Field Manufacturing
Review and reinstatement of Manufacturing unit standards
|
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
|
Solid Wood Manufacturing
|
Finger Jointing |
4546, 15058 |
|
Pole and Post Manufacturing |
20026 | |
|
Saw Doctoring |
652, 655, 669 | |
|
Timber Grading |
141, 5848 | |
|
Timber Machining |
688, 15775, 17959 | |
|
Wood Product Manufacturing Skills |
4548, 18963, 18964-18968, 20771, 24607 | |
|
Wood Fibre Manufacturing
|
Composite Wood Panel Manufacturing |
21475 |
|
Wood Handling and Distribution |
Timber Yarding |
5703, 8005 |
|
Wood Preparation |
21497 | |
|
Wood Manufacturing - Generic Skills
|
Wood Manufacturing Foundation Skills |
162, 16244, 17970, 19794 |
|
Wood Panel Manufacturing Skills |
700 |
Competenz has completed the review and reinstatement of the unit standards listed above. The standards in italics have been reinstated.
Date new versions published March 2014
Planned review date December 2018
Summary
This review was prompted by the Targeted Review of Qualifications for Forestry. Industry subject matter experts were consulted on the changes made to the unit standards, including the amendments to levels and credits. The changes were made to better reflect the requirements of the outcomes listed in the new qualifications.
The review did not include other standards within these domains. These will be reviewed later when resources and time are available for their review.
Unit standards 18963 and 21497 were designated expiring in April 2011 with the last date for assessment set at 31 December 2014. A decision was made to reinstate the standards because they were identified for inclusion in industry training programmes developed to meet the outcomes of the new qualifications. Subsequent to the decision to reinstate, standard 21497 was reviewed in order to ensure its currency and suitability for industry requirements.
During the review, industry identified a gap in knowledge and application of skills in relation to setting up a finger-jointer for wood product manufacturing. Following extensive consultation and consideration of feedback from industry experts and users of the standards, standard 28115 was developed.
The Sector Advisory Group has endorsed the changes made to the standards, the reinstatement of standards18963 and 21497, and the development of standard 28115.
Main changes
· Explanatory notes have been updated for consistency with other standards in these domains and to ensure the currency of references.
· Evidence requirements have been updated to align with amendments to the explanatory notes.
· Standard 141 has been replaced by new standards, 28116 and 28117, that separate the operation from the monitoring of the mechanical stress grading machine. This is because operating and monitoring for this type of machine are undertaken by different role-holders.
· New evidence requirements have been added to standards 162, 16244, and 18964; and removed from standard 18967.
· An outcome has been removed from standard 18964 and an outcome has been added to standard 15775.
· Levels have been increased or decreased for eleven standards to ensure best alignment with the NZQA level descriptors.
· The credits for two standards have been increased to ensure they reflect the time: spent learning; taken to practise the required outcomes so that performance is repeatable and to the required standard; to gather and provide evidence for assessment purposes; and for assessment to take place in the specified contexts.
· The titles of five standards have been amended.
· The entry information has been removed from, or updated in, six standards to ensure they are fit for purpose.
· Standard 20026 has been designated expiring because it is no longer needed by industry.
· Expiring standard 18963 has been reinstated.
· Expiring standard 21497 has been reinstated, with minor changes to wording of evidence requirements.
· New standard 28115 has been listed.
· A last date for assessment of superseded versions has been specified. Results will not be accepted where the assessment date is after the last date for assessment of the superseded versions of these standards.
Category C and D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2015
Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess
|
Current consent for |
Consent extended to | ||||
|
Nature of consent |
Classification |
Level |
Nature of consent |
ID |
Level |
|
Subfield |
Solid Wood Manufacturing |
3 |
Standards |
652, 655, 688, 28117 |
4 |
|
Subfield |
Wood Fibre Manufacturing |
3 |
Standard |
21475 |
4 |
|
Subfield |
Wood Manufacturing - Generic Skills |
2 |
Standard |
19794 |
3 |
|
Domain |
Timber Grading |
3 |
Standard |
28117 |
4 |
|
Domain |
Wood Manufacturing Foundation Skills |
2 |
Standard |
19794 |
3 |
|
Standard |
141 |
4 |
Standards |
28116 |
3 |
|
28117 |
4 | ||||
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 Competenz qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review. These qualifications are part of the current sector review of Forestry qualifications that began in 2012. The standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.
|
Ref |
Qualification Title |
Classification or ID |
|
0813 |
National Certificate in Timber Machining (Level 4) |
669 |
|
1307 |
National Certificate in Solid Wood Manufacturing (Advanced) with strands in Saw Doctoring, Sawmilling, Timber Drying, Timber Grading, and Timber Treatment |
141, 652, 5848, 17970 |
|
1308 |
National Certificate in Wood Handling and Distribution (Level 3) with strands in Log Yard and Wood Preparation, and Timber Yarding and Despatch |
5703, 19794, 24607 |
|
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 |
700, 19794, 21475 |
|
1310 |
National Certificate in Wood Fibre Manufacturing (Wood Panels) with strands in Composite Panel Manufacturing, Overlay Bonding, and Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) and Plywood Manufacturing |
17970 |
|
1311 |
National Certificate in Finger Jointing (Level 4) |
669 |
|
1690 |
National Certificate in Solid Wood Manufacturing (Level 2) with strands in Defecting; Finger Jointing and Laminating; Pole, Post and Pile; Saw Doctoring Principles; Sawmilling; Timber Drying and Treatment; and Timber Machining |
669, 4546, 8005, 24607 |
|
1693 |
National Certificate in Solid Wood Manufacturing (Level 3) with strands in Engineered Wood Product Operations; Planer Operations; Pole, Post and Pile Operