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Level 3 and 4 Crane qualifications and unit standards.

unit standards review and development of skill standards and micro-credential

We’re in the final stages of the review of the Level 3 and 4 Crane qualifications and development of skill standards.

We’re excited to share with you the qualifications and the new skill standards that will provide a development pathway for crane operators working in Aotearoa, New Zealand for your feedback.

These skill standards will support training programmes leading to the reviewed Level 3 and Level 4 Crane qualifications and support future work on the New Zealand Certificate in Cranes (Advanced Crane Operation) (Level 5). We have also developed a Level 2 micro-credential that will provide a structured pathway into the crane industry.

The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) comprised of industry representatives, including the Crane Association of New Zealand, have met to review these qualifications and develop skill standards to meet the needs of industry. Several changes are proposed to the Level 3 and Level 4 crane qualifications, including changes to the qualification strands.

We are now asking for feedback from you on these proposed changes.

Please see options below to provide feedback.

Qualifications reviewed

As part of the planned review process, we have reviewed the following qualifications:

The qualification outcomes have been revised. We have made changes to qualification credit values, strands and prerequisites and developed a new suite of skill standards.

For the New Zealand Certificate in Cranes (Level 3), we have removed the strand Cab-Controlled Overhead Crane due to low usage and will replace this with a new micro-credential (date for micro-credential development tbc). Strands in Dogman, Pendant or remote controlled overhead / Gantry Crane, Self-Erecting Tower Crane, and Truck Loader Crane have been retained.

The New Zealand Certificate in Cranes (Level 4) with strands in Advanced Dogman, Crawler Crane, Mini Crane, Mobile Crane, Non-Slewing Articulated Crane, and Tower Crane is retained. The overall credit value remains the same, although there are changes to strand values and the graduate profile outcomes have been updated. We have also included using a crane lifted work platform in selected specialist strands.

New development: Introduction to Crane Operations (Micro-credential) (Level 2, 10 credits)

The purpose of this micro-credential is to provide a formal credential pathway to introduce learners/ākonga to the knowledge and skills required to successfully work at the entry-level, in the cranes industry, and/or to encourage school leavers into the industry.

On completion, ākonga will be able to describe:

  • the roles and career pathways available in the cranes industry
  • a crane working environment including crane types and parts.

Follow the links below to see the proposed changes to the qualifications and access the exciting new skill standards.

Proposed New Qualifications

ID Qualification Level
3730 New Zealand Certificate in Cranes (Level 3) with strands in Dogman, Pendant or remote-controlled overhead / Gantry Crane, Self-Erecting Tower Crane, and Truck Loader Crane 3
3731 New Zealand Certificate in Cranes (Level 4) with strands in Advanced Dogman, Crawler Crane, Mini Crane, Mobile Crane, Non-Slewing Articulated Crane, and Tower Crane 4

 

New Level 3 Skill standards developed

ID Skill Standard Level Credits US ID # Unit standard/s to be replaced Level Credits
Crane 1 Recognise health and safety requirements for lifting operations 3 15 3788

19522

30265

30266

 

Demonstrate knowledge of crane types, and safe practices required in the crane industry 

Undertake job safety analysis 

Apply health and safety risk assessment to a job role 

Demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety culture and practices 

3 20
Crane 2 Apply knowledge of slinging and communication to a lifting operations context 3 10 30072 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of slinging regular loads safely  3 10
Crane 3 Sling varied regular loads and direct a crane during lifting operations 3 20 3789

30072

Sling varied regular loads and safely direct a crane during crane operations 

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of slinging regular loads safely 

3 29
Crane 5 Operate a remote or pendant-controlled overhead / gantry crane 3 15 3800 Use a radio remote or pendant controlled gantry crane to lift and place regular loads  3 10
Crane 6 Operate a self erecting tower crane to lift and place regular loads safely 3 15 20208 Use a self-erecting tower crane to lift and place regular loads  3 10
Crane 7 Operate a truck loader crane to lift and place regular loads 3 20 16617 Use a truck loader crane to lift and place regular loads  3 15

 

New Level 4 Skill standards developed

ID Skill Standard Level Credits US ID # Unit standard/s to be replaced Level Credits
Crane 8 Lead a team for lifting operations 4 15 31902

31903

Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety management requirements for workers on a crane’s site 

Lead a team during crane operations 

4

4

5

10

Crane 9 Plan lifts for regular and irregular loads 4 25 31904 Plan and document lifts of regular and irregular loads using multiple cranes  4 20
Crane 10 Sling irregular loads for lifting operations 4 15 3801 Prepare and sling complex loads for crane operations  4 25
Crane 11 Move regular and irregular loads using a track crawler crane with lattice boom 4 25 27676 Configure a lattice boom track crawler crane to lift and place regular and irregular loads  4 25
Crane 12 Move regular and irregular loads with a mini-crawler crane 4 20 26505 Configure and use a mini-crawler crane with outriggers to lift and place regular and irregular loads  4 20
Crane 13 Move regular and irregular loads with a mobile crane 4 25 3795 Configure and position a mobile crane, and lift and place regular and irregular loads 4 25

 

Crane 14 Move regular and irregular loads with a non-slewing articulated crane 4 15 24511 Configure a non-slewing articulated crane, and lift and place regular and irregular loads  4 14
Crane 15 Move regular and irregular loads with a tower crane 4 15 3794 Lift and place regular and irregular loads using a tower crane  4 15
Crane 16 Hook up a crane with a crane-lifted work platform 4 5 25737 Prepare to use, and hook up, a crane with a crane-lifted work platform  5 4

 

Level 2 – Introduction to Crane Operations (Micro-Credential) 

ID  Skill Standard  Level  Credits  Unit Std #  Unit standard to be replaced  Level  Credits 
CranesMC01  Explore roles and career pathways in the cranes industry  2  3         
CranesMC02  Use knowledge of crane operations to safely work in a cranes environment    2  4         
HealthMC03  Recognise healthy and safe practices in a construction environment  2  3         

Have your say

Please email your feedback on any of the qualifications, micro-credential and/or skills standards to [email protected] before 5pm on Monday 16 December 2024 for consideration by the TAG and we also encourage you to complete a short survey.