Field          Planning and Construction

 

Review of Construction Trades unit standards

 

This review report was first published in December 2009 and then republished in May 2010 following a request to correct errors in the Impact on existing provider accreditations table.  Organisations were then granted the correct extensions of accreditation.

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Construction Trades

Concrete Construction

12039

Concrete Production

12011, 12012, 12014

Concrete Technology

12020

 

The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new version of report published                                           May 2010

 

Date new versions published                                                          December 2009

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2014

 

Summary

 

This review took place as part of the scheduled review cycle and also to transfer unit standards relevant to the concrete industry from the Construction Trades subfield to the Concrete subfield, and to new, sector-specific domains within that subfield, as part of a review of the entire suite of BCITO concrete industry qualifications.

 

Consultation with representatives from eight sectors within the concrete industry took place from January 2008, consisting of concrete production industry working party meetings to identify relevant skill sets for each sector.  These meetings focussed on the unit standards which describe skills related to the ready-mixed concrete sector of the industry, and changes to the unit standards were signed off by this industry working party in June 2009.

 

This review is part of an ongoing process which is intended to be completed by mid-2010, in which all unit standards relevant to the concrete industry within the Construction Trades subfield will be moved to domains within the Concrete subfield, and all concrete industry qualifications will be reviewed and reclassified.

 

Main changes

 

·         Unit standards from the Construction Trades subfield have been reclassified in the Concrete subfield.

·         Changes have been made to special notes, elements, and performance criteria in unit standards 12012, 12014, and 12020 to better reflect the needs of industry.

·         Unit standards 12011 and 12039 have been replaced by unit standards 26220 and 26219.

 

Category C unit standards will expire at the end of December 2011.

 

Impact on existing accreditations

(New extensions added in May 2010 appear in bold)

 

Current Accreditation for

Accreditation extended to

Nature of accreditation

Classification or ID

Level

Nature of accreditation

Classification or ID

Level

Domain

Concrete Construction

Any

Domain

Concrete Production

Same

Domain

Planning and Construction > Construction Trades > Concrete Production

Any

Domain

Planning and Construction > Concrete >

Concrete Production

Same

Standard

12039

3

Standard

26219

3

Domain

Planning and Construction > Construction Trades > Concrete Technology

4 or 5

Domain

Planning and Construction > Concrete > Concrete Technology

Same

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

AMAP 0048 has been updated to reflect the changes made to the standards.

 

Impact on registered qualifications

 

Key to type of impact

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 Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and will be updated when they are reviewed in 2010.  The standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.

 

Qualification Title and Reference

ID

National Certificate in Concrete Production (Ready-Mixed Concrete) [Ref: 0731]

12011, 12012, 12014, 12020,   12039

National Certificate in Concrete Construction with strands in Sitework, Pre-cast Concrete, and Placing and Finishing

[Ref: 0732]

12020

National Certificate in Concrete Technology (Level 4)

[Ref: 0884]

12020

 

Detailed list of unit standards - 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

 

Planning and Construction > Construction Trades

Planning and Construction > Concrete

ID

Domain

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

12039

Concrete Construction

Explain maintenance and transportation requirements to convey ready mixed concrete to sites by truck

3

8

C

26219

Concrete Production

Demonstrate knowledge of maintenance and transportation requirements to convey ready mixed concrete to sites by truck

3

4

 

12011

 

26220

Concrete Production

Concrete Production

Produce ready-mixed concrete

 

Demonstrate knowledge of concrete equipment and produce ready mixed concrete

3

 

3

18

 

18

C

12012

Concrete Production

Concrete Production

Maintain concrete batching equipment and machinery

2

5

B

12014

Concrete Production

Concrete Production

Coordinate receipt, batching and delivery of orders for concrete

3

8

B

12020

Concrete Technology

Concrete Technology

Demonstrate knowledge of concrete materials technology

4

8

B