Qualification coding
The following table describes the coding of qualifications.
RII 3 07 09 Three letters indicating the training package for which the qualification was developed One number indicating AQF level (AQF level 3) Two digit number assigned to the qualification following the sequence for that AQF level(07 is the 7th qualification at AQF level 3) Two digit number indicating year of development (qualification developed in 2009)
Note that Skill Sets are not coded.
Consolidation of qualifications
SkillsDMC developed the RII09 qualifications and skill sets using the following quality guidelines:
- to ensure a flexible structure, keeping in mind that the qualifications have to meet the needs of small, medium and large enterprises, while meeting the requirements of the AQF
- to create pathways between industry sectors and recognised portability of skills
- to create qualifications and skill sets that are of value and portable across the SkillsDMC sectors
- in consultation with industry to ensure that the qualifications are achievable, reflect work organisation and job roles.
Qualifications from previous Training Packages have been consolidated where clear commonalities existed. For example, RII30109 Certificate III in Surface Extraction Operations is the result of the consolidation of three previous qualifications that covered surface extraction: MNM30106 Certificate III in Metalliferous Mining Operations (Open Cut), MNC30104 Certificate III in Surface Coal Mining Operations, MNQ30103 Certificate III in Extractive Industries Operations.
Within Drilling various sector qualifications at Certificates II, III, IV and Diploma were consolidated into 3 qualifications at each level covering Drilling Operations, Oil and Gas Offshore and Oil and Gas Onshore.
The Civil Construction sector decided to maintain the various Certificate III level qualifications in the interest of establishing trades within the sector, believing that to remove these specialist qualifications would ‘dumb down’ the industry.
Qualification and Skill Set equivalence
The Qualifications and Skill Sets and their equivalence document maps Skill Sets and qualifications from previous Training Packages to the consolidated RII09 Resource and Infrastructure Training Package. The codes in column on the right describe the relationship between the ‘old’ and the ‘new’.
Skill Set and qualification equivalence legend EQU = Equivalent qualification. This means that the outcomes of the qualification have been deemed as equivalent to the previous qualification, for the purposes of credit transfer and for requirements for additions or changes to RTO Scope of Registration. NEW = New qualification to meet industry need NEQ = Not equivalent. This means that the qualification has changed to a degree that cannot be considered equivalent, for the purposes of credit transfer of changes to RTO Scope of Registration. NOT = Not included in RII09 Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package
Take a look at Qualifications and Skill Sets and their equivalence document
Comparison of packaging rules
Some ‘equivalent’ qualifications have had changes made to packaging rules to increase or decrease the number of units required for a qualification. This does not necessarily mean that the qualification has changed in size, or in the time required for completion. The differences have come as a result of rationalisation and consolidation, changes to units of competency (some units no longer exist, some units have been rationalised), or because packaging has changed to avoid nested qualifications.
Section Sector specific information includes details of the differences in the packaging rules between the previous qualification and the new RII09 Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package. The information is noted under each sector.