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United Kingdom - Trade and Craft Qualifications (26/09/2011)

Trade Qualifications

The qualifications in Table A qualify for the points indicated where:

  • the qualification is relevant to an occupation in Part B of the List of Skilled Occupations at Appendix 6; and
  • the qualification is awarded by an institution specified in Table A; and
  • the applicant provides evidence of completing:
    • a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) or a Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) at either Level 2 or Level 3; and
    • a National Certificate awarded by BTEC or Edexcel; or a Certificate awarded by City & Guilds of London Institute

which are relevant to the specific qualification included in Table A.

Table A

Qualification

Abbreviation*

Qualification awarded by

Country

Awarded from

Level in NZ terms

Points under SMC

Advanced Apprenticeship

AA

An institution listed in Table B below

England

2005

4

40

Advanced Modern Apprenticeship

 

AMA

An institution listed in Table B below

England, Northern Ireland

2002-2004

4

40

Modern Apprenticeship

 

MA

Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (ACCAC) or Department for Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DELLS)

or

an institution listed in Table B below

Wales

2002

4

40

Level 3 ApprenticeshipNI

ANI

Department for Employment and Learning (DELNI)

or

an institution listed in Table B below

Northern Ireland

2004

4

40

Modern Apprenticeship

Level 3

 

MAS

Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) or

an institution listed in Table B below

Scotland

2002

4

40

* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.

Note: All honorary degrees must be referred to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

If any courses leading to the award of one of the qualifications listed above were taken outside of the United Kingdom, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Table B

The following institutions may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown.

Institution

(Previous names and dates of change are indicated in brackets. Names and dates of institutions have been included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment for immigration purposes only.)

Country

Qualification awarded from

Bakery Training Council (BTC)

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

AMA, MA and MAS: 2002 - 2004

City and Guilds of London Institute

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

MAS and MA: 2002

AMA: 2002 - 2004

ANI: 2004

AA: 2005

EDI (Education Development International)

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

MA and MAS: 2002

AMA: 2002 - 2004

ANI: 2004

AA: 2005

Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

MA and MAS: 2002

AMA: 2002 - 2004

ANI: 2004

AA: 2005

Food and Drink National Training Organisation

England, Scotland and Wales

AMA: 2002 - 2004

MA and MAS: 2002

GoSkills (Sector Skills Council for Passenger transport)

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

MA, MAS and ANI: 2004

AA: 2005

HABIA

England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland

MA and MAS: 2002

AMA: 2002 - 2004

ANI: 2004

AA: 2005

Improve Ltd (ImproveSkills - Sector Skills Council for the Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry)

 

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

AMA: 2004 only

ANI, MA and MAS: 2004

AA: 2005

Jewellery & Allied Industries Training Council

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

AMA: 2003 - 2004

MA and MAS: 2003

ANI: 2004

AA: 2005

Lantra (Sector Skills Council for the Environmental and Land-based Sector)

England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland

AMA: 2002 - 2004

MA and MAS: 2002

ANI: 2004

AA: 2005

MetSkill (Sector Skills Council for the Metals Industry)

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

AMA: 2003 - 2004

MA and MAS: 2003

ANI: 2004

AA: 2005

National Apprenticeship Service

England, Northern Ireland, Wales

AA, ANI and MA: 2009

National Association of Master Bakers

England

AA: 2007

ProSkills (Sector Skills Council for the Process and Manufacturing Sector)

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

AA, ANI, MA and MAS: 2005

SEMTA (Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies)

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

AMA: 2002 - 2004

MA and MAS: 2002

ANI: 2004

AA: 2005

Worshipful Company of Saddlers

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

AMA: 2002 - 2004

MA and MAS: 2002

ANI: 2004

AA: 2005

Level 3 Qualifications

Appendix 3 does not include Level 3 qualifications. Level three qualifications which are recognised as an exception under the Skilled Migrant Category are included in the list of Qualifications recognised as an Exception (Appendix 8).

