Field          Manufacturing

 

Review of Composite Wood Panel Manufacturing unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Wood Fibre Manufacturing

Composite Wood Panel Manufacturing

694, 697, 719, 720, 723, 724, 16245, 21475, 21477

 

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

 

Date new versions published                                                          October 2011

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2016

 

Summary

 

The review of these unit standards was prompted by their planned review date of December 2010.  FITEC consulted with relevant industry sector representatives to ensure the unit standards were fit for purpose and continued to meet industry requirements.

 

Main changes

 

·      Explanatory notes, outcomes, range statements and evidence requirements were updated.

 

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 FITEC qualification is not materially affected by the outcome of this review and will be updated when it is reviewed in 2012. 

 

Ref

Qualification Title

ID

1309

National Certificate in Wood Fibre Manufacturing (Wood Panels) (Level 3) with strands in Composite Panel Preparation, Composite Panel Forming and Pressing, Composite Panel Finishing, Overlay Bonding Operations, Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) and Plywood Operations, and Veneer Preparation

719

 


Detailed list of unit standards - classification, title, level, and credits

 

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 Fibre Manufacturing > Composite Wood Panel Manufacturing

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

694

Dry wood furnish for composite panels manufacture

4

5

B

697

Press formed wood furnish into composite panels

4

20

B

719

Operate and monitor the performance of a chip washer for wood chip recovery

Recover wood chips and prepare raw material

4

5

B

720

Refine wood chips and glue fibre

4

20

B

723

Produce wood flake for particle board manufacture

4

10

B

724

Prepare wood furnish for particle board manufacture

4

5

B

16245

Edge-finish particle board

4

5

B

21475

Explain production processes used in composite wood panel manufacture

3

10

B

21477

Troubleshoot composite wood panel manufacture

5

30

B