FIELD                        ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

 

Review of Gas Marketing, Business and Administration unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Gas Industry

Gas Marketing, Business and Administration

11326, 11327, 11329-11334

 

The Extractive Industries Training Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in August 1997 and October 2002.

 

Date new versions published                        July 2004

 

New comments by date                        July 2008

 

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards                        December 2009

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

Members of the retail sector of the gas industry identified development that was needed on the above unit standards to fulfil competency requirements in their sector.  The restructuring of the gas industry impacted on the content of the standards some of which were out of date.

 

This review was confined to gas sales and marketing as the issues of gas delivery, switching and billing were still being resolved.

 

The review included a series of meetings starting in November 2003 with industry representatives from gas retailers, gas appliance suppliers, and gas appliance retailers.  Other stakeholders were invited to provide feedback during the process.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

The review process resulted in the following changes to the unit standards.

·                    Editorial changes to reflect current NZQA registration criteria and to clarify the standard and amount of evidence required

·                    Updating of standard setting body and change from AMAP 0124 to AMAP 0114

·                    Changes to title of unit standard 11331

·                    Decrease in credit value of unit standard 11329

·                    Addition of relevant legislation and industry documentation in special notes

·                    Addition of recommended unit standards in special notes for unit standards 11331 and 20863

·                    Addition of definitions in special notes

·                    Incorporation of changes in terminology

·                    Expiry of unit standards 11333 and 11334

·                    Unit standards 11330 and 11332 were replaced by 20930 and 20863 respectively

·                    New unit standard 20850 for processing gas connections.

 

Unit standards categorised as category C or D expire at the end of December 2007.

 

Candidates who are currently working towards achieving unit standards 11333 or 11334 have until December 2007 to complete assessment activities.  Those working towards unit standards 11330 or 11332 may transfer to unit standards 20930 or 20863 or complete assessment by December 2007.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

Unit standards in this review that are listed in AMAP 0124 have been transferred to AMAP 0114 as a result of the amalgamation of the Gas and Petrochemical Industry Training Organisation with the Extractive Industries Training Organisation.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

The following EXITO - Gas and Petrochemical qualifications are affected by the outcome of this review and are currently being revised/reviewed to take account of the changes.

 

Qualification Title

Classification or Id

National Certificate in Gas Industry (Gas Distribution)(Level 2) [Ref: 1020]

11329

National Certificate in Petrochemical Industry (Gas Transmission) (Level 3) [Ref: 0978]

11329

National Certificate in Gas Industry (Gas Engineering) with strands in Gas Network Operations Gas Network Planning and Development, and Gas Utilisation [Ref: 0635]

11329, 11332, 11333

 

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

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the replacement 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            Gas Industry

Domain            Gas Marketing, Business, and Administration

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

11326

Interpret symbols, signs, and terminology specific to a gas distribution network

2

2

B

11327

Identify public relations roles and community liaison responsibilities in a gas environment

2

4

B

11329

Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand gas industry

2

4

2

B

11330

 

20930

Describe domestic gas use products in a retail sales environment

Demonstrate knowledge of residential gas appliances

3

12

C

11331

Describe commercial gas use and products in a retail sales or client environment

Demonstrate knowledge of gas use and equipment in a commercial environment

4

12

B

11332

 

20863

Identify legislative requirements relating to the sales of gas products

Describe industry specific legislative requirements relating to the sale of gas appliances

3

 

3

3

 

3

C

11333

Demonstrate knowledge of commercial gas sales processes to installation

4

4

D

11334

Schedule, track, and record gas appliance installation work flow

2

3

D

20850

Prepare and process applications for gas connections

2

6

New