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This is our Qualifications Review and Development Work Plan for the remainder of 2025

Last updated in May 2025

We’re continuing with a comprehensive work plan to maintain momentum for industry as we prepare for changes in the wider vocational education sector.
We expect that some of these projects will need to continue into 2026 under the management of new Industry Skills Boards – we’ve noted this below, and we’ll be working hard to ensure a smooth transition for industry and providers.
We’ll share updates as the year progresses – for more details on specific projects or to stay updated, please check out ‘Projects underway’ below or get in touch.

Focus Sector	Project	Q2	Q3	Q4	‘26
Access Trades	Access System Skills – Review and development of a suite of qualifications, skill standards and micro-credentials for Scaffolding, Rope Access & EWPs (including ‘short courses’)	●	●	●	●
	Exterior Cleaning micro-credential development	●	●
	Rigging L5 review and skill standards development	●
	Gantry Crane MC and skill standard development	●	●
C&I Services	Asset Management qualification review & micro-credentials development	●	●	●
C&I Services	*NEW* Engineering Mathematics micro-credential development	●
Civil Infrastructure	Traffic Incident Management qualification review and skill standard development	●
Civil Infrastructure	Bitumen Production qualification review	●
Cross-sector	Enablement Skills Roadmap – Mapping critical non-technical skills the sector requires to current, planned & required credentials to guide future review and development	●	●	●
Electricity Supply	Wind Farm Maintenance Qualification and unit standard review		●	●
Electricity Supply	Electricity Supply Traction Line qualification review and skill standard development	●	●
Electrotechnology	Electrotechnology – Review and development of a suite of qualifications, skills standards and micro-credentials for the Electrotechnology sector	●	●	●	●
	Industrial Measurement & Control L4 /5 qualification review		●	●
	Supply of Electrical Engineering ‘Capstone’ Exams	●		●
Finishing Trades	Floating Floors & Carpet Tiles micro-credential development	●
Finishing Trades	*NEW* Internal Waterproofing credential investigation	●	●
Gas Infrastructure	Gas Infrastructure micro-credentials development (to support Certificate of Competence Protocol)	●	●	●	●
Onsite Construction	Building Pathways – Review and development of a suite of qualifications and micro-credentials supporting the Onsite Construction (Carpentry, Concrete) industry	●	●	●	●
	Glazing micro-credential emerging from qualification review	●	●
	*NEW* Swimming Pool Construction qualification development	●	●
	Paving qualification development	●	●
Plumbing, Gasfitting & Drainlaying	Plumbing & Gasfitting micro-credentials development	●
Plumbing, Gasfitting & Drainlaying	Plumbing, Gasfitting & Drainlaying L5 qualifications and unit standards review		●	●
Water Services	Water Services – Review and development of a suite of qualifications, skills standards and micro-credentials for Drinking Water, Wastewater and Trade Waste	●	●	●	●