Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | New Zealand Certificate in Hot Dip Galvanizing (Level 3) with optional strand in Centrifuging | |
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Qualification Type | Certificate | |
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Level | 3 | |
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Credits | 45 - 55 | |
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
This qualification is for people entering the galvanizing industry and will also provide a credential for those already working in the galvanizing industry. Graduates will generally work under supervision.
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the galvanizing sector with trade assistant qualified people who can competently assist in all common tasks in the galvanizing process. Learners will benefit by having a qualification which recognises skills and knowledge in galvanizing that supports improved job performance and enhances employment opportunities. Organisations will benefit in efficiency by having staff with recognised skills and knowledge to competently assist in the galvanizing process. The additional skills and knowledge required for centrifuging is included as an optional strand to allow for those graduates that have access to centrifuging operations within their workplace. |
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Graduate profile |
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- Apply organisational health and safety, and environmental protections procedures in a galvanizing plant environment and participate in a work team to influence company work culture and efficiency. - Assist in all common preparation, pre-treatment, galvanizing, and post-treatment tasks associated with the galvanizing process. - Use lifting and moving machinery to move steel job components in a galvanizing plant. Graduates of the Centrifuging strand will also be able to: - Assist in centrifuging tasks associated with the galvanizing process. |
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Education pathways |
This qualification is the first step in the New Zealand galvanizing qualification pathway. There are no prerequisites for entry to this qualification.
Candidates may have achieved NCEA Level 2 with a Vocational Pathways Award in manufacturing and technology or construction and infrastructure. This qualification is a prerequisite and will prepare candidates that are interested in furthering their education for entry into the New Zealand Certificate in Hot Dip Galvanizing (Level 4) with strands in Jigging, Pre-treatment, Hot Dipping, Centrifuging, and Fettling [Ref: 2474]. Candidates wanting to enrol in the centrifuging strand at level 4 need to have done the optional strand in centrifuging at level 3. |
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Entry Requirements |
There are no prerequisites for entry to this qualification.
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Developed By | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |
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Number | 2473 | |
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Status | Discontinued | |
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Created | 2014-12-10 16:31:28.0 | |
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Last Reviewed | 2015-01-27 09:27:03.0 | |
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