Review of Fibre Cement Linings unit standards

FIELD PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION

Review of Fibre Cement Linings unit standards

Subfield	Domain	Id
Construction Trades	Fibre Cement Linings	6068-6078

The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in August 2000.

Date new versions published April 2006

Planned review date December 2011

Summary of review and consultation process

These unit standards were reviewed as part of Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation's scheduled review process for the National Certificate in Fibre Cement Linings with strands in Fixing and Finishing [Ref: 0272]. An industry working party consisting of representatives from the Fibre Cement Lining industry was gathered, and the unit standards were reviewed by this party. The resulting recommended changes were incorporated into the unit standards. These were then returned to the industry representatives for feedback, which was duly incorporated into the final reviewed unit standards.

Main changes resulting from the review

· Unit standards at Level 2 or 3 (6068, 6069, 6071, 6073, 6075) have had alterations made to the special notes (removal of one special note) to reflect the fact that at these levels candidates are not required to be working at the level of competent Industry Practice (changed from Current Trade Practice).

· The special note defining specifications has been removed from 6068, as specifications are not referred to in the elements or performance criteria.

· The special note exempting candidates from other unit standards for qualification purposes (unit standards 6071-6076) has been removed to reflect alterations to the qualification containing these unit standards.

· Unit standard 6070 has been replaced by unit standard 22157, which has had an element added to cover interpretation of plans and specifications, with resulting changes to the title, credits, special notes and purpose statement.

· Unit standards 6069, 6072, 6074, 6076, 6077, and 6078 have had a 'Demonstrate knowledge of' element added. All except 6076 have had an increase of 2 credits (6076 at 35 credits does not require more). The titles of these unit standards have been amended accordingly.

· Small alterations to special notes and range statements to correct typographical errors and improve consistency.

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

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	6070	3	Standard	22157	3

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

AMAP 0048 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

In the following table qualifications that contain unit standards and classifications in both categories are identified in the Affected table, with the items that generated the Affected status in bold.

The following Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation qualifications are affected by the outcome of this review and are currently being reviewed or revised to take account of the changes.

Qualification title	Standard in the qualification
National Certificate in Fibre Cement Linings with strands in Fixing and Finishing [Ref: 0272]	6070, 6072, 6074, 6076, 6077, 6078

Transition

Candidates with credit for unit standard 6070 will be exempt from the requirement for the replacement unit standard 22157.

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 Fibre Cement Linings

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
6068	Identify and describe the manufacture of fibre cement sheets and identify accessories	2	2	B
6069	Identify and order stopping compounds for fibre cement sheets	3	6	B
6070 22157	Check framing and substrate, setout, and prepare an order for fibre cement sheets for construction Interpret plans and specifications, calculate quantities and prepare to install fibre cement linings	3 3	6 8	C
6071	Fix fibre cement sheets to interior surfaces	2	4	B
6072	Fix fibre cement sheets to interior surfaces on site Demonstrate knowledge of and fix fibre cement sheets to interior surfaces on site	4	18 20	B
6073	Fix fibre cement sheets to interior and exterior ceilings	2	4	B
6074	Fix fibre cement sheets to interior and exterior ceilings on site Demonstrate knowledge of and fix fibre cement sheets to interior and exterior ceilings on site	4	12 14	B
6075	Finish fibre cement areas	3	8	B
6076	Finish fibre cement areas on site Demonstrate knowledge of and finish fibre cement areas on site	4	35	B
6077	Finish architecturally detailed fibre cement areas on site Demonstrate knowledge of and finish architecturally detailed fibre cement areas on site	4	16 18	B
6078	Construct architectural details in fibre cement sheets on site Demonstrate knowledge of and construct architectural details in fibre cement sheets on site	4	10 12	B

Key to review category

A