The Value of the REA Credential

The REA credential provides considerable value to the public, employer, the economy and the recipients.

Public Value | Employer Value | The Economy | The Recipient

Public Value by:

• providing a means of registration and control of Engineering Technicians and Technologists based on assessment by industry peers,
• offering for use a Quality Mark and Standard established and overseen by Statute,
• encouraging on-going education and  competency development.

Employer Value by:

• providing a time proven benchmark to assist the establishment of levels of delegation across management, quality, and cost control,
• enabling a closer assurance match between proven experience, competency and judgement, with that required,
• reduced level of risk through greater security of control and accountability,
• fostering ethical awareness and its direct application within industry,
• demonstrating recognition of a strong evolutionary and cohesive industry hierarchy,
• conveying a message of competence and control in the establishment of public reassurance,
• encouraging strength of structure within industry,
• promoting on-going knowledge and competency development that inspires innovation,
• strengthening career pathways that support career development,
• training and succession planning.

The Economy by:

• encouraging greater levels of education,
• training and career advancement,
• providing a registration system that by its very nature inspires increased productivity,
• encouraging industry strength through structured accreditation schemes,
• provision of benchmarking across industry that facilitates industry portability, cross pollination, and skills transfer,
• enabling recognition of prior learning for suitably experienced immigrants entering the NZ work-force.

The Recipient by:

• encouraging career development,
• provision of an accreditation recognised internationally within the industry,
• providing a means of distinguishing difference when seeking career advancement,
• establishment of recognised benchmarking within industry that enables transfer across the industry,
• encouragement of on-going knowledge and skills development (REAcap).