Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Measurement and Control (Practice)
(Level 4)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
80
NZSCED
030703
Engineering and Related Technologies > Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering and Technology > Industrial Engineering
DAS
classification
Engineering and Technology > Industrial Measurement and Control
Qualification developer
The Skills Organisation
Next review
December 2017
Approval date
20 February 2014
Strategic purpose
statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide industry with individuals who
can apply Industrial Measurement and Control (IMC) knowledge and
practical skills. It is intended for people that are in an IMC
apprenticeship/working in an IMC workplace.
This qualification complements and builds on the New Zealand Certificate
in Industrial Measurement and Control (Theory) (Level 4) [Ref: 2252], and
recognises the practical application of the knowledge and skills required to
safely and competently install, commission, service, and maintain
industrial measurement and control equipment and systems.
Candidates pursuing this qualification who do not hold registration with the
Electrical Workers Registration Board should note that it may be a legal
requirement for them to obtain registration as an electrician or electrical
service technician, depending on the nature of their work.
Graduates will be capable of operating as an instrumentation technician.
Outcome Statement
Graduate
profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
–
install and commission industrial instrumentation
–
service industrial measurement and control equipment, and systems
–
diagnose and correct faults in industrial measurement and control
systems.
Education
pathway
There are two entry level qualifications in the qualification pathway for
people wishing to become an IMC technician:
This qualification and the New Zealand Certificate in Industrial
Measurement and Control (Theory) (Level 4) [Ref: 2252], which is
Qualification Reference 2251
© New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2014
Page 1 of 5
intended for people who are either already in an IMC apprenticeship, or
who want to gain the broad operational knowledge of IMC theory in
preparation for entry into an IMC apprenticeship.
It is recommended that this qualification is undertaken either concurrently
or consecutively to the New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Measurement
and Control (Theory) (Level 4) [Ref: 2252].
This qualification can also build on New Zealand and national
qualifications for Electricians. Graduates entering this qualification may
also enter from other electrotechnology or mechanical pathways.
Graduates of this qualification may progress to the New Zealand
Certificate in Process Control and Automation (Level 5) with strands in
Process Control and Process Automation [Ref. 2253].
Employment
pathway
Graduates will be equipped with the skills, knowledge, and attributes to work
as an IMC Technician in the Industrial Measurement and Control field
servicing industries such as pulp and paper, dairy, petrochemicals, steel and
aluminium, wood products, extractives, food products, energy generation
and distribution, water and wastewater, and other utilities.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
The candidate shall be awarded the qualification by the accredited Tertiary
Education Organisation (TEO) where the programme of training has been
completed.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification includes the
full qualification title, the date of award, and the logos of The Skills
Organisation, the NZQF, and the accredited TEO with whom the learners
are enrolled.
As the qualification developer, The Skills Organisation will maintain a list of
graduates of this qualification. The TEO will annually report the names of
all candidates awarded the qualification to The Skills Organisation.
Evidence requirements
for assuring
consistency
All TEOs offering this qualification (either arranging training or delivering
programmes) must participate in the Consistency Review.
TEOs are to seek feedback from the industrial measurement and control
field regarding their graduates meeting the qualification graduate profile
outcomes.
Evidence may come from:
– Regular monitoring of trainee progression within either the TEO or the
workplace including liaising with employers, teaching staff, training
supervisors, and industry managers about the value of the training,
graduates, and qualification, to the business.
– Feedback from major employers, employers' associations, and relevant
industry bodies to ensure their members involved in the industrial
measurement and control field are satisfied with the qualification
graduates.
– Regular cross-industry meetings (Industry Advisory Groups) where the
changing training needs of the industry can be discussed in light of
technology changes, workplace practices, and graduate capabilities.
Qualification Reference 2251
© New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2014
Page 2 of 5
–
–
Surveys of graduates and employers to determine if the graduates are
appropriate for the workplace.
Providing an alignment of programme outcomes or unit standards
against the qualification outcomes.
Guidelines for managing consistency are available and should be referred to
on the NZQA website.
Credit transfer and
recognition of prior
learning arrangements
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.
These policies and procedures, and information about associated fees,
must be available to the applicant prior to enrolment.
To facilitate credit transfer, education organisations must clearly
demonstrate the equivalence or comparability between each of the
outcomes in the graduate profile, and the assessment components of their
programmes.
Credit transfer will be automatic where Directory of Assessment Standards
are used for assessment within programmes of study or training leading to
this qualification.
Minimum standard of
achievement and
standards for grade
endorsements
The minimum standard of achievement required for the award of the
qualification will be the achievement of all graduate outcomes in the
graduate profile through successful completion of an approved
programme.
Entry requirements
(including prerequisites
to meet regulatory
body or legislative
requirements)
It is recommended that candidates have achieved the National Certificate of
Educational Achievement (Level 2) with a course endorsement in
Mathematics and English, and either Physics or General Science before
starting the qualification. It is also recommended that candidates have
completed a course of study covering fundamental electrical theory.
It is recommended that this qualification is undertaken either concurrently or
consecutively to the New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Measurement and
Control (Theory) (Level 4) [Ref: 2252].
Qualification conditions
Overarching conditions relating to the qualification
Conditions for programme
structure
Nil
Conditions for programme
context
Nil
Other conditions
Nil
Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification Reference 2251
© New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2014
Page 3 of 5
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
Mandatory
or Optional
Install and commission
industrial
instrumentation
Programme and assessment must include:
Mandatory
Level 4
10 credits
–
pressure or differential pressure transmitters
–
measuring elements and associated transmitters
–
testing of instrumentation.
This outcome may be demonstrated through
assessment against this unit standard:
Optional
9180
Service industrial
measurement and
control equipment, and
systems
Level 4
60 credits
Programme and assessment must include:
–
pressure, level, temperature, and flow measurement
systems
–
control valve actuators and positioners
–
pneumatic equipment
–
control loops.
This outcome may be demonstrated through
assessment against these unit standards:
Mandatory
Optional
2631, 2633, 2635, 2637, 2640, 2667, 4357
Programmes and assessment must also include a
specialist area relevant to practice in IMC contexts.
Mandatory
This may be demonstrated through assessment against
any one or more of the unit standards listed below:
Optional
2639, 2642, 2643, 2644, 2645, 2646, 2647, 2648, 2657
2664, 4356, 24884
Diagnose and correct
faults in industrial
measurement and
control systems
It is recommended that the programme includes
maintenance records for fault diagnosis and correction.
Optional
Optional
Level 4
This outcome may be demonstrated through
assessment against this unit standard:
10 credits
19234
Qualification Reference 2251
© New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2014
Page 4 of 5
Transition information
Replacement
information
This qualification and the New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Measurement
and Control (Theory) (Level 4) [Ref: 2252] replaced the National Certificate
in Industrial Measurement and Control (Level 4) [Ref: 0410].
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2016. The
last date for assessment against the replaced qualification is 31 December 2019.
It is recommended that candidates currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification
and who are unable to complete by 31 December 2019 transfer their existing achievement to this
qualification.
Republication Information
Version 1 of this qualification was republished June 2015 to update the Evidence requirements for
managing consistency.
Qualification Reference 2251
© New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2014
Page 5 of 5