FIELD Planning and Construction
Listing of New Zealand Concrete qualifications
New Zealand Certificate in Concrete (Specialist) (Level 4) with strands in Concrete Sawing and Drilling, and Prestressed Concrete [Ref: 4186]
New Zealand Certificate in Concrete Production (Level 4) with strands in Batching, Dispatching, and Concrete Testing, and an optional strand in Tensile Testing [Ref: 4187]
New Zealand Certificate in Concrete Construction (Commercial and Civil Infrastructure) (Level 4) with optional strands in Premanufactured Elements, and Post-tensioned Concrete [Ref: 4188]
New Zealand Certificate in Concrete Construction Skills (Level 3) with strands in Formwork, Reinforcing, Placing and Finishing, Specified Concrete Finishes, Concrete Product Manufacture, Precast Concrete Manufacture, and Concrete Sawing and Drilling [Ref: 4189]
National Certificate in Concrete Production [Ref: 0731]
National Certificate in Concrete Construction (Specialist) [Ref: 0744]
National Certificate in Concrete Core Skills [Ref: 1452]
National Certificate in Concrete Product Manufacture (Masonry Product) [Ref: 1530]
National Certificate in Concrete Construction (Sawing and Drilling) [Ref: 1613]
National Certificate in Concrete Construction (Placing and Finishing) [Ref: 1633]
National Certificate in Concrete Construction [Ref: 1634]
National Certificate in Precast Concrete [Ref: 1635]
National Certificate in Concrete Product Manufacture (Pipe) [Ref: 1656]
Date new and reviewed versions published March 2020
The New Zealand concrete qualifications have now been listed.
The National concrete qualifications have been reviewed to assign last dates of assessment.
The last date for assessment of the reviewed qualifications is 31 December 2021, at which time they will be discontinued.
Summary
The Concrete Sector National Certificates were reviewed as part of the Targeted Review of Qualifications. New Zealand Certificates have been developed to meet qualification needs of the Concrete Production, Concrete Construction, Concrete Product Manufacturing and Concrete Construction Specialists sectors.
The National Certificates have been republished to include replacement relationships with the New Zealand Certificates.
Main changes resulting from the review
· National Certificate in Concrete Production [Ref: 0731]
Replaced with:
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Review category |
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See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
· National Certificate in Concrete Construction (Specialist) [Ref: 0744]
· National Certificate in Concrete Construction (Sawing and Drilling) [Ref: 1613]
Replaced with:
New Zealand Certificate in Concrete (Specialist) (Level 4) with strands in Concrete Sawing and Drilling, and Prestressed Concrete [Ref: 4186]
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Review category |
C |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
· National Certificate in Concrete Core Skills [Ref: 1452]
· National Certificate in Concrete Product Manufacture (Masonry Product) [Ref: 1530]
· National Certificate in Concrete Construction (Placing and Finishing) [Ref: 1633]
· National Certificate in Precast Concrete [Ref: 1635]
· National Certificate in Concrete Product Manufacture (Pipe) [Ref: 1656]
Replaced with:
New Zealand Certificate in Concrete Construction Skills (Level 3) with strands in Formwork, Reinforcing, Placing and Finishing, Specified Concrete Finishes, Concrete Product Manufacture, Precast Concrete Manufacture, and Concrete Sawing and Drilling [Ref: 4189]
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Review category |
C |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
· National Certificate in Concrete Construction [Ref: 1634]
Replaced with:
New Zealand Certificate in Concrete Construction (Commercial and Civil Infrastructure) (Level 4) with optional strands in Premanufactured Elements, and Post-tensioned Concrete [Ref: 4188]
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Review category |
C |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Transition
The last date for entry into programmes leading to these qualifications is 31 December 2020.
The last date for assessment is 31 December 2021, when the qualifications will be discontinued.
It is not intended that anyone be disadvantaged by this review. However, anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged can appeal to BCITO at the contact details below:
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO)
PO Box 2615
Wellington 6140
Telephone 64 04 381 6430
Email national.office@bcito.org.nz
Website www.bcito.org.nz
Key to the Qualification Review Categories
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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 |
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No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification |
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No transition arrangements are required |
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Category B The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID |
Changes are made to title, rules or components |
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The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that recognised by the previous version |
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The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are comparable in terms of competence |
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Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different credits for the new version |
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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 |
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The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly different in terms of competence from those with the replaced qualification |
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Transition arrangements are required |
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Transition may be limited to phase-out dates |
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Category D Qualification will expire. There is no replacement qualification |
Qualification is no longer required by industry |
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The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set |