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National Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Contract Management)
(Level 5)
Level
5
Credits
46
This qualification has been reviewed. The last date to meet the requirements is 31
December 2017.
Transition Arrangements
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by the New Zealand Certificate in
Infrastructure Works (Contract Management) (Level 5) [Ref: 2618].
The last date for entry into training programmes for the replaced qualification is 31
December 2015. The last date of assessment for the replaced qualification is December
2017.
People currently working towards achievement of Ref: 1653 may either complete the
requirements for that qualification or transfer their results to the replacement.
Any person who feels disadvantaged by these transition arrangements should contact
Infrastructure ITO at the address below.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. For the purposes of
this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt
from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards – see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
6430
26798
22992
26798
NZQF National Qualification Registration Information
Process
Registration
Review
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
MoE Code 8136
Version
1
2
Date
May 2011
February 2015
Last Date for Assessment
December 2017
December 2017
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Standard Setting Body
Infrastructure ITO
PO Box 2759
Wellington 6140
Telephone
Email
Website
0800 486 626
qualifications@connexis.org.nz
http://connexis.org.nz/
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
MoE Code 8136
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National Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Contract Management)
(Level 5)
Level
5
Credits
46
Purpose
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the infrastructure industry with people who
have attained sufficient knowledge, practical skills, attitude and experience required for
contract management. This qualification is suitable for people from the diverse range of
roles within the infrastructure industry, including: Asphalt Surfacing; Chipseal Surfacing;
Civil Works and Utilities; Civil Plant Management; Civil Works; Demolition; Pavement
Surfacing; Roadmarking; Road Works; Rural Contracting; Water; and Wastewater, who
have elected to progress into contract management roles within the infrastructure industry.
People awarded this qualification are able to: interpret contract documents for planning an
infrastructure works project; carry out infrastructure works contract estimating, tendering,
and related procedures; develop and implement a project plan to deliver on an
infrastructure works contract, and demonstrate knowledge of infrastructure works
contracts.
The National Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Contract Management) (Level 5)
[Ref: 1653] may build on the National Certificate in Business (First Line Management)
(Level 3) [Ref: 0743], and/or the National Certificate in Business (First Line Management)
(Level 4) [Ref: 0649], and may lead to the National Certificate in Infrastructure Works
Supervision (Level 5) with optional strands in Civil Plant Management, Civil Works,
Pavement Surfacing, Roadmarking, Road Works, and Rural Contracting [Ref: T436],
and/or Infrastructure Asset Management qualifications.
Credit Range
Level 5 credits
Minimum totals
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
MoE Code 8136
Compulsory
46
46
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Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NZQF National Qualifications
Credit gained for a standard may be used only once to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Unit standards and achievement standards that are equivalent in outcome are mutually exclusive for the
purpose of award. The table of mutually exclusive standards is provided on the New Zealand Qualifications
Authority (NZQA) website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/standards/standards-exclusionlist/.
Reviewed standards that continue to recognise the same overall outcome are registered as new versions
and retain their identification number (ID). Any version of a standard with the same ID may be used to meet
qualification requirements that list the ID and/or that specify the past or current classification of the standard.
Summary of Requirements
• Compulsory standards
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Works Management
ID
Title
Level
Credit
6433
25871
25872
Interpret contract documents for planning an
infrastructure works project
Carry out infrastructure works contract estimating,
tendering, and related procedures
Develop and implement a project plan to deliver on an
Infrastructure works contract
5
10
5
15
5
15
Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Works Supervision
ID
Title
Level
Credit
26798
Demonstrate knowledge of infrastructure works
contracts
5
6
Transition Arrangements
Version 1
This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. For the purposes of
this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt
from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards – see table below.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
MoE Code 8136
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Credit for
Exempt from
6430
26798
22992
26798
Certification
This certificate will display the logo of the NZQA, the InfraTrain New Zealand and the
organisation that has been granted consent to assess against standards that meet the
requirements of the qualification (accredited).
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the classification system listed on the Directory
of Assessment Standards (DAS) and the New Zealand Standard Classification of
Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
DAS Classification
NZSCED
Code
Description
Code
Description
452
Engineering and Technology >
Infrastructure Works
030999
Engineering and Related
Technologies > Civil Engineering
> Civil Engineering not
elsewhere classified
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess by a recognised Quality
Assurance Body before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Organisation with
consent to assess and Industry Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the
moderation system that applies to those standards. Consent to assess requirements and the moderation
system are outlined in the associated Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) for each standard.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
MoE Code 8136
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Pathway Diagram
National Certificate in
Business (First Line
Management) (Level 3)
[Ref: 0743]
National Certificate in
Business (First Line
Management) (Level 4)
[Ref: 0649]
National Certificate in
Infrastructure Works
(Contract Management)
(Level 5) [Ref: 1653]
National Certificate in
Infrastructure Works
Supervision (Level 5)
[Ref: 1659]
Infrastructure Asset
Management
qualifications
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
MoE Code 8136
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