FIELD                  Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Review of Seafood qualification

New Zealand Certificate in Commercial Fishing (Level 3) [Ref: 3133]

The Primary ITO has completed the review of the qualification listed above.

Date new version published August 2018

The next qualification review is planned to take place in December 2022.

Summary of review and consultation process

The Primary ITO is working to ensure the commercial fishing qualifications meet the needs of industry. This review process has identified that the current qualification does not allow for workplace variations and contexts. The addition of strands provides optional training extension opportunities, according to workplace specialisation.

Industry specialists provided content to inform the review, which was verified by extensive consultation with industry stakeholders.

Main changes resulting from the review

· Strands for Shellfish, Wet Fish, Frozen Fish were added to the qualification.

New Zealand Certificate in Commercial Fishing (Level 3) [Ref: 3133-2]

Replaced by

New Zealand Certificate in Commercial Fishing (Level 3) with strands in Shellfish, Wet Fish, Frozen Fish [Ref: 3133-3]

Review category

B

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

Transition

The last date for assessment of versions 1 and 2 of this qualification is 31 December 2018.

There are no implications for transition as there are no providers offering programmes against this qualification.

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