Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Aviation Rescue Fire
Fighting) (Level 4)
Version
2
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
40
NZSCED
039905 Engineering and Related Technologies > Other
Engineering and Related Technologies> Fire Technology and
Rescue Services
Qualification developer
The Skills Organisation
Next review
December 2020
Approval date
January 2016
Strategic purpose statement
This qualification is designed for people in the aviation rescue fire
fighting sector who may be responsible for leading an emergency
response team or crew.
This qualification contributes to a safer New Zealand through
providing skilled emergency response personnel, who deliver risk
reduction, readiness, response, and recovery.
Graduates will operate under the broad guidance of a
Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) Operations
Manager or Incident Controller.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
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Outcome Statement
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Understand the roles and functions of an Incident
Management Team and their application, and their
relationship to the size of the aviation fire and rescue
incident.
Carry out command and control at an aviation fire and
rescue incident.
Conduct an operational briefing and debriefing to meet
aviation fire and rescue emergency or incident management
requirements.
Prepare and implement an aircraft fire fighting strategy
and tactics to meet aviation fire and rescue operational
requirements.
Respond to aviation fire and rescue emergencies.
Determine the equipment and fire fighting techniques to
use to assist the operational requirements of aviation fire
and rescue emergencies and incidents and, where
appropriate, to aid incident reduction.
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Education pathway
This qualification builds upon the New Zealand Certificate in Fire
and Rescue Services (Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting) (Level 3)
[Ref: 1837].
Employment pathway
Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge
to lead an Aviation Fire and Rescue crew.
For New Zealand Defence Force personnel this qualification
contributes to the rank of Sergeant.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification is awarded by the education organisation where
the learner achieved the programme of study or industry training
leading to the qualification.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
Evidence may come from:
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
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Regular monitoring of trainee progression within either the
TEO or the workplace, including liaising with employers,
teaching staff, training supervisors, and sector managers
about the value of the training, graduates, and qualification
to the business.
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Regular cross-sector meetings (Advisory Groups) where the
changing training needs of the sector can be discussed in
light of technology changes, workplace practices and
graduate capabilities.
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Independent surveys of graduates and employers to
determine if the graduates are appropriate for the
workplace.
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Providing an alignment matrix of programme outcomes or
unit standards against the qualification outcomes.
Achieved
Other requirements for the
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
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For admission into programmes of study or industry training
leading to this qualification, completion of the New Zealand
Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services (Aviation Rescue Fire
Fighting) (Level 3) [Ref: 1837] is recommended.
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Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
1
Conditions
Understand the roles and functions of an Incident
Management Team and their application, and their
relationship to the size of the aviation fire and
rescue incident.
Credits 5
2
Carry out command and control at an aviation fire
and rescue emergency or incident.
Credits 8
3
Conduct an operational briefing and debriefing to
meet aviation fire and rescue emergency or incident
management requirements.
Credits 3
4
Prepare and implement aircraft fire fighting strategy
and tactics to meet aviation fire and rescue
operational requirements.
Credits 8
5
Respond to aviation fire and rescue emergencies.
Credits 8
6
Determine the equipment and fire fighting
techniques to use to assist the operational
requirements of aviation fire and rescue
emergencies and incidents and, where appropriate,
to aid incident reduction.
Credits 8
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Fire and
Rescue Services – Airport (Level 4) [Ref: 1455].
Candidates currently working towards a replaced qualification or an earlier version of this qualification
may either complete the requirements for that qualification by 31 December 2019 or transfer the existing
credits to this version of this qualification.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2017.
The last date for award of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2019, at which time it will be
discontinued.
It is anticipated that no existing candidates will be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements.
However, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to The Skills Organisation at
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the address below. Appeals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The Skills Organisation
PO Box 24469
Royal Oak
Auckland 1345
Republication information
Version 2 of this qualification was published in January 2016 to reflect the outcomes of the Targeted
Review of Qualifications.
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