resulting from the review

New Zealand Diploma in Aviation (Aeroplane and Helicopter) (with strands in Agriculture, and General Aviation) (Level 5) [Ref: 1706]

replaced by

New Zealand Diploma in Aviation (General Aviation) (Level 5) with strands in Aeroplane, and Helicopter [Ref: 3688]

Review category

C

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

New Zealand Diploma in Aviation (Aeroplane and Helicopter) (with strands in Airline Preparation, and Flight Instruction) (Level 6) [Ref: 1707]

replaced by

New Zealand Diploma in Aviation (Level 6) with strands in Aeroplane Flight Instruction, Aeroplane Airline Preparation, Helicopter Flight Instruction, and Helicopter Airline Preparation) [Ref: 3689]

Review category

C

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Transition

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

People currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualifications may either complete the requirements by 31 December 2021 or transfer to one of the new qualifications.

The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2019.

The last date for assessments to take place for the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2021 at which time they 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 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