Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Drilling (Level 3)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
3
Credits
70
NZSCED
030303
DAS classification
432
Engineering and Related Technologies>Process and Resources
Engineering>Mining and Resources Engineering
Engineering and Technology > Drilling Industry
Qualification developer
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Inc)
Next review
December 2019
Approval date
March 2015
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of the qualification is to provide all sectors of the
drilling industry with people who can complete workplace duties
under direct supervision. This is a pre-employment or entry-level
work-ready qualification within the drilling industry.
Graduates will be familiar with drilling equipment and tools and
have the necessary skills and knowledge to work safely on a
drilling site under direct supervision.
This qualification has been designed to be relevant to all sectors
within the drilling industry. It has been made flexible to allow
study or training to take place within a variety of drilling
environments.
Graduates will be qualified in the drilling environment in which
they studied or trained.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
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Outcome Statement
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Education pathway
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Participate in risk assessment to work safely in a drilling
workplace, including workplace health, safety and
environmental requirements.
Use introductory knowledge of the drilling system(s) and
processes applicable to a particular drilling environment, to
assist with drilling activities under supervision, using relevant
mathematics where required.
Assist in safely moving equipment about the drilling site
under supervision.
Communicate effectively in a drilling environment.
This certificate can lead to the New Zealand Certificate in Drilling
(Level 4).
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This qualification is intended to allow equivalency with the
Certificate II drilling qualifications within the Australian Resources
and Infrastructure Industry Training Package (RII09), ie:
Employment pathway
RII21109 Certificate II in Drilling Oil/Gas (On shore)
RII20909 Certificate II in Drilling Operations
RII21009 Certificate II in Drilling Oil/Gas (Off shore).
Holders of this certificate are able to work at an entry-level under
supervision within the drilling industry environment that their
programme of study or industry training programme was
completed.
Some of the roles in which they could be employed include:
Greenhat, Trainee, Lease-Hand, Roughneck, and Offsider.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by the NZ Motor Industry
Training Organisation (Inc) as the qualification developer
and the industry training organisation arranging training
leading to the qualification under section 5 of the Industry
Training and Apprenticeships Act 1992.
This qualification may also be awarded by an education
organisation accredited under section 250 of the Education
Act 1989 to deliver an approved programme leading to this
qualification.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification
will display the NZQF logo and may also include the name
and/or logo of the awarding education organisation.
Evidence requirements for assuring
consistency
TEOs will supply evidence that demonstrates how the
graduate outcomes are being met. Evidence should include:
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Credit transfer and recognition of
prior learning arrangements
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surveys of graduates and employers which determine
how well graduates are meeting the graduate outcomes
in the workplace
reports from consultation with major industry
associations to ensure graduates are meeting their
member’s needs
demonstration of effective processes to identify changes
in industry practice and training requirements. For
example, meeting minutes from industry advisory groups
any other evidence, including workplace evidence, that
shows how the graduate outcomes are being met.
Education organisations must have policies and procedures
in place for managing credit transfer, and assessing
recognition of prior learning and recognition of current
competency. These policies and procedures, and
information about associated fees, must be available to the
candidate prior to enrolment.
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To facilitate credit transfer, education organisations must
clearly demonstrate the equivalency or comparability
between each of the outcomes in the graduate profile, and
the assessment components of their programmes.
Minimum standard of achievement
and standards for grade
endorsements
The minimum standard of achievement required for award of
the qualification will be the achievement of all graduate
outcomes in the graduate profile through successful
completion of an NZQA-approved programme.
Entry requirements (including
prerequisites to meet regulatory body
or legislative requirements)
N/A
Qualification conditions
Overarching conditions relating to the qualification
Conditions for programme
structure
To support equivalency with relevant drilling qualifications within the
Australian Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package
(RII09), programmes should be aligned to the required Australian
Units of Competency for each Training Package qualification. This
can be achieved through use of listed New Zealand coversheet unit
standards linked to Australian Units of Competency, or through use of
equivalent New Zealand assessment standards.
Conditions for programme
context
To achieve the New Zealand Certificate in Drilling (Level 3) graduates
will complete programmes of study or industry training programmes
that are specific to their drilling environment.
Programmes must reflect the specific drilling environment that the
trainee is operating in, or intending to operate in.
Other conditions
N/A
Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
Mandatory or
Optional
1
Unit standard 3271
Mandatory
Participate in risk assessment to work safely in a
drilling workplace, including workplace health,
safety and environmental requirements.
Credits 25
Unit standard 17459
Unit standard 19522
Unit standard 25046
Unit standard 26551
Unit standard 26552
Unit standard 28311
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Unit standard 28313
Unit standard 23176
Optional
Unit standard 25412
2
Use introductory knowledge of the drilling system(s)
and processes applicable to a particular drilling
environment, to assist with drilling activities under
supervision, using relevant mathematics where
required.
Credits 35
Unit standard 22462
Optional
Unit standard 22463
Unit standard 22464
Unit standard 22465
Unit standard 22467
Unit standard 22468
Unit standard 22469
Unit standard 22470
Unit standard 22472
Unit standard 23178
Unit standard 23211
Unit standard 23216
Unit standard 28328
Unit standard 28329
Unit standard 28330
Unit standard 28331
Unit standard 28336
3
Assist in safely moving equipment about the drilling
site under supervision.
Credits 5
Unit standard 22460
Optional
Unit standard 22461
Unit standard 23212
Unit standard 23213
4
Communicate effectively in a drilling environment.
Unit standard 9680
Credits 5
Unit standard 9681
Optional
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Drilling – Nonhydrocarbon (Driller’s Assistant) (Level 2) with an optional strand in Blast
Hole/Mineral Production and Development [Ref: 1331] and the National
Certificate in Drilling – Hydrocarbon (Floorman) (Level 2) with strands in
Off Shore Drilling, and On Shore Drilling [Ref: 1335].
People currently working towards either of the replaced qualifications must complete its requirements, or
transfer to a programme of study or training leading to this qualification, by 31 December 2018.
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