Review of Urban Pest Management unit standards 3254-3266 and 22893

FIELD SERVICE SECTOR

Review of Urban Pest Management unit standards 3254-3266 and 22893

Subfield	Domain	Id
Pest Management	Urban Pest Management	3254-3266, 22893

The Building Service Contractors Industry Training Organisation (BSCITO) has reviewed the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published March 2010

Planned review date December 2015

Summary of review and consultation process

BSCITO conducted this review as a result of changes in legislation, regulations, and codes of practice for the pest control industry. Industry assessors, operations managers and technicians, and providers were consulted to determine the potential impact of the legislative changes on the unit standards.

Legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and industry practice requirements were all updated to meet current industry needs. In addition, it was agreed to include further prerequisites in standard 3263. The consultation group felt that having just first aid unit standards 6401 and 6402 was not sufficient prerequisite health and safety knowledge for a unit standard dealing with fumigates.

Also, an audit of unit standard 22893 had been carried out prior to the review and the results were discussed with the group. The audit had revealed that as Argentine Ants were not endemic to New Zealand having it as a compulsory component of the unit standard meant that some trainees could not complete their assessment. The consultation group accepted the recommendation to make Argentine Ants elective.

Editorial and formatting changes have also been made to the standards.

Main changes resulting from the review

The main changes are:

· Changes to legislation, regulations and codes of practice;

· Changes in industry practice requirements;

· Addition of further prerequisites to unit standard 3263;

· Changes to evidence requirements of unit standard 22893;

· Minor editing and format changes.

Impact on existing provider accreditations

None.

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

None.

Impact on existing qualifications

None.

Summary of main changes

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 Pest Management

Domain Urban Pest Management

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
3254	Follow safe practices in the urban pest management industry	2	6	B
3255	Demonstrate knowledge required by a trainee in the urban pest management industry	2	7	B
3256	Locate information and complete documentation and records for urban pest management operations	2	3	B
3257	Follow treatment procedures to control insects and spiders in the urban pest management industry	2	8	B
3258	Apply treatments to control insects and spiders in the urban pest management industry	3	6	B
3259	Apply treatments to control rodents in the urban pest management industry	3	6	B
3260	Demonstrate knowledge required by a service technician in the urban pest management industry	3	11	B
3261	Apply treatments to control stored product and textile pests in the urban pest management industry	4	15	B
3262	Apply treatments and proofing for pest bird control in the urban pest management industry	4	15	B
3263	Control pests by fumigation in the urban pest management industry	4	15	B
3264	Apply treatments to control vertebrate pests in the urban pest management industry	4	15	B
3265	Apply treatments for wood boring pests in the urban pest management industry	4	15	B
3266	Control pests by shooting in the urban pest management industry	3	5	B
22893	Demonstrate knowledge and apply treatments to control ants in the urban pest management industry	4	20	B

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