Field          Engineering and Technology

 

Review of Civil Construction Works and Civil Plant Operation unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Civil Works and Services

Civil Construction Works

23283, 23288

Civil Plant Operation and Management

Civil Plant Operation

6467, 23289

 

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

 

Date new versions published                                                          July 2011

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2016

 

Summary

 

The planned review of the National Certificate in Civil Works and Services (Road Opening - Trenching) with optional strands in Electricity Supply, Gas Distribution, and Water Services [Ref: 1000], and the National Certificate in Civil Works and Services (Road Opening - Site Co-ordination) [Ref: 1001] required detailed consideration of the purpose and structure of the current qualifications, and unit standards as a number were due to expire, and others were no longer fit for purpose.

 

An Industry Advisory Group (IAG) was formed and the first meeting occurred on 3 August 2010.  This was a strategic meeting focusing on a skills analysis to determine the purpose (graduate profile), the validity of the qualifications in their current form, qualification pathways and assessment.

 

The IAG made recommendations for standards to be revised, new standards to be developed, the design of a new qualification for excavation and reinstatement (E&R) and a qualification pathway to be tabled with the Infrastructure Pipelaying (IPL) and Water Reticulation (WR) joint review with InfraTrain and Agriculture Industry Training Organisation (AgITO), which will limit the substantial overlap evident in the current qualifications.

 

A further two writing group meetings were held in September and December 2010 to match the skills from the graduate profile to unit standards; to develop new units standards where no units were available, and revise those that required updating.

 

Once drafted, the unit standards and proposed qualification structure were distributed to the IAG and to wider industry for feedback between February and April 2011; and on the 20 April 2011 a final endorsement meeting was held with the IAG which took into account feedback from wider industry.

 

Main changes

 

·      Standards 23283, 23288 were transferred from the Civil Construction Works domain to the Generic Infrastructure Works domain.

·      Standard 23289 was transferred from the Civil Plant Operations domain to the Generic Infrastructure Works domain.

·      All titles were amended to reference the new domains and outcomes.

·      Standard 23289 credit total increased from 4 to 6 to reflect the degree of applied knowledge.

·      Purpose statements, explanatory notes, outcomes and evidence requirements were updated.

·      New standards 27500-27502 were developed to cover knowledge and skills required for trench compaction, and trench protection and support systems.

 

The category C unit standard will expire at the end of December 2013

 

Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess

 

Current consent for

Consent extended to

Nature of consent

Classification or ID

Level

Nature of consent

Classification or ID

Level

Subfield

Civil Works and Services

3+

Standards

23283, 23288

3

Subfield

Civil Plant Operation and Management

3+

Standard

23289

3

27500

2

Domain

 

Civil Construction Works

3+

Standards

23283, 23288

3

Domain

 

Civil Plant Operation

3+

Standard

23289

3

27500

2

Standard

6467

2

Standard

27500

2

 

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 InfraTrain qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and will be updated when they are reviewed from 2010 to 2014.  The classifications and/or standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.

 

Ref

Qualification Title

Classification or ID

1282

National Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Infrastructure Pipelaying) with an optional strand in Gas Distribution Pipelaying

6467, 23283, 23288, 23289

1326

National Certificate in Civil Construction Works with strands in Concrete Kerb and Channel; Concrete Work; Culverts and Drainage Systems; Interlocking Paving; Retaining Structures; Road Construction; Road Maintenance; Road Safety Barrier; Roadside Amenities, and Traffic Signage

6467

1660

National Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Level 2) with optional strands in Earthworks, Pavement Surfacing, Roads, Rural Contracting, and Utilities

6467

                       

The following table identifies qualifications developed by other SSBs that are impacted by the outcome of this review.  The SSBs have been advised that the qualifications require revision.  The classifications and/or standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.

 

Ref

Qualification Title

Classification or ID

SSB Name

0962

National Certificate in Water Reticulation (Service Person) (Level 3) with strands in Water, and Wastewater

6467

Agriculture Industry Training Organisation

1022

National Certificate in Gas Network Construction (Service Laying) (Level 3)

6467, 23283

NZ Extractive Industry Training Organisation

 

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

 

Engineering and Technology > Civil Plant Operation and Management

Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works

ID

Domain

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

6467

 

27500

 

 

Civil Plant Operation

Infrastructure Works Equipment

Operate a plate compactor on civil construction materials

Operate trench compaction equipment for infrastructure works

2

 

2

 

 

4

 

4

 

C

 

New

 

 

23289

 

 

 

Civil Plant Operation

Generic Infrastructure Works

Operate pump systems for dewatering in civil construction

Describe and operate pump systems for dewatering in infrastructure works

3

 

3

 

 

4

 

6

 

 

B

 

 

 

Engineering and Technology > Civil Works and Services

Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works

ID

Domain

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

23283

Civil Construction Works

 

 

Generic Infrastructure Works

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

Excavate, backfill and compact, and prepare for surface reinstatement for infrastructure works

3

 

 

 

3

10

 

 

 

10

B

23288

Civil Construction Works

 

 

Generic Infrastructure Works

Demonstrate knowledge of single point groundwater control for infrastructure pipelaying

Explain single point groundwater control for an infrastructure works excavation

3

 

 

 

3

2

 

 

 

2

B

 

Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Generic Infrastructure Works

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

27501

Demonstrate knowledge of protection and support systems for excavation on an infrastructure works site

3

2

New

27502

Place and remove protection and support systems for excavation on an infrastructure works site

3

10

New