FIELD                 Engineering and Technology

 

Review of Civil Plant Operation and Civil Construction Works unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Civil Plant Operation and Management

Civil Plant Operation

23289

Civil Works and Services

Civil Construction Works

23278-23288

 

InfraTrain New Zealand has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          November 2008

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2013

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

Feedback from assessors and candidates indicated that the standards relating to infrastructure pipelaying contained elements and range statements that were barriers to achievement.

 

InfraTrain facilitated a review group incorporating industry representatives, training advisors, and assessors that met to amend the standards to clarify assessment requirements and remove unnecessary content.  At the same time references were updated and content was clarified by adding definitions and amending wording and titles as necessary.  InfraTrain consulted with the Agriculture ITO, and the Plumbing, Gasfitting, and Drainlaying ITO during the review, and a representative of NZ Extractive Industries Training Organisation joined the review group to ensure compatibility of standards used in the proposed gas industry pipelaying qualifications.  Changes to standard 23287 necessitated a replacement standard.

 

Draft versions of the reviewed unit standards were developed and sent out to advisory group members and industry representatives for feedback.  All feedback was considered, and where appropriate, incorporated into the unit standards.  The infrastructure pipelaying operations committee endorsed the standards.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·         titles, levels, and credits amended to accurately reflect content

·         references updated and definitions added where required

·         range statements amended to clarify assessment requirements

·         redundant elements and range statements removed

·         unit standard 23287 designated expiring as it was not meeting industry needs and replaced by new unit standard 25445.

 

Unit standard 23287, categorised as category C, expires at the end of December 2012.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

Current Accreditation for

Accreditation extended to

Nature of accreditation

Classification

Level

Nature of accreditation

Id

Level

Domain

Civil Construction Works

2

Standard

25445

3

 

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 InfraTrain qualification is affected by the outcome of this review and is currently being reviewed.  Standards that generated the Affected status are shown in bold.

 

Qualification title

Classification or standard in the qualification

National Certificate in Civil Construction Works (Infrastructure Pipelaying) with an optional strand in Gas Distribution Pipelaying [Ref: 1282]

23278, 23280, 23285, 23287, 23288

 

Review Categories and changes to classification, title, level, and credits

 

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         Civil Works and Services

Domain          Civil Plant Operation

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

23289

Operate pump systems for dewatering in civil construction

3

4

A

 

Domain          Civil Construction Works

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

23278

Demonstrate knowledge of and pre-check infrastructure pipes, fittings, and structures, and materials

Demonstrate knowledge of and pre-check infrastructure pipes, fittings, and structures

3

5

B

23279

Demonstrate knowledge of excavation for infrastructure pipelaying

3

5

B

23280

Establish line, level, and grade for infrastructure pipelaying

4

3

8

5

B

23281

Use and care for hand-held power tools used in civil construction

3

4

B

23282

Install pipes and their fittings for infrastructure pipelaying

3

40

B

23283

Open roads, excavate, backfill and compact, and prepare for surface reinstatement

3

10

B

23284

Install structures for infrastructure pipelaying

3

18

B

23285

Use and care for hand tools used for infrastructure pipelaying

3

2

3

B

23286

Operate a well-point system for civil construction

3

6

B

23287

 

25445

Demonstrate knowledge of bypass pumping and alternatives, for infrastructure pipelaying

Describe and explain bypass pumping and install, commission, and decommission bypasses for infrastructure pipelaying

2

 

3

2

 

4

 

C

23288

Demonstrate knowledge of groundwater control for infrastructure pipelaying

Demonstrate knowledge of single point groundwater control for infrastructure pipelaying

3

2

B