Craft Qualifications

The craft qualifications in Table C qualify for the points indicated where:

  • the qualification is awarded by the City & Guilds of London Institute in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales; and
  • the qualification is relevant to an occupation in Part B of the List of Skilled Occupations at Appendix 6; and
  • the applicant provides evidence of completing a time-based apprenticeship which is included in Table D; and
  • the time-based apprenticeship is in an occupation that is relevant to the awarded qualification’s major subject area; and
  • the time-based apprenticeship is awarded by a body listed in Table E.

Table C

The qualifications awarded by the institutions listed below qualify for the points indicated.

For the purposes of the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment ‘Any date’ or ‘until’ refers to a date on or after 1960.

Qualification

Awarded from

Level in NZ terms

Points under SMC

City & Guilds Advanced Craft Certificate

Until 1989

4*

40

City & Guilds Craft Certificate

Until 1989

4

City & Guilds Part II Certificate

Until 1989

4

City & Guilds Part III Certificate

Until 1989

4*

City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate

1989

4

Note: All honorary degrees must be referred to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

If any courses leading to the award of one of the qualifications listed above were taken outside of the United Kingdom, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Table D

List of time-based apprenticeships

Abbreviation*

Agreement of Service of Craft Apprenticeship

ASCA

Apprenticeship Completion Diploma

ACDip

Certificate for Distribution Craft Apprenticeship

CfDCA

Certificate of Apprenticeship

CoA

Certificate of Approved Apprenticeship/Approved Apprenticeship Certificate

CAprA

Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship

CCA

Certificate of Completion of Learnership

CCL

Certificate of Craft Apprenticeship

CoCA

Certificate of Craftsmanship

CoC

Certificate of Engineering Craftsmanship

CEC

Completed Record of Apprenticeship

CRoA

Completion of Apprenticeship Agreement

CAAg

Completion of Craft Apprenticeship

CompCA

Completion of Craft Apprenticeship Agreement

CCrA

Contract of Apprenticeship

ContrA

Craftsman’s (Craftsman) Certificate

CrC

Craftsman’s Certificate of Proficiency

CCoP

Deed of Apprenticeship

DoA

Indenture of Apprenticeship

IoA

National Apprenticeship Certificate

NAC

National Craftsman’s Certificate

NCC

Training Certificate

TC

Training Service Agreement

TSA

Youth Training Scheme

YTS

* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.

Note: All honorary degrees must be referred to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

If any courses leading to the award of one of the qualifications listed above were taken outside of the United Kingdom, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Table E

The following time-based apprenticeship awarding bodies may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown. For the purposes of the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment ‘Any date’ or ‘until’ refers to a date on or after 1960.

Time-based apprenticeship awarding bodies

(Names and dates of institutions have been included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment for immigration purposes only.)

Qualifications awarded from

Agricultural Apprenticeship Council of England and Wales

CCoP: Until 1974

Agricultural Training Board

CoA: 1987 - 1989

CrC: 1978 - 1983

Atomic Energy Authority

 

ContrA: 1985 - 1992

DoA: 1971 - 1986

IoA: Until 1992

British Aerospace

CAAg: 1980 - 1989

CoA: 1980 - 1985

British Furniture Trade Joint Industrial Council

CCA and CCL: 1967 - 1984

British Hairdressing Apprenticeship Council

CoA: 1978 - 1981

DoA: 1978 - 1985

IoA: 1978 - 1980

British Printing Industries Federation

CAAg: 1977 - 1981

British Railways Board

TC: 1978 - 1995

British Rail Engineering Limited

CoA, ContrA and CRoA: 1970 - 1982

British Steel Corporation

CoA: 1983 - 1985

Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council

CAAg: 1994 - 1998

ContrA: 1980 - 1991

Central Electricity Generating Board

CoCA: 1985 - 1990

DoA: 1975 - 1990

City and Guilds of London Institute

ASCA: Until 1979

CfDCA: Until 1985

ContrA: 1965 - 1988

CrC: 1970 - 1988

Civil Engineering Construction Conciliation Board for Great Britain

ContrA: 1988 - 1997

Construction Industry Training Board

CAAg and CCA: 1984 - 1992

YTS: 1984 - 1989

Department of Education and Science

NCC: 1975 - 1976

East Midlands Electricity Board

CoA and IoA: 1982 - 1990

Engineering Industry Training Board

CEC: 1972 - 1989

CoC: 1984 - 1989

CompCA: 1978 - 1989

ContrA: 1980 - 1988

Engineering Training Council (Northern Ireland)

