QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Qualification Title
New Zealand Certificate in Tissue Converting (Level 4)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
60
NZSCED
030304 Wood Based Manufacturing
Strategic purpose
statement
This qualification provides learners with advanced skills and knowledge
relevant to the tissue converting sector of the pulp and paper industry.
Graduates will be responsible for managing the operation and changeover
of tissue conversion plant and equipment that is complex in terms of the
decision making and troubleshooting skills required to meet full operational
capacity. Graduates will also supervise the work of other employees in the
changeover and operation of tissue converting plant and equipment.
Graduate
profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
Explain and comply with essential legislative and workplace requirements
for health, safety and quality requirements relevant to the tissue converting
sector of the pulp and paper industry.
Demonstrate operational knowledge of technical aspects and quality
management and improvement of tissue conversion processes in a
manufacturing environment.
Lead the operation and changeover of complex machinery specific to their
plant and role, and monitor and control the machinery to meet and improve
on plant performance, process, and quality requirements.
Outcome Statement
Apply skills and knowledge relevant to the effective performance and
facilitation of improvement of tasks relevant to their role.
Education
pathway
The New Zealand Certificate in Tissue Converting (Level 3) is the
recommended prerequisite for this qualification.
This certificate can lead to the National Certificate in Competitive
Manufacturing (Level 4).
Employment
pathway
Qualification
Developer
Holders of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to work in
supervisory roles managing the operation of complex machinery in a tissue
conversion manufacturing environment.
Forest Industries Training and Education Council (FITEC)
Qualification Specification
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by accredited organisations, and the
industry training organisation arranging training leading to the qualification
in the industry for which it is recognised under section 5 of the Industry
Training Act 1992.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification bears the
New Zealand Qualifications Framework logo, which indicates the
qualification is a quality assured New Zealand qualification. It may also
include the name or logo of the awarding body.
Review period
60 months
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To be reviewed in 2016.
Evidence
requirements for
managing
consistency
All TEOs either arranging training or delivering programmes that lead to the
award of the qualification are required to participate in a consistency
process scheduled by NZQA.
This will involve reviewing evidence associated with graduate’s
achievement of outcomes, and agreeing acceptable thresholds for
qualification outcome achievement and areas for improvement.
To demonstrate how graduates are achieving the qualification graduate
profile outcomes, TEOs are required to produce their own evidence in a
high level report.
Evidence will include the following:

Employer surveys to determine if graduates of the qualification
meet the graduate profile outcomes.

Evidence of effective processes to ensure programmes continue to
meet current industry needs.

A range of workplace evidence demonstrating that graduates meet
the graduate profile outcomes.

Any other relevant evidence as appropriate.
Further information about the managing consistency process can be found
on the NZQA website.
Credit transfer and
recognition of prior
learning
arrangements
Prior achievement of unit standards may be used towards the requirements
of this qualification.
Minimum standard
of achievement and
standards for grade
endorsements
(where applicable)
N/A
Prerequisites to
meet regulatory
body or legislative
requirements
(where applicable)
N/A
Optional conditions
for qualification
N/A
Conditions relating to specific outcomes
Qualification Outcomes
(including indicative
credit values for each
outcome)
Explain and comply with
essential legislative and
workplace health and
Conditions
Mandatory
or Optional
Unit standard 5634
Mandatory
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safety requirements
relevant to the tissue
converting sector of the
pulp and paper industry
(3 credits)
Demonstrate operational
knowledge of technical
aspects and quality
management and
improvement of tissue
conversion processes in a
manufacturing environment.
(10 credits)
Lead the operation and
changeover of complex
machinery specific to their
plant and role, and monitor
and control the machinery
to meet and improve on
plant performance,
process, and quality
requirements (30 credits)
Apply skills and knowledge
relevant to the effective
performance and
facilitation of improvement
of tasks relevant to their
role (17 credits)
Unit standards 5638 and 5671
Optional
Candidates must demonstrate competency in a tissue
converting manufacturing environment.
Credits completed to meet the requirements of this
outcome cannot be used to meet the requirements of
the following outcome.
Mandatory
This outcome may be demonstrated through
assessment against any unit standards from Tissue
Converting Domain.
Optional
All credits for this outcome must be at Level 4 or
above.
Mandatory
This outcome may be demonstrated through
assessment against the following unit standards:
1987, 21336, 9704, 11101, 11647, 16342, 17601,
4098, 7108, 7114, 11281;
Optional
Or any unit standards from Competitive Manufacturing
and/or Tissue Converting Domains.
Transition information
Replacement
information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Wood Manufacturing Generic Skills (Tissue Converting) (Level 4) [Ref: 0652]
Trainees currently enrolled in the National Certificate in Wood Manufacturing - Generic Skills (Tissue
Converting) (Level 4) [Ref: 0652] may either complete that qualification or transfer to the New Zealand
Certificate in Tissue Converting (Level 4) [Ref: 1864]. The last date for assessments to take place for
the National Certificate in Wood Manufacturing - Generic Skills (Tissue Converting) (Level 4) is
December 2014. FITEC will continue to recognise the National Certificate in Wood Manufacturing Generic Skills (Tissue Converting) (Level 4) [Ref: 0652].
All new candidates will be enrolled in programmes leading to the award of the New Zealand Certificate
in Tissue Converting (Level 4) [Ref: 1864].
Republication information
Version 1 of this qualification was republished in April 2015 to update the Evidence requirements for
managing consistency
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