The Board’s recent consultation on proposed changes to the registration pathways in the Gazette notices has now closed.
The consultation asked the following questions:
· 1. Do you agree with the Board recognising the new qualification, the New Zealand Certificate in Plumbing, Gasfitting, or Drainlaying?
2. The Board received 61 individual responses to the consultation, 1 response from the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Federation, and 1 response from Master Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers.
86% of people responding supported recognising the new trade qualification, the New Zealand Certificate. 10% did not support the change. The remaining submitters did not answer this question.
76% of people responding supported changing the requirement for overseas trained practitioners to get their trade qualifications assessed by Skills, rather than NZQA. 20% did not support the change and the remaining submitters did not answer this question.
The Board also asked for people to give their reasons if they did not support the proposed changes, and gave people an opportunity to comment on any other matters relating to the proposed changes they wished to raise. The Board has considered all the responses it received but there were no consistent themes in those comments.
At its final meeting for the year the Board resolved to proceed with the proposed changes to the Gazette notices and a paper is now being prepared to go to the Minister seeking her approval to the proposed changes.
The Board would like to thank all the people who took the time to read and respond to the consultation. The proposed changes were small and necessary but the Board still appreciates hearing your views about them and receiving your feedback.
In May 2015, the Board launched a review of registration and licensing requirements. As the result of two initial rounds of consultation, the Board has identified some changes to the registration and licensing terms and conditions that it intends to proceed with.
The Board has drafted Gazette notices giving effect to those changes.
In May 2015 the Board launched a review of registration and licensing requirements.
Once this feedback has been considered, draft Gazette notices will be developed and the Board will again seek the views of the industry before finalising any changes. A form for giving views is attached to this consultation document, or feedback can be given on-line.
The Board encourages respondents to forward comments and submissions electronically. However paper-based submissions are accepted by the Board.
Please include the following information in your submission:
Please note that your submission is public information. Submissions may be the subject of requests for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA specifies that information is to be made available to requesters unless there are sufficient grounds for withholding it, as set out in the OIA. Submitters may wish to indicate grounds for withholding specific information contained in their submission, such as when the information is commercially sensitive or if they wish personal information to be withheld. Any decision to withhold information requested under the OIA is reviewable by the Ombudsman.
Submissions and Board responses will be collated in a 'Review of Submissions' document. This document will be made publically available on the Board’s website.
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