Review of Commercial Road Transport unit standards

FIELD SERVICE SECTOR

Review of Commercial Road Transport unit standards

Subfield	Domain	Id
Commercial Road Transport	Commercial Road Transport Skills	1777-1778
Commercial Road Transport	Road Transport Operations	1779, 18109-18122, 18288, 18962, 19498-19501, 19656, 19657

The New Zealand Road Transport and Logistics ITO has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in September 1999, April 2001, January 2002, June 2002, and August 2002.

Date new versions published July 2005

New comments by date July 2009

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards December 2010

Summary of review and consultation process

The review was initiated in 2004 as part of the review of the National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Operations) with strands in Vehicle Despatch, and Operations Supervision [Ref: 0861]. An Industry Advisory Group, comprising representatives of both the goods and passenger service sectors, was established to oversee the review process, and to ensure liaison with the wider road transport industry. A separate group for the taxi industry was established, as part of the review of the National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Taxi Operations) [Ref: 0970].

Following a ‘Greenfields’ review of what knowledge and skills were required for the National Certificates, the unit standards were reviewed for relevance of content. One unit standard is being expired, two are being combined into one unit standard, and the rest required some modifications to bring them up to date with legislative changes. Six new unit standards were developed to address the specific knowledge and skills sought by the road transport industry.

These two reviewed certificates will be submitted for registration later in 2005.

Main changes resulting from the review

The following are the principal changes to the unit standards:

· six new unit standards have been registered covering personal and management skills required by road transport despatchers, supervisors, and managers;

· 1777 and 1778 have been transferred from the Commercial Road Transport Skills domain to the Road Transport Operations domain;

· 18116 is expiring on 31 December 2006;

· 19656 and 19657 have been combined to form a new standard 21870;

· all unit standards have been updated with legislative changes, including the establishment of Land Transport New Zealand;

· standardisation of special notes and definitions;

· updating of reference material;

· expansion and clarification of assessment requirements.

Specific changes to unit standards include:

· the focus of 1777 is on costing a vehicle used in a road transport service, rather than on the whole service, and the credits have been reduced by one;

· 18118 builds on the requirements of 1777;

· the level for 1778 has been reduced by one to reflect more accurately the level of responsibility;

· 1779 has reductions in both level and credits to reflect more accurately the level of responsibility and the amount of learning required. The taxi industry is specifically excluded, and referred to unit standard 18111;

· 18109 now includes a requirement to access legislation as part of the assessment;

· the credit level in 18110, 18118, 18119 has been increased by one to reflect increased requirements;

· the level of 18114 has been increased by one to reflect more accurately the level of responsibility;

· the credits in 18122 have been increased by two to reflect more accurately the amount of learning required;

· 18288 has been updated to introduce the term preferred by industry, perishable products, rather than refrigerated food;

· the credits in 19498 have been reduced by one to take account of the reduced assessment requirements;

· the prerequisite requirements for 18115 have been removed.

Unit standards categorised as category C or D expire at the end of December 2006.

Impact on existing provider accreditations

Current Accreditation for			Accreditation extended to
Nature of accreditation	Classification or Id	Level	Nature of accreditation	Classification or Id	Level
Subfield	Commercial Road Transport	3	Standards	18112, 18114	4
Domain	Commercial Road Transport Skills	4+	Standards	1777, 1778	4
Domain	Road Transport Operations	3	Standards	18112, 18114	4
Standards	19656	4	Standard	21870	5
	19657	5	Standard	21870	5

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 NZ Road Transport and Logistics ITO qualifications are affected by the outcome of this review. These qualifications will be reviewed in September 2005. The items that generated the Affected status are in bold.

Qualification title	Classification or standard in the qualification
National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Operations) with strands in Vehicle Despatch, and Operations Supervision [Ref: 0861]	1777, 1779, 18110, 18114, 18118, 18119, 18122, 18288
National Certificate in Commercial Road Transport (Taxi Operations) [Ref: 0970]	18112, 18113, 18119

The following qualifications are also affected by the outcome of this review. The standard setting body (SSB) has been advised that they require revision.

Qualification title	Classification or standard in the qualification	SSB Name
National Diploma in Cranes (Level 5) with strands in Mobile and Tower [Ref: 1163]	18122	Opportunity – The Training Organisation
National Diploma in Cranes (Management) (Level 6) [Ref: 1164]	18122	Opportunity – The Training Organisation

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 Commercial Road Transport

Domain Commercial Road Transport Skills

Road Transport Operations

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

1777

Cost transport service

Cost a road transport service vehicle

1778

Select vehicles for use in transport service operations

Select a vehicle for use in a road transport operation

Domain Road Transport Management

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
21871	Demonstrate leadership in a road transport operation	4	5	New
21872	Demonstrate knowledge of self-development as a road transport manager	4	6	New
21873	Demonstrate knowledge of planning in a road transport operation	4	4	New

Domain Road Transport Operations

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
1779	Despatch vehicles for transport service	5 4	10 6	B
18109	Demonstrate knowledge of law relevant to contracts in the road transport industry	3	4	B
18110	Demonstrate knowledge of heavy goods motor vehicles and fleet characteristics Demonstrate knowledge of heavy goods motor vehicles, fleet characteristics, and load security	3	3 4	B
18111	Despatch taxis	3	4	B
18112	Demonstrate knowledge of operational activities specific to the taxi industry	3 4	4	B
18113	Demonstrate knowledge of the small passenger service rules and customer complaints requirements Demonstrate knowledge of the small passenger service and customer complaints requirements	3	4	B
18114	Administer school bus services	3 4	5	B
18115	Use computer systems to despatch goods by road	3	3	B
18116	Assist planning activities in a road transport company	3	4	D
18117	Demonstrate knowledge of the cartage of livestock by road	4	4	B
18118	Apply knowledge of costs and prices of road transport services Demonstrate and apply knowledge of costs to the pricing of a road transport service	4	6 7	B
18119	Check vehicles and drivers for compliance with legal and organisational requirements	4	5 6	B
18120	Demonstrate knowledge of features of effective road transport companies	4	6	B
18121	Analyse data and prepare reports on road transport company operations	4	7	B
18122	Manage the transport of overdimension and overweight loads by road	5	8 10	B
18288	Demonstrate knowledge of the transportation of refrigerated food Demonstrate knowledge of the transportation of perishable products by road	5	8	B
18962	Use computer systems to despatch taxis	3	3	B
19498	Demonstrate knowledge of emergency response actions for a road transport emergency	4	7 6	B
19499	Demonstrate knowledge of large passenger transport vehicles and fleet characteristics	3	3	B
19500	Demonstrate knowledge of the provision of coach services for inbound tours Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the provision of coach services for inbound tours	3	5	B
19501	Demonstrate knowledge of competitive tendering processes for passenger transport services	4	4	B
19656	Collect evidence on a motor vehicle road crash	4	5	C
19657	Analyse evidence from a motor vehicle road crash and report on factors contributing to the crash	5	6	C
21870	Collect, analyse, and report on evidence from a motor vehicle road crash	5	9
21874	Demonstrate delegation skills in a road transport operation	5	6	New
21875	Demonstrate and apply knowledge of staff development in a road transport operation	4	4	New
21876	Demonstrate teamwork in a road transport operation	4	4	New

Key to review category

A