FIELD                 PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION

 

Review of Plaster Board unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Construction Trades

Plaster Board

4326, 4327, 4331, 4335, 6067, 6118-6121, 17581, 17582, 22158

 

The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          January 2008

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2011

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

These unit standards were reviewed to incorporate changes overlooked in the previous review (April 2006).  The post-assessment moderation process identified issues of consistency and difficulty of assessment for standards within the National Certificate in Plaster Board with strands in Fixing and Finishing and an optional Specialist strand [Ref: 0275].  The BCITO moderation team identified quality issues and made recommendations for improvement.  These recommendations were then discussed and approved by a working party consisting of direct representatives from the Plaster Board industry.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·         Titles of unit standards 4326, 4327, 4335, 6067, 6118, 6119, 6120, 17582, and 22158 were changed to more accurately reflect the outcomes of the unit standards.

·         Purpose statements were altered to match the elements and performance criteria.

·         Special notes had definitions added to clarify requirements, and the 'industry practice' special note was reworded in unit standards 6067, 6119, 6120, 6121, 17581, and 17582, and added to unit standards 4327, 4331, 6118, and 22158.  Legislation was updated.

·         Performance criteria and range statements were amended to clarify assessment requirements.

·         The final 'clean up' element was removed from unit standards 4331, 4335, 6067, 6118, 6119, 6120, 6121, 17581, and 17582, as it was considered to be superfluous.  Performance criteria were reworded to include cleaning up as part of each task.

·         A theory element was added to unit standards 6067 and 6118 to improve consistency throughout the reviewed standards.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

Qualifications that contain the reviewed standards or classifications are tabled below.

 

Affected

The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set

The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits

The qualification lists a C or D category standard

Not materially affected

The qualification lists a standard that has a new title

The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification

 

The following Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation qualifications are not materially affected by the changes.  They will be updated when they are next reviewed.

 

Qualification title

Standard in the qualification

National Certificate in Plaster Board with strands in Fixing and Finishing and an optional Specialist strand [Ref: 0275]

4326, 4327, 4335, 6067, 6118-6120, 17582

National Certificate in Specialist Interiors (Suspended Ceilings Installation) with an optional strand in Access Floors Installation [Ref: 0277]

6120

 

Summary of main changes

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category

 

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Subfield         Construction Trades

Domain          Plaster Board

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

4326

Identify and describe the manufacture of plaster board sheets and mouldings

Identify and describe the manufacture and storage of plaster board sheets and mouldings

2

2

B

4327

Identify and order stopping and finishing compounds for plaster board

Identify levels of finish, calculate quantities and order stopping and finishing compounds for plaster board

3

6

B

4331

Demonstrate knowledge of and install mouldings for plaster board work

3

6

B

4335

Fix specialist systems in plaster board on site

Describe and construct specialist systems in plaster board on site

4

18

B

6067

Fix architectural details in plaster board on site

Demonstrate knowledge of and fix plaster board to architectural details on site

4

10

B

6118

Apply paper faced plaster cove on site

Demonstrate knowledge of, fix and finish paper faced plaster cove on site

3

4

B

6119

Demonstrate knowledge of and finish plaster board areas on site

Demonstrate knowledge of, stop and finish plaster board areas on site

4

35

B

6120

Demonstrate knowledge of and fix flat plaster board to ceilings on site

Demonstrate knowledge of and fix flat plaster board to level and sloping ceilings on site

4

14

B

6121

Demonstrate knowledge of and fix flat plaster board to walls on site

4

20

B

17581

Demonstrate knowledge of and fix curved plaster board on site

4

10

B

17582

Demonstrate knowledge of and finish curved and architecturally detailed plaster board on site

Demonstrate knowledge of, stop and finish curved and architecturally detailed plaster board on site

4

18

B

22158

Interpret plans and specifications, calculate quantities and prepare to install plaster board

Calculate quantities, check framing and substrate, and set out for plaster board installation

3

8

B