Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Construction Related Trades (Supervisor) (Level 4)
[Ref: 2381]
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
58
NZSCED
040399
Architecture and Building > Building > Building Construction
Management
DAS classification
224
Planning and Construction > Construction Trades
Qualification developer
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
Next review
June 2019
Approval date
July 2014
Strategic purpose statement
This qualification is for people already working as supervisors in
a construction related trade, or for people who want to move into
the role.
The qualification is designed to provide construction related
industries with trained people who have the essential knowledge,
skills and aptitude required to be a competent supervisor for the
work of a specific trade on construction projects.
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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Operate within a regulatory environment to implement
processes for site personnel as it applies to a specific
construction related trade
Administer and complete construction programming for a
specific trade’s portion of a construction project
Apply principles of supervision in a construction related
workplace to supervise groups of specific tradespeople to the
completion of their activities to a quality standard
Apply effective time management, communication,
interpersonal and conflict management resolution skills when
supervising in a construction related context.
This certificate represents a further step in the construction
related career pathway and is for people who hold trade
qualifications at Level 3 or above from the Planning and
Construction related fields on the NZQF, or are Licensed Building
Practitioners in their field.
Graduates of this certificate may wish to undertake further study
including the New Zealand Certificate in Construction Related
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Trades (Main Contract Supervision) (Level 5) [Ref: 2382] or
diploma or degree level qualifications in the field of Management,
Quantity Surveying, Architectural Technology, or any other
building and construction related fields.
Employment pathway
Graduates of the New Zealand Certificate in Construction
Related Trades (Supervisor) (Level 4) will be able to work in
residential or commercial construction as:
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Business Owners/Operators
Construction Assistants
Construction Co-ordinators
Contract Administrators
Assistant Project Managers
With further training and/or experience graduates may be able to
work in residential or commercial construction as:
- Main Contract Supervisors
- Site Managers
- Project Managers
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Contract Managers
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by the Building and
Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) as 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 an education
provider recognised as a programme owner, accredited
under section 259 of the Education Act 1989 to deliver a
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 or
logo of the qualification developer and/or other awarding
body.
Evidence Requirements for Assuring
Consistency
All education organisations delivering programmes that
lead to the award of the qualification are required to
participate in a consistency process scheduled by NZQA.
This will involve review of 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 may include the following:
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Programme statistics such as completion data and
graduate destination data
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Evidence from internal and/or external moderation
processes.
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Documentation of processes that ensure
programmes continue to meet current industry
needs.
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Regular feedback gathered from learners and
employers
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Any other relevant evidence as appropriate.
Further information about the consistency process can be
found at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providerspartners/consistency-of-graduate-outcomes/
Credit transfer and recognition of
prior learning arrangements
Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs) delivering
programmes that lead to award of this qualification may
transfer credit and recognise prior learning in accordance
with their own credit recognition policies and procedures.
Credit transfer will be automatic where assessment
standards are used for assessment within programmes of
study or training leading to this qualification.
Recognition of current competence acknowledges the skills
and knowledge gained from work and experience, or from
courses or study undertaken. Assessment of recognition of
current competence may be conducted by an assessor
appointed by the Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation or an organisation with consent to assess.
Minimum standard of achievement
and standards for grade
endorsements
Achievement of all outcomes in the New Zealand Certificate
in Construction Related Trades (Supervisor) (Level 4).
There are no grade endorsements for this qualification.
Entry requirements (including
prerequisites to meet regulatory body
or legislative requirements)
It is expected that candidates for this qualification will have
existing knowledge and skills in the trade that they will be
supervising. Consequently, the award of any qualification at
Level 3 or 4 from the Planning and Construction related
subfields, or the demonstration of equivalent knowledge and
skills, is a prerequisite for entry to this qualification.
Qualification conditions
Overarching conditions relating to the qualification
Conditions for programme
structure
Candidates undertaking programmes leading to the award of this
qualification will be required to complete the core graduate outcomes.
Conditions for programme
context
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
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Australia/New Zealand Standards (AS/NZS). Current standards can
be accessed at http://standards.co.nz. Current legislation and
regulations can be accessed at http://legislation.govt.nz.
Other conditions
All graduate profile outcomes must be in accordance with the relevant
legislation, including:
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Building Act 2004
Building (Forms) Regulations 2004
Construction Contracts Act 2002
Employment Relations Act 2000
Equal Pay Act 1972
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995
Holidays Act 2003
Human Rights Act 1993
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001
Minimum Wage Act 1983
New Zealand Building Code
NZS 4202:1995 Standard method of measurement of building
works
Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987
Resource Management Act 1991
Wages Protection Act 1983
Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
Mandatory or
Optional
1
Outcomes may be demonstrated
through assessment against these
recommended unit standards:
Optional
Operate within a regulatory
environment to implement
processes for site personnel as it
applies to a specific construction
related trade.
Credits 11
2
Administer and complete
construction programming for a
specific trade’s portion of a
construction project
1979
20746
9662
Optional
20744
26778
Credits 20
3
Apply principles of supervision in a
construction related workplace to
supervise groups of specific
tradespeople to the completion of
their activities to a quality
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20745
Optional
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standard.
Credits 10
4
Apply effective time management,
communication, interpersonal and
conflict management resolution
skills when supervising in a
construction related context.
9704
Optional
16614
17515
17516
Credits 17
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Construction Trades
(Supervisor) (Level 4) with an optional strand in Business Management
[Ref: 1661].
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification [Ref 1661] is 31 December
2016. The last date for completion of that qualification is 31 December 2018, at which time it will be
discontinued.
Existing candidates may either complete the replaced qualification [Ref 1661] by 31 December 2018 or
transfer to the New Zealand Certificate in Construction Related Trades (Supervisor) (Level 4) [Ref: 2381].
Republication Information
Version 1 of this qualification was republished April 2015 to update the Evidence requirements for
managing consistency.
Version 1 of this qualification was republished May 2015 to update the Evidence requirements for
managing consistency.
Version 1 of this qualification was republished in December 2015 to extend the last date of enrolment
into programmes leading to the replaced qualification from 31 December 2015 to 31 December 2016.
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