Review of Commercial Road Transport and Driving unit standards
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Subfield |
Domain |
Id |
|
Commercial Road Transport |
Commercial Road Transport Skills |
1736, 17973, 17974 |
|
|
Goods Service |
1755 |
|
Driving |
Driver Licence Classes |
17574-17577 |
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|
Driver Licence Endorsements |
17579, 17580 |
The NZ Road Transport and Logistics ITO, in conjunction with the Land Transport Safety Authority (LTSA), has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in May 1999, August 2000, and February 2001.
Date new versions published July 2004
New comments by date July 2007
Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards December 2008
Summary of review and consultation process
Both industry and the LTSA were concerned that these ten unit standards did not meet either the current LTSA requirements for driver licences or the commercial road transport industry requirements for driver skills.
Feedback from industry and assessors in 2000 identified that unit standards 1736 and 1755 no longer met the commercial road transport industry needs. In response to that feedback the ITO developed standards 17973 and 17974 to meet industry needs, and the ITO began substituting these for 1736 and 1755 in its qualifications. In a separate development standards 17574-17577 were developed to meet heavy motor vehicle driver licensing requirements.
This review, conducted in 2003 and 2004, expanded on the 2000 feedback and considered the fitness for purpose of all the standards involved. Key decisions resulting are:
· standards 1736 and 1755 will expire on 31 December 2008, as they no longer meet industry needs or LTSA requirements. This timeframe allows other standards setting bodies (SSBs) to maintain their own qualifications which contain these two standards;
· standards 17973 and 17974 will also be expired on 31 December 2008 as they do not recognise the different levels of skills required for the progressively heavier vehicles and duplicate skills covered by 17574-17577;
· standards 17574-17577 were redefined to ensure they incorporate both industry requirements and LTSA licence criteria, recognising that licence requirements are fundamental to industry's needs. They also incorporate the process of the New Zealand graduated driver licence system (GDLS).
Main changes resulting from the review
The review process has resulted in the following changes to the standards:
· standardisation of all Special Notes, including expanded definitions sections;
· inclusion of the statement that achieving any one of these units will not on its own enable the applicant to obtain the particular driver licence or endorsement;
· level increased from 2 to 3 in standards 17579 and 17580;
· credits increased from 5 to 7 in standards 17576.
For standards 17574-17577:
· new element focusing on personal factors that contribute to safe driving practice;
· driving techniques which must be demonstrated for assessment are defined;
· new element focusing on operating a heavy motor vehicle efficiently;
· new element on driving hours and logbooks;
· new element requiring knowledge of actions to be taken in the event of an accident;
· requirements of elements and performance criteria allow for recent and future technological changes;
· special note explaining relationships between these standards and previously registered standards added.
Unit standards categorised as category D expire at the end of December 2008.
Impact on existing provider accreditations
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Current Accreditation for |
Accreditation extended to | ||||
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Nature of accreditation |
Classification or Id |
Level |
Nature of accreditation |
Classification or Id |
Level |
|
Subfield |
Commercial Road Transport |
4 |
Standards |
17574,17575, 17576, 18079 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
17577 |
4 |
|
Domain |
Commercial Road Transport Skills |
4 |
Standards |
17574, 17575,17576 |
3 |
|
|
17577 |
4 | |||
|
Domain |
Commercial Road Transport Skills |
3 |
Standards |
17574, 17576 |
3 |
|
Standard |
1736 |
3 |
Standards |
17574, 17576, 17972 |
3 |
|
Standard |
17973 |
4 |
Standards |
17574, 17576, 17972 |
3 |
|
Standard |
17974 |
4 |
Standards |
17575, 18079 17577 |
3 4 |
|
Domain |
Goods Service |
4 |
Standards |
17575, 18079 17577 |
3 4 |
|
Standard |
1755 |
4 |
Standards |
17575,18079 17577 |
3 4 |
|
Subfield |
Driving |
3 or 4 |
Standards |
17972, 18079 |
3 |
|
Subfield |
Driving |
2 |
Standards |
17579, 17580 |
2 |
|
Domain |
Driver Licence Classes |
3 or 4 |
Standards |
17972, 18079 |
3 |
|
Domain |
Driver Licence Endorsements |
2 |
Standards |
17579, 17580 |
2 |
|
Standard |
17574 or 17576 |
3 |
Standard |
17972 |
3 |
|
Standards |
17575 17577 |
3 4 |
Standard |
18079 |
3 |
Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)
AMAP 0092 has been updated to reflect the changes made to the standards.
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 NZ Road Transport and Logistics ITO qualifications are affected by the outcome of the review of the standards listed in bold below and will be reviewed/revised.
