Scaffolding Certificate Only

What you need to do:

1. Choose the qualification you are seeking from the following list:
   • New Zealand Certificate in Scaffolding Level 3 (General)
   • New Zealand Certificate in Scaffolding Level 3 (Proprietary Suspended)
   • New Zealand Certificate in Scaffolding Level 4
   • New Zealand Certificate in Scaffolding Level 5
2. Check you meet the entry requirements and unit standards are on your NZQA Record of Learning. Without these, we cannot issue a Certificate for you.
3. Get your employer to complete the Employer Attestation Form:
   • Employer Attestation Form – Scaffolding Level 3 General
   • Employer Attestation Form – Scaffolding Level 3 Proprietary Suspended
   • Employer Attestation Form – Scaffolding Level 4
   • Employer Attestation Form – Scaffolding Level 5
4. Gather your evidence and contact one of the organisations below. The organisation you select will :
   • Check and advise whether you meet all the requirements of the qualification under the Certificate only process.
   • Identify any gaps
   • When all the requirements are met, you can take the common assessment task with your selected organisation. The common assessment task is of two types – practical or theory. Applicants with less than two years of work experience must take the one-week practical assessment at a provider. Applicants with two years or more work experience may have the option of taking a practical or theory common assessment task. See below for details.
     • Providers – TTP and Vertical Horizons for a one-week practical assessment, or SARNZ for theory assessment, if they have the years of work experience required for the level of the qualification as stated below:
       – Level 3: 2 years work experience
       – Level 4: 3 years work experience
       – Level 5: 5 years work experience
       Learners with less than the years of work experience – contact provider to attend 1 week block course and take the practical common assessment task.
   • On successful completion of your common assessment task, the organisation will give you a letter to confirm your achievement of the common assessment task.
   • The organisations are:
     • Tai Poutini Polytechnic – https://tpp.ac.nz/ or 0800 800 411
     • Vertical Horizonz – https://www.verticalhorizonz.com/home or 0800 7233 848
     • SARNZ – https://www.sarnz.co.nz/
5. You are now ready to submit your application to Skills for the Certificate Only process. You will need to complete and submit the below to Skills – registrations@skills.org.nz:
   • Training agreement
   • Skills Application form for Certificate award
   • Portfolio of evidence including:
     • Record of Achievement – that show you have met all the entry requirements and the unit standards within the qual
     • Letter from the organisation to confirm you have completed the common assessment task
     • Employer Attestation forms
   •  Make the payment

Skills will then:

1. Process your application
2. Award the qualification to successful applicants.

Note:

1. Skills processing time is 30 working days. If you do not hear from Skills after a month, you can contact Skills to follow up on your application.
2. Certificates will be posted to the applicant.