Qualification details Title New Zealand Certificate in Irrigation System Design (Level 5) Version 1 Qualification type Certificate Level 5 Credits 100 NZSCED 039901 Engineering and Related Technologies > Other Engineering and Related Technologies > Environmental Engineering Qualification developer Primary ITO Next review December 2018 Approval date January 2015 Strategic purpose statement The purpose of this qualification is to provide the irrigation industry with individuals who have attained the skills and knowledge to design efficient irrigation systems to enable improved production for commercial agriculture or horticulture operations or sports turf and public grounds. The learner will benefit from having a qualification that recognises the specialist skills required to design technically efficient and environmentally sustainable irrigation systems within regulatory demands for efficient and sustainable use of New Zealand’s water resources. Increased skills and knowledge will enable improved job performance and ultimately more productive operations. Communities and the environment benefit through the protection and efficient use of shared resources. Outcome Statement Graduate profile Education pathway Qualification Reference 2557 © New Zealand Qualifications Authority 20X14 Graduates of the qualification will be able to: design and plan an irrigation system for an agricultural or horticultural property, sports turf surface, or public grounds develop a plan for installation and commissioning, and prepare a design drawing and as-built records, for an irrigation system and components develop an operations and maintenance manual for irrigation system operation. This is a stand-alone qualification for irrigation system designers working in the irrigation industry Learners may be school leavers with an appropriate science or maths background or adult learners seeking a career change who have the ability to study at tertiary level. Learners may have completed the New Zealand Certificate in Page 1 of 5 Irrigation System Performance Assessment (Level 4) [Ref: 2555] or the New Zealand Certificate in Irrigation System Management (Level 4) [Ref: 2556] however; is the level four qualifications are not a requirement for entry to this qualification. Employment pathway Graduates of this qualification will be qualified to work as designers of irrigation systems for commercial agriculture, horticulture operations, sports turf surface or public grounds either in a self-employed capacity or employed by irrigation companies who may supply both irrigation equipment and irrigation design services. Qualification specifications Qualification award This qualification may be awarded by the Primary ITO as the qualification developer and the industry training organisation arranging training leading to the qualification under section 5 of the Industry Training Act and Apprenticeships Act1992. This qualification may also be awarded by an education organisation who has, under section 249 of the Education Act 1989, had a programme approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) or who has been accredited, under section 250, to provide an approved programme. 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. Arrangements 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. New requirements for assuring consistency of graduate outcomes are being developed. Please refer to the Guidelines for approval of New Zealand qualifications for listing on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework available at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers-partners/consistencyofgraduate-outcomes/ The purpose of the managing consistency event is to: review evidence associated with achievement of qualification outcomes at the level of the qualification. identify issues or opportunities associated with outcome achievement. The review process may include: Qualification Reference 2557 © New Zealand Qualifications Authority 20X14 comparison of similar evidence across education organisations consultation with graduates and employers (including visits) consideration of internal qualityassurance processes and external reviews. Page 2 of 5 Further information can be found on the NZQA website. Credit transfer and recognition of prior learning arrangements 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. 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) There are no mandatory prerequisites for this qualification. Qualification conditions Overarching conditions relating to the qualification Conditions for programme structure Nil Conditions for programme context Nil Other conditions TEOs offering programmes leading to this qualification must maintain currency with The New Zealand Piped Irrigation Systems Design Code of Practice, The New Zealand Piped Irrigation Systems Design Standards, and The New Zealand Piped Irrigation Systems Installation Code of Practice, all issued by Irrigation New Zealand, as well as amendments to, and replacements of, relevant legislation, and regulations. All outcomes in this qualification require aspects of workplace health and safety which should be considered as part of the assessment process. Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile Qualification outcomes Conditions Mandatory or Optional 1 Assessment must consider compliance with regulatory requirements and consistency with irrigation codes of practice and industry Mandatory Design and plan an irrigation system for an agricultural or horticultural property, sports turf surface, or public Qualification Reference 2557 © New Zealand Qualifications Authority 20X14 Page 3 of 5 grounds. standards. Credits 85 The plan and design may be for a new system or an upgrade of an existing system. The system may be for the irrigation of water, and/or effluent. Programmes should include the following: local and regional council regulations, and consent requirements. irrigation requirements implications of environmental, soil, crop , drainage and seasonal factors in the design energy and water use efficiency and performance indicators water delivery specifications and hydraulic calculations pump and motor combinations, irrigator options, and system hydraulics required to meet system demand electrical and mechanical componentry system control electronics and mechanics inclusion of chemicals, grey water and/or effluent, and implications for componentry. 2 Prepare and complete the documentation for the design and delivery of an irrigation system. Credits 10 3 Develop anoperations and maintenance manualfor irrigation system operation. Credits 5 Programmes should include the following: Qualification Reference 2557 © New Zealand Qualifications Authority 20X14 design report quote and contract installation plan commissioning plan as built drawings. Programmes should include the following: Mandatory Mandatory health and Safety risk mitigation schedules and procedures to operate and maintain system components and equipment recording and reporting templates KPI log, value ranges and frequency for review asset management schedules. Page 4 of 5 Transition information Replacement information This qualification replaces the National Certificate in Irrigation (Design) (Level 5) [Ref: 1467] Trainees currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification may either complete the requirements or transfer their results to this replacement qualification. The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 31 December 2016. The last date for award of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2019 at which time it will be designated as discontinued. It is the intention of Primary ITO that no existing trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements. Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the Primary ITO Qualification Reference 2557 © New Zealand Qualifications Authority 20X14 Page 5 of 5