Field                   Manufacturing

 

Review of Wood Manufacturing unit standards 20265, 20267, and 20272

 

Subfield	Domain	ID
Wood Processing Technology	Wood Manufacturing	20265, 20267, 20272

 

The Forest Industries Training and Education Council (FITEC) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                 February 2010

 

Planned review date                                                                  December 2014

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The partial review of unit standards in this domain results from consultation with industry over the future structure of the National Diploma in Wood Manufacturing (Level 5) [Ref: 1067].  The industry requested that a smaller lead-in qualification was developed for the Level 5 National Diploma and this review results from this request.  Consultation on the structure of the National Diploma in Wood Manufacturing is ongoing and the remaining unit standards in this domain will be reviewed once this is completed.

 

Feedback from moderation of these unit standards also suggested that major changes in the wording were required to describe the competency rather than the learning to be undertaken.

 

After consultation with the provider for unit standard 20265, the content was significantly rewritten.  This is to align with classroom delivery and assessment expectations.

 

Feedback from providers and trainees also suggested that the credit values of these unit standards needed to be adjusted to reflect the actual time it takes trainees to learn these skills.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·         Unit standards were reworded to address moderation issues, and also reformatted.

·         One new unit standard was developed to cover process analysis.

·         The credit value of unit standard 20272 increased to 15 credits.

·         The credit value of unit standard 20267 reduced to 15 credits.

·         The credit value of unit standard 20265 increased to 15 credits.

·         These unit standards were reclassified.

 

Impact on existing accreditations

 

Current Accreditation for			Accreditation extended to
Nature of accreditation	Classification	Level	Nature of accreditation	Classification	Level
Subfield	Wood Processing Technology	Any	Subfield	Wood Manufacturing - Generic Skills	Same

 

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 FITEC qualification is affected by the outcome of this review and will be reviewed in 2010.

 

Qualification title	Classification or standard in the qualification
National Diploma in Wood Manufacturing (Level 5) [Ref: 1067]	20265, 20267, 20272

 

Review Categories and changes to classification, titles, levels, 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

 

Manufacturing > Wood Processing Technology > Wood Manufacturing

Manufacturing > Wood Manufacturing - Generic Skills > Wood Manufacturing

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
20265	Develop and evaluate quality management techniques applied in wood manufacturing Evaluate and apply quality management techniques in wood manufacturing operations	5	10   15	B
20267	Relate operations management principles to wood manufacturing operations Apply operations management principles to wood manufacturing operations	5	20   15	B
20272	Develop a maintenance plan for an item of plant in a wood manufacturing operation Develop a plant reliability improvement programme for equipment in a wood manufacturing operation	5	5   15	B
25953	Conduct process analysis in a wood manufacturing operation	5	15	New