Field: Engineering and Technology

Review of Infrastructure Site Supervision New Zealand qualification

Reviewed qualification

Ref	Version	Qualification Title	Credits
2617	2	New Zealand Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Single Site Supervision) (Level 4)	110

Review information

Qualification Developer	Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council
Reason for the review	Scheduled five-yearly review
Review date	November 2024
Outcome date	January 2025
Next review date	December 2029

Summary of development/review and consultation process

The qualification review was the scheduled five-yearly review.

Employers and industry representatives gave feedback on the critical skills required for infrastructure site supervision completing an online questionnaire in February and attending nationwide roadshows from March to May 2024. To communicate the key themes and recommendations from this feedback, an infrastructure site supervision skills consultation report was published in July 2024 and emailed to participants.

A technical advisory group with representatives from the infrastructure industry considered the recommendations of the report. Consultation documents with the main changes to the qualification based on the recommendations were published on the Waihanga Ara Rau Workforce Development Council website during October 2024. Feedback from this consultation was considered by the technical advisory group during online meetings and amendments were made where appropriate.

To ensure the new version was fit for purpose, attestations were provided by the main industry membership organisation, the main provider of the qualification, and industry stakeholders during November 2024.

Main changes resulting from the development/review process

New Zealand Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Single Site Supervision) (Level 4) [Ref: 2617]

- Single site was removed from the title of the qualification to enable a wider range of infrastructure industry personnel to achieve the qualification.

- Credit value of the qualification was reduced from 110 to 65 to focus on the critical skills required for infrastructure site supervision.

- Strategic purpose of the qualification was updated to strengthen the scope of practice, and to clarify the target group of learners as those who have already achieved a technical qualification in an area of specialisation.

- Graduate profile outcomes were amended to focus on the critical skills and knowledge required for infrastructure site supervision and to ensure they are fit for purpose.

- Education pathway was updated to include the most recent versions of qualifications.

- Evidence requirements for assuring consistency were updated to the current requirements.

- General conditions for programmes were updated to include the Waihanga Ara Rau Workforce Development Council programme endorsement requirements.

The scale of changes necessitated a new qualification was listed, and this qualification was replaced and will be discontinued.

Development/Review outcome

Ref:

Version

Qualification Title

Outcome category

New qualification ID/version

(as applicable)

2617

New Zealand Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Single Site Supervision) (Level 4)

New Zealand Certificate in Infrastructure Site Supervision (Level 4)

C-New replacement qualification

2617-3

To expire

5248-1

Qualification review outcome categories

Outcome	Result	Category
Minor changes to the qualification	Qualification version number and ID (Ref) remain the same. New review date is required.	A
Moderate changes to the qualification	New qualification version number. Ref/ID remains the same. New review date is required.	B
Significant changes to the qualification	New replacement qualification with a new Ref/ID The existing qualification will expire.	C
The qualification is no longer required by industry	The qualification will expire with no replacement.	D

Transition information

Ref:	Version	Qualification Title	Last date of entry*	Last date of assessment
2617	3	New Zealand Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Single Site Supervision) (Level 4)	31 December 2026	31 December 2028

*only required for outcome category C or D

Any additional information

It is the intention that no existing trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements. Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged should contact the qualification developer:

Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council

PO Box 445

Wellington 6140

Telephone: 04 909 0174

Website: http://www.waihangaararau.nz/

Email: Qualifications@waihangaararau.nz