United Kingdom - Technical and Vocational Qualifications (29/11/2010)

Technical and Vocational Qualifications

The following technical and vocational qualifications awarded by the bodies specified qualify for the points indicated:

Technical and Vocational Awarding Bodies List:

• Business and Technology Education Council
• Business Education Council
• Edexcel
• Scottish Business Education Council
• Scottish Qualification Authority
• Scottish Technicians Education Council
• Scottish Vocational Education Council
• Technician Education Council

United Kingdom - Trade Qualifications

Level 3 Qualifications

Level 3 qualifications, included in the list held at Appendix 13, are recognised for the award of points as an exception.

Other Trade Qualifications

The following trade qualifications qualify for the points indicated where the qualification:

• is relevant to an occupation in Part B of the List of Skilled Occupations at Appendix 11, and
• was awarded by an applicable awarding body specified below.

*Scottish Vocational Education Council

Note: If the courses leading to the award of one the qualifications above were taken outside of the United Kingdom, please refer to the NZQA for assessment.

Other Trade Qualifications with additional requirements

The following trade qualifications qualify for the points indicated where:

• the qualification is relevant to an occupation in Part B of the List of Skilled Occupations at Appendix 11, and
• the applicant has completed an apprenticeship relevant to the qualification, registered with an applicable awarding body specified below, and
• the qualification was awarded by an applicable awarding body specified below (including the Trade Awarding Bodies list).

*Scottish Vocational Education Council

**If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than level 4 on the New Zealand register of qualifications they should apply to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Note: If the courses leading to the award of one the qualifications above were taken outside of the United Kingdom, please refer to the NZQA for assessment.

Trade Awarding Bodies List:

• Agricultural Training Board
• Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board
• Asset Skills (State Sector Skills Council for the property, housing, facilities management, cleaning, and parking industries)
• Association Brewers and Licensed Retailers
• Association for Ceramic Training and Development
• ATB-Landbase
• Automotive Skills Ltd (The Institute for the Motor Industry)
• Aviation Training Association
• Bakery Training Council
• BLC - The Leather Technology Centre
• Board for Education and Training in the Water Industry
• Brewers and Licensed Retailers Association
• British Agricultural and Garden Machinery Association
• British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmology Ltd
• British Fibreboard Packaging Association
• British Gas
• British Horse Society
• British Marine Industries Federation (British Marine Federation)
• British Paper and Board Education and Training Council
• British Paper and Board Industry Federation
• British Polymer Training Association
• British Ports Industry Training
• British Printing Industry Federation
• Business and Technology Education Council
• Business Education Council
• Certification and Assessment Board Water Industry
• Chartered Institute of Building
• Chartered Institute of Housing
• Chemical Manufacturing and Processing National Training Organisation
• City and Guilds of London Institute
• Cogent (State Sector Skills Council for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Nuclear, Oil, and Gas, Petroleum and Polymers)
• Construction Industry Training Board (Construction Skills or the Construction Industry Council)
• Creative and Culture Industries Sector Skills Council
• Clothing and Allied Products Industry Training Board
• Dairy Training and Development Council
• Edexcel
• Engineering Services Training Trust Limited
• Electricity Training Association
• Electronic Systems Service Lead Body
• Energy and Utility Skills Ltd
• Engineering and Marine Training Authority
• Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
• Engineering Training Authority
• Extractives and Mineral Processing Industries National Training Organisation
• Furniture, Finishings and Interiors National Training Organisation
• Floristry Industry Vocational Qualifications Group
• Food and Drink National Training Organisation
• Food and Drink Training Council
• Food and Drink Qualifications Council
• Forestry and Arboriculture Safety and Training Council
• Footwear and Leather National Training Organisation
• Gas Industry National Training Organisation
• Gas and Water Industry Training Organisation
• Glass Training Ltd
• GoSkills (Sector Skills Council for Passenger Transport)
• Habia
• Hospitality Awarding Body
• Hospitality Training Foundation
• Hotel and Catering Industry Training Board
• Hotel and Catering Training Company
• Improve Ltd (Sector Skills Council for the Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry)
• Institute for the Motor Industry
• Joint Council for Fish Husbandry and Game Keeping
• Joint Council for Heavy Horse Training
• Joint Council for the Building and Civil Engineering Industry (Northern Ireland)
• Joint Industry Body Plumbing Mechanical Engineering Services
• Joint National Horse Education and Training Council
• Joint Training Council
• Lantra (Sector Skills Council for the Environmental and Land-based Sector)
• Leathergoods Industry Training Organisation
• Marine and Engineering Training Association
• Marine Training Association
• Meat Training Council
• Merchant Navy Training Board
• Metals Industry Skills Performance Ltd
• National Association of Plumbing, Heating and Mechanical Services
• National Council for Vocational Qualifications
• National Electrotechnical Training
• National Examining Board for Agriculture, Horticulture and Allied Industries
• National Federation of Plumbers and Domestic Engineers
• National Federation of Roofing Contractors
• National Fencing Training Authority
• National Proficiency Tests Council
• National Textile Training Group
• National Textile Training Organisation
• Newspaper Qualifications Council
• Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation
• Paintmakers Association of Great Britain Ltd
• Paper Education Training Council
• Paper Federation of Great Britain
• PAA\VQ-SET (paper technology and print finishing)
• People 1st (Sector Skills Council for Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism)
• Petroleum Employers Skills Council
• Polymer Awarding Body
• Polymer and Associated Industries National Training Organisation
• Pre-cast Concrete Industry Training Association
• Printing Industry Qualifications Council
• ProSkills (UK Sector Skills Council for the process and manufacturing sector)
• Publishing National Training Organisation
• Qualifications for Industry Ltd
• Quarry Products Training Council
• Rail Industry Training Council
• Refractories and Building Products Training Council
• Refractories, Clay Pipes and Allied Industries Training Council
• Road Transport Industry Training Board
• RTITB Services Ltd
• Scottish Association of Master Bakers
• Scottish Bakery Training Council
• Scottish Building Apprenticeship and Training Council
• Scottish Print Employers Federation
• Scottish Qualification Authority
• Scottish Vocational Education Council
• Semta (Sector Skills Council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies)
• Skillfast UK (Sector Skills Council for fashion and textiles)
• Skillsmart Retail
• SummitSkills (Sector Skills Council for the building services engineering sector)
• Technician Education Council
• The Scottish Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry
• The Welding Institute
• Trades Union Congress
• Training and Education for the Funeral Service
• TransFed (Passenger Transport)
• Transportation Vocational Group
• TTENTO (Travel and Tourism Services and Events National Training Organisation)
• Waste Management Industry Training Advisory Board
• Worshipful Company of Farriers
• Worshipful Company of Saddlers

Effective 29/11/2010