FIELD                        PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION

 

Review of Elementary Construction Skills unit standards 12934 and 12940

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Construction Trades

Elementary Construction Skills

12934, 12940

 

The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in May 1999.

 

Date report published                        October 2005

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

In response to industry requirements and an approach by Housing NZ and WINZ, BCITO intends to create a new strand covering basic residential property maintenance that will be added to the National Certificate in Elementary Construction Skills [Ref: 0751].  In order for the strand to comprehensively cover the skills required for basic residential property maintenance as requested by industry while avoiding overlap, it was necessary to add some additional skills to the two unit standards listed above, necessitating a review.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·          Unit standard 12934 was replaced by unit standard 22129, and unit standard 12940 was replaced by unit standard 22130.

·          Unit standard 22129 has had elements added covering gates, maintenance and completing work operations.

·          Special notes of 22130 reflect changes in the elements and performance criteria.

·          Titles, purpose statements, elements and performance criteria reflect the new content and context.

·          Credits of both unit standards have increased to reflect the updated content.

·          Additional unit standards have also been developed for the residential property maintenance sector.

 

Unit standards categorised as category C expire at the end of December 2008.

 

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

Standard

12934

2

Standard

22129

2

Standard

12940

2

Standard

22130

2

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

The following Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation qualification is affected by the outcome of this review.  The qualification is currently under review.

 

Qualification title

Classification or standard in the qualification

National Certificate in Elementary Construction Skills with strands in Entry Level, and Advanced Level [Ref: 0751]

12934, 12940

 

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 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            Elementary Construction Skills

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

12934

Use elementary construction skills to erect a basic residential fence

2

5

C

22129

Use elementary construction skills to erect and maintain a basic residential fence and gate

2

7

 

12940

Use elementary construction skills to carry out minor residential maintenance

2

5

C

22130

Use elementary construction skills to carry out minor residential structural maintenance

2

8

 

21972

Carry out minor residential non-structural maintenance

8

New

21973

Perform minor residential grounds maintenance

2

6

New

22145

Handle construction materials

2

2

New