QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Qualification Title
New Zealand Certificate in Rigging (Level 5) with an optional
strand in Telecommunications Rigging
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
5
Credits
50
NZSCED
040329 Architecture and Building > Building > Scaffolding and Rigging
DAS Classification
964 Service Sector > Lifting Equipment
Strategic purpose
statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the rigging sector with people
who have attained advanced rigging skills and knowledge. They will be
competent to plan, prepare documentation and control complex rigging.
This qualification is the third step in the New Zealand load-lifting rigging
qualification pathway and is suitable for people who have gained the New
Zealand Certificate in Rigging (Level 4) with optional strands in Construction
Rigging and Telecommunications Rigging [Ref 2356].
Those requiring advanced specialist training in telecommunications rigging
may elect to enroll in the optional strand in Telecommunications Rigging.
Graduates of this qualification will be capable of working autonomously
without supervision.
Graduate
profile
Graduates of this qualification are able to:
– Determine lifting methods, calculations and devices, communicate and
supervise with team members to plan for complex lifts
– Prepare and submit health and safety, certification, notification and
approval documentation for complex lifts
Graduates of the optional strand in Telecommunications Rigging will also be
able to:
Outcome Statement

Education
pathway
Carry out advanced telecommunications rigging.
The qualification follows on from the New Zealand Certificate in Rigging
(Level 4) [Ref: 2356]. It recognises advanced competence in rigging and is
the highest level qualification in the New Zealand rigging qualification
pathway.
Graduates of this qualification may progress into generic project or business
management qualifications.
Employment
pathway
Graduates of this qualification will be able to carry out all aspects of rigging
work including using advanced techniques.
Work options will exist on a variety of rigging sites and candidates are likely to
specialise at an advanced level, in a particular area of rigging. Employment
prospects may be further enhanced by gaining experience in specialised
areas including completing the telecommunications endorsement, working
with cranes and/or in industrial rope access.
Likely roles include:
– Piling rig operators
– Rigging technician
– Rigging supervisors.
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Qualification
Developer
The Skills Organisation
Qualification Specification
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by The Skills Organisation: the
qualification developer and the industry training organisation arranging
training leading to the qualification under section 5 of the Industry Training
Act 1992.
This qualification may also be awarded by a tertiary education organisation
(TEO) 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 includes the full
qualification title, the date of award, and the logos of The Skills Organisation,
the accredited TEO, and the NZQF.
As the qualification developer, The Skills Organisation will maintain a list of
graduates of this qualification. TEOs will annually report the names of all
graduates awarded the qualification to The Skills Organisation.
Review period
By 31 December 2019.
Any person or organisation may contribute to the review of this qualification
by sending feedback to the qualification developer at:
reviewcomments@skills.org.nz.
Evidence
requirements for
assuring
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.
TEO’s are to provide evidence from the following sources that graduates of
their programmes have gained the knowledge and skills contained in the
qualification’s graduate profile outcomes:

Feedback from teaching staff, training supervisors and industry managers
regarding trainee progression within either the TEO or the workplace.

Feedback from major employers' associations, such as SARNZ and the
NZ Crane Association, to ensure their members involved in industries
that rely on rigging specialists are satisfied with the knowledge and skill
level of graduates.

Feedback from Industry Advisory Groups where the changing training
needs of the industry are discussed in light of technology changes,
workplace practices and graduate capabilities.

Feedback from Independent surveys of graduates and employers to
determine if the graduates have gained the knowledge and skills required
in the workplace.

Review of results of a common assessment task.
Further information about the managing consistency process can be found on
the NZQA website.
For full details of The Skills Organisation evidence requirements for assuring
consistency, contact The Skills Organisation at: consistency@skills.org.nz
Credit transfer and
recognition of prior
learning
arrangements
TEOs delivering programmes that lead to the award of this qualification may
transfer credits and recognise prior learning in accordance with their own
credit recognition policies and procedures.
These policies and procedures, and information about associated fees, must
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be available to the applicant prior to enrolment.
To facilitate credit transfers, TEOs must clearly demonstrate the equivalency
or comparability between each of the outcomes in the graduate profile, and
the assessment components of their programmes.
Credit transfer will be automatic where standards on the Directory of
Assessment Standards are used for assessment within programmes of study
or training leading to this qualification.
Minimum standard
of achievement and
standards for grade
endorsements
(where applicable)
The minimum standard of achievement required for the award of the
qualification will be:

achievement of all mandatory graduate outcomes in the graduate
profile through successful completion of an approved programme.

successful completion of a common summative assessment task.
Achievement of the optional endorsement for telecommunications requires
the successful completion of the telecommunication graduate profile
outcomes through an approved programme leading to this qualification.
Successful completion of an integrated assessment for the
telecommunications competency endorsement may be required.
Prerequisites to
meet regulatory
body or legislative
requirements
Current workplace first aid certificate covering unit standards 26551, 26552
(or their subsequent amendment, or equivalent).
Other conditions
for qualification
The prerequisite for entry into this qualification is the New Zealand Certificate
in Rigging (Level 4) with an optional strand in Construction Rigging and
Telecommunications Rigging [Ref: 2356] or evidence of equivalent
knowledge and skills.
TEOs arranging training or delivering programmes towards this qualification
must ensure that the training arranged and programmes of learning delivered,
are kept up-to-date with regard to amendments to, and replacements of
relevant legislation, regulations and Australia/New Zealand Standards
(AS/NZS).
Programmes leading to this qualification must reflect current industry best
practice as defined in the Approved Code of Practice for Load-lifting Rigging
(Dec 2012) or replacements that supersede it.
Conditions relating to outcomes
Qualification Outcomes
(including indicative
credit values for each
outcome)
Conditions
Mandatory
or Optional
Determine lifting methods,
calculations and devices,
communicate and supervise
with team members to plan
for complex lifts
25 credit
Programme and assessment will include the
knowledge and skills required to:
Mandatory

determining most suitable lifting method, lifting
devices, and communication and supervise with
team members, identify other resources required
to complete lifts safely

calculating requirements for static and dynamic
loading scenarios, and designing rigging anchor
setup to complete lifts safely.
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Prepare and submit health
and safety , certification,
notification and approval
documentation for complex
lifts
25 credits
Programme and assessment will include the
knowledge and skills required to:
Telecommunications
Rigging optional strand:
Programme and assessment will include the specialist
knowledge and skills required by a
telecommunications rigger to:
Carry out advanced
telecommunications rigging
25 credits
Mandatory
– Prepare, organise and submit documentation of
plans for health and safety, engineering
certification, notifiable work, and approval of
complex lifts.

test, commission and fault find antennas and
feeders during telecommunications rigging

control electromagnetic radiation, and avoid
exposure to complementary electrical and
magnetic travelling fields, during
telecommunications rigging.
Mandatory
for optional
strand
Transition information
Replacement information
This is a new qualification. Transition arrangements are not applicable.
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