Page 1 of 2 FIELD ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Rollover and Revision of Graphic Design unit standards 2097 and 2098 Subfield Design Domain Graphic Design Id 2097, 2098 InfraTrain New Zealand has revised the unit standards listed above, which were registered in November 1998, and has decided that they should have their period of registration extended. The reason for the rollover is to maintain the currency of the unit standards until they have been reviewed. The review of these unit standards is planned to take place during 2006. Date new versions published July 2004 New comments by date December 2005 Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards December 2006 Reason for the revision The unit standards have been revised as a result of feedback from assessors during the moderation process. Assessors have provided feedback that level of skills and knowledge required of unit standard 2098 reflects the level 6 level descriptors. Main changes resulting from the revision • • Unit standard 2098 increased from level 5 to level 6 Amendments made to wording of special notes, range statements, elements and performance criteria to improve clarity. Impact on existing provider accreditations Current Accreditation for Nature of accreditation Subfield Domain Classification or Id Design Graphic Design Accreditation extended to Level Nature of accreditation 5 Standard 5 Standard Classification or Id Level 2098 2098 6 6 Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) None. I:\Audit\ReviewSumTemp\revsumjul04-10.doc 2/08/2004 Page 2 of 2 Impact on existing qualifications The following InfraTrain qualification is affected by the outcome of this revision and will be revised to take account of the changes in 2005. Qualification Title National Diploma in Design with strands in Graphic Design, Product Design, and Spatial Design [Ref: 0567] Standards in the qualification 2098 Summary of main changes to standards’ Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review. All changes are in bold. Subfield Design Domain Graphic Design Id Title 2098 Produce sequential images for moving image 2097 Produce design illustrations using digital techniques Level 5 6 5 Credit 6 30 I:\Audit\ReviewSumTemp\revsumjul04-10.doc 2/08/2004