CEC: 1997 - 1999

Foundry Industry Training Board

CoC: 1976 - 1977

Heating Ventilating and Domestic Engineers’ National Joint Industrial Council

ASCA: 1984 - 1997

ContrA: 1978 - 1997

Iron and Steel Industry Training Board

CoC: 1974 - 1981

Joint Apprenticeship Council Electrical Contracting Industry in Scotland

CrC: 1972 - 1978

Joint Apprenticeship Panel

CAAg: 1981 - 1986

CoC: 1981 - 1986

Joint Apprenticeship Panel for the Printing Industry

CoCL: 1981 - 1983

CrC: 1982 - 1983

Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry

ACDip: 1979 - 2007

CAprA: 1977 - 1990

DoA: 1977 - 1980

Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry, Apprenticeship Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry

CAprA and DoA: 1980 - 1986

Joint Industry Board for the Plumbing Mechanical Engineering Services in England and Wales

CoA: 1975 - 1990

TSA: 1976 - 1990

Ministry of Defence

CoA : 1972 - 1991

CCA: 1988 - 1991

CoC : 1980 - 1984

CompCA : 1980 - 1991

ContrA : 1968 - 1991

DoA: 1979 - 1991

IoA : 1987 - 1991

National (Apprenticeship) Council for the Hairdressing Craft

DoA and IoA: 1965 - 1971

National Apprenticeship Council

IoA: 1971 - 1974

National Coal Board

CoA: 1968 - 1986

National Joint Apprenticeship Board

CAprA : 1971 - 1987

CCA: 1969 - 1992

CoA: 1975 - 1983

ContrA: 1977 - 1992

DoA: 1978 - 1985

National Joint Apprenticeship Council for the Agricultural Machinery Trade

CCA: 1972 - 1991

NAC: 1974 - 1990

National Joint Apprenticeship Council of the Hotel and Catering Industry

IoA: 1966 - 1994

National Joint Council for the Building Industry

CAAg : 1973 - 1987

CAprA : 1970 - 1991

CCA : 1975 - 1983

CoA: 1981 - 1993

CompCA: 1969 - 1993

ContrA : 1971 - 1993

DoA : 1972 - 1985

TSA: 1977 - 1988

National Joint Council for the Motor Vehicle Retail and Repair Industry

ContrA: 1979 - 1997

NCC: 1974 - 1997

National Joint Industrial Council

CCrA: 1982 - 1990

IoA: 1972 - 1990

North Eastern Electricity Board

DoA: 1971 - 1990

North Western Electricity Board

ContrA: 1986 - 1990

Property Services Agency, Department of the Environment, Manchester

CCA: 1972 - 1993

Road Transport Industry Training Board

CCA: 1987 - 1991

YTS: 1984 - 1990

Rolls Royce Limited

CAAg: 1984 - 1996

CoA: 1982 - 1996

IoA: 1983 - 1996

Royal Air Force

CoA: 1968 - 1993

Royal Navy

CoA: 1969 - 1995

Scottish and Northern Ireland Joint Industry Board for the Plumbing Industry

CAAg: 1994 - 1997

CCA: 1990 - 1997

Scottish Building Apprenticeship Council

CCA and ContrA: 1988 - 1994

Scottish Education Department

NCC: Until 1987

Scottish Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry

CrC: 1997 - 1999

Secretary of State for Defence

CoA: 1982 - 1995

DoA: 1987 - 1995

IoA: 1989 - 1995

Shipbuilding Industry Training Board

CoC: 1980 - 1982

CrC: 1970 - 1981

The Institute of Meat

CrC: 1974 - 1993

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