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Qualification Title |
Id |
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National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Goods Service) with strands in Heavy Rigid Vehicle Driver, and Heavy Combination Vehicle Driver, and optional strands in Dairy Industry Transport, Log Transport, Overdimension and Overweight Load Transport, Bulk Flammable Liquids Transport, Bulk Gases Transport, Bulk Liquefied Petroleum Gas Transport, and Civil Construction Transport [Ref: 0680] |
17574, 17575, 17577, 17576, 17973, 17974 |
|
National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Ground Spreading) [Ref: 1018] |
17574,17577, 17576, 17973, 17974 |
|
National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Large Passenger Service Vehicle Driver) with strands in School Bus, Urban and Local Route, and Long Distance [Ref: 0190] |
17574, 17576, 17579 |
|
National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Livestock Transport Driver) [Ref: 0935] |
17973, 17974 |
|
National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Logging Truck Driver) [Ref: 0942] |
17577, 17973, 17974 |
|
National Certificate Commercial Road Transport (Small Passenger Service Vehicle Driver) with an optional strand in Taxi Service Driver [Ref: 0180] |
17579 |
|
National Certificate in Driving (Education and Assessment) with strands in Light Motor Vehicle, Heavy Motor Vehicle, On-road Motorcycle, Off-road Motorcycle, Quad Vehicle, Four Wheel Drive (4WD) Vehicle, and Driver Educator [Ref: 0793] |
17974 |
|
National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Taxi Operations) [Ref: 0970] |
17579 |
|
National Certificate in Transportation of Waste and Recoverable Resources with optional strands in Bulk Materials Vehicle, and Suction Vehicle [Ref: 0741] |
17574, 17575, 17577, 17576, 17973, 17974 |
NOTE: Standards not shown in bold above do not materially affect the qualifications, as the changes made to these standards are to their titles.
The following qualifications are also affected by the outcome of the review of the standards listed in bold below. The SSBs have been advised that they require revision.
|
Qualification title |
Classification or standard in the qualification |
SSB Name |
|
National Certificate in Adventure Tourism (Level 4) [Ref: 0565] |
1736, 17574 |
Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation |
|
National Certificate in Agricultural Contracting with strands in Crop Production, Land Drainage, Land Development, Hedge Trimming, Harvesting, Mowing, and Zero Tillage [Ref: 0230] |
17574, 17575, 17577, 17576, 17577 |
InfraTrain New Zealand |
|
National Certificate in Civil Plant Operation with strands in Skilled, and Multi-Skilled [Ref: 0774] |
1736, 1755 |
InfraTrain New Zealand |
|
National Certificate in Pavement Surfacing (Plant Operation) with strands in Asphalt Paving, and Chipseal [Ref: 0468] |
1736 |
InfraTrain New Zealand |
|
National Certificate in Roadmarking (Assistant) with optional strands in Level 2 and 3 Roads, Line Removal, and Raised Pavement Markers[Ref: 0616] |
17574, 17575, 17576, 17577 |
InfraTrain New Zealand |
NOTE: Standards not shown in bold above do not materially affect the qualifications, as the changes made to these standards are to their titles.
Summary of main changes to standards' Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits
The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review. All changes are in bold.
Key to review category |
| |
A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number | |
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B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number | |
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C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id | |
|
D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced | |
Subfield Commercial Road Transport
Domain Commercial Road Transport Skills
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1736 |
Drive heavy rigid commercial goods service vehicles |
3 |
12 |
D |
|
17973 |
Drive a heavy rigid motor vehicle |
4 |
6 |
D |
|
17974 |
Drive a heavy combination motor vehicle |
4 |
8 |
D |
Domain Goods Service
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1755 |
Drive prime mover with single or multiple trailers |
4 |
15 |
D |
Subfield Driving
Domain Driver Licence Classes
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
17574 |
Operate a heavy rigid motor vehicle for a Class 2 driver licence Operate a motor vehicle to meet the requirements for a full Class 2 driver licence |
3 |
7 |
B |
|
17575 |
Operate a heavy combination motor vehicle for a Class 3 driver licence Operate a combination vehicle to meet the requirements for a full Class 3 driver licence |
3 |
7 |
B |
|
17576 |
Operate a heavy rigid motor vehicle for a Class 4 driver licence Operate a rigid vehicle to meet the requirements for a full Class 4 driver licence |
3 |
5
7 |
B |
|
17577 |
Operate a heavy combination motor vehicle for a Class 5 driver licence Operate a combination vehicle to meet the requirements for a full Class 5 driver licence |
4 |
8 |
B |
Domain Driver Licence Endorsements
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
17579 |
Demonstrate knowledge of driver licensing requirements for endorsement P (passenger) |
2 3 |
4 |
B |
|
17580 |
Demonstrate knowledge of driver licensing requirements for endorsement V (vehicle recovery) |
2 3 |
2 |
B |