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National Certificate in Computer-Generated Imagery
Level
4
Credits
139
This qualification is expiring. The last date to meet the requirements is 31 December
2013.
Purpose
This qualification is designed for people seeking to enter the computer-generated imagery
industry and aims to develop knowledge and skills to the level of capability required of new
entrants. The qualification is designed so that credits can be obtained through work-place
assessment, or in an off-the-job learning environment, or through a combination of both
approaches.
The National Certificate in Computer-generated Imagery has also been designed so that
employers in the industry can be confident that people to whom it has been awarded have
the base knowledge and skills to contribute competently in the industry. This has been
achieved by including standards which develop some background information about the
industry, the theoretical knowledge needed to create computer-generated imagery, and
the technical skills which build on that knowledge to create such imagery.
The qualification is a stand-alone certificate and is not a prerequisite to any other
electronic media certificate.
Credit Range
Level 3 credits
Level 4 credits
Total
59
80
139
Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NQF 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 in section 7 of the New Zealand
Qualifications Authority (NZQA) Rules and Procedures publications available at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/index.html.
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.
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Summary of Requirements
• Compulsory standards
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Arts and Crafts > Electronic Media > Computer-Generated Imagery
ID
Title
15323
Level
Credit
3
3
3
3
4
10
15326
Demonstrate knowledge of the computer-generated
imagery industry
Demonstrate knowledge of ways of creating a computer
model
Demonstrate and apply knowledge required prior to
creating a 3D model in a computer
Create models using a 3D software programme
4
15
15327
Create a scene with computer-generated models in it
4
10
15328
Manipulate the appearance of the surface of a
computer-generated model
Add light to computer-generated models
4
15
3
10
15324
15325
15329
15330
3
10
15331
Use a virtual camera to shoot computer-generated
models
Animate computer-generated models
3
15
15332
Render computer-generated imagery
3
10
15333
Output computer-generated imagery
3
5
15334
Read a storyboard for a computer-generated imagery
project
Create computer-generated imagery to specifications
4
10
4
20
3
3
15335
15336
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of
computer-generated imagery since the 1950s
Transition Arrangements
Version 2
Version 2 was issued to indicate that this qualification is expiring.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
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Previous version of the qualification
Version 1 was issued in February 1999.
NQF Registration Information
Process
Registration
Review
Version
1
2
Date
February 1999
March 2009
Last Date for Assessment
December 2013
December 2013
Standard Setting Body
NZQA National Qualifications Services
PO Box 160
Wellington 6140
Telephone
Email
04 463 3000
nqs@nzqa.govt.nz
Certification
This certificate will display the logos of NZQA and the accredited organisation.
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the NQF classification system and the
New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
NQF Classification
NZSCED
Code
Description
Code
Description
1637
Arts and Crafts > Electronic
Media > Computer-Generated
Imagery
100501
Creative Arts > Graphic and
Design Studies > Graphic Arts
and Design Studies
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by a recognised Quality Assurance Body
before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Accredited providers and Industry
Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to
those standards. Accreditation requirements and the moderation system are outlined in the associated
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) for each standard.
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Prerequisite Diagram
Unit 15325
Unit 15326
Unit 15328
Unit 15327
Level 4
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