National Certificate in Carpet and Textile Cleaning with optional strands in Carpet Colour Restoration, Restoring Water Damaged Carpet, and Establishing a Carpet Maintenance Schedule Level 3 [Ref: 1107]

The Building Service Contractors Industry Training Organisation has revised the qualification listed above.

Date new versions published July 2011

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2014.

Reason for the revision

During a review of the standards by the Industry Advisory Group for Carpet Cleaning and Restoration the group wrote a new standard 25918 (Follow safe work practices in the carpet cleaning and restoration industry) as a prerequisite for the carpet and textile cleaning units. The revision also ensures that the qualification remains achievable following the review of standards in the Core Health domain.

Main changes resulting from the revision

National Certificate in Carpet and Textile Cleaning with optional strands in Carpet Colour Restoration, Restoring Water Damaged Carpet, and Establishing a Carpet Maintenance Schedule [Ref: 1107]

National Certificate in Carpet and Textile Cleaning with optional strands in Carpet Colour Restoration, Restoring Water Affected Carpet, and Establishing a Carpet Maintenance Schedule [Ref: 1107]

Changes to structure and content

· Standard 25918 has been substituted for standard 7442.

· Core Health standards 6400, 6401 and 6402 have been replaced by First Aid standards 26551 and 26552.

· The titles of standards 1577, 13349 and 20669 have been updated to match changes made at review.

· The total credit value of the qualification has decreased by three credits.

· The name of the optional strand in Restoring Water Damaged Carpet has been changed to Restoring Water Affected Carpet to reflect terminology changes in standard 13349.

Transition

This qualification contains standards that replace or substitute earlier standards. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the earlier standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards - see table below.

Credit for	Exempt from
1578	13346
6400	26551, 26552
6401	26552
6402	26551

People currently enrolled in programmes or courses leading to the award of version 2 of this qualification may either complete that version or transfer to version 3. The last date for assessments to take place for version 2 is January 2012.

It is not intended that anyone is disadvantaged by this review and the above arrangements are designed for a smooth transition. However, anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged may appeal to.

Building Service Contractors Industry Training Organisation

PO Box 31067

Lower Hutt 5040

Telephone 04 589 0126

Facsimile 04 589 0252

Email ito@bsc.org.nz