Review of Industrial Rope Access qualification

 

New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Rope Access (Level 4) [Ref: 2359]

 

The Skills Organisation has reviewed the qualification listed above.

 

Date new version published                                                                        May 2019

 

Planned review date                                                                                     June 2024

 

Reason for the review

 

This qualification was reviewed to meet mandatory review requirements.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Rope Access (Level 4) [Ref: 2359]                                 

 

Changes to structure and content

·            Qualification graduate outcomes and credits were reviewed.

·            Conditions relating to the qualification graduate outcomes were deleted.

 

Review category

B

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

Transition

 

·            There are no trainees enrolled in version 1 of the qualification.

·            The last date for assessment of version 1 is 31 December 2020.

 

It is not intended that any existing candidate be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements; however, anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged can appeal to:

 

The Skills Organisation

PO Box 24469

Royal Oak

Auckland 1345

 

Telephone       09 525 2590

Email               reviewcomments@skills.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