FIELD                        PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION

 

Review of Architectural Aluminium Joinery unit standard 552

 

Subfield	Domain	Id
Construction Trades	Architectural Aluminium Joinery	552

 

Competenz has completed the review of the unit standard listed above.

 

Date new versions published                        March 2007

 

Planned review date                        December 2012

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

Unit standard 552 was reviewed as legislation, NZ standards, and industry guidelines had changed since the standard was last reviewed in 2000.

 

Industry identified a need for a unit standard relating to legislation, standards, and industry guidelines at a lower level and credit value than the current standard; accessible to a greater number of industry groups, and including a broader reference to other compliance issues and guidelines in relation to the manufacture of aluminium joinery products, as well as the focus on installation that was in the current standard.

 

Industry also considered that the current standard contained unclear performance requirements and that clarification of all the elements and performance criteria was needed to promote consistent assessment.

 

The consultation included:

 

1       An Industry Advisory Group established in February 2005 comprising representatives from:

·        Four proprietary systems suppliers - the industry leaders.

·        National Fabricators Group - the main users of the unit standards.

·        Assessors.

·        the Window Association of New Zealand (Inc.) Private Training Establishment.

2       All employers of trainees enrolled in the National Certificates in Architectural Aluminium Joinery Levels 2 and 3.

3       The Joinery Industry Training Organisation and the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation.

4      Members of Competenz Architectural Aluminium Joinery Sector Advisory Group.

 

The Industry Advisory Group considered the comments from the consultation process at meetings in 2005 and 2006, and approved the replacement unit standard at a meeting on 5 October 2006.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

Unit standard 552 has been replaced by a new unit standard (23740) with title, purpose, special notes, and performance criteria providing a clearer focus on compliance and industry guidelines in terms of their relevance to aluminium joinery product manufacturing.

 

Unit standard 552 categorised as category C expires at the end of December 2008.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) 0013

 

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 qualification is also affected by the outcome of this review.  The standard setting body (Joinery ITO) has been advised that the qualification requires revision.

 

Qualification title	Standard in the qualification	SSB Name
National Certificate in Joinery (Aluminium Fabrication) [Ref: 0389]	552	Joinery Industry Training Organisation

 

Summary of main changes

 

Subfield            Construction Trades

Domain            Architectural Aluminium Joinery

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
552	Demonstrate knowledge of legislation, standards and guidelines for the manufacture of aluminium joinery products	4	12	C
23740	Demonstrate knowledge of legislation, standards, and guidelines for the manufacture of aluminium joinery products	3	6