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United Kingdom Exceptions (26/09/2011)

The trade qualifications in Table A 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 B; 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 C.

Table A

For the purposes of the list of qualifications recognised as an exception 'Any date' or 'until' refers to a date on or after 1960.

Qualification

Awarded from

Level in NZ terms

Points under SMC

City & Guilds Craft Certificate

Until 1999

3

40

City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate

1989 – 1999

3

40

Note: 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

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

Record of Apprenticeship

cROC

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 only and are not stated on the award certificates.

Table C

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

For the purposes of the list of qualifications recognised as an exception '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 recognised as an exception for immigration purposes only.

Qualification 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 cROC: 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: 1975 - 1990

DoA: 1985 - 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 and CoC: 1981 - 1986

Joint Apprenticeship Panel for the Printing Industry

CoC: 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

CCA: 1988 - 1991

CoA: 1972 - 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 Hairdressers Federation

CoA and DoA: 1984 - 1988

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

Effective 26/09/2011

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