Manufacturing Sector

Review of Materials Management qualification

National Certificate in Materials Management (Level 3) [Ref: 0712]

Competenz has reviewed the qualification shown above.

Reason for the review

• MITO led a review of the Distribution Sector under the Targeted Review of Qualifications process.
• This qualification was deemed no longer fit for purpose and was replaced in 2015 by the New Zealand Certificate in Distribution with optional strand in Mechanised Goods Handling (Level 3) [Ref: 2572].

Main changes resulting from the review

• The qualification below has been discontinued with immediate effect.

National Certificate in Materials Management (Level 3) [Ref: 0712]

Review category

D

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Transition

No transition arrangements required as there are no learners currently in programmes leading to these qualifications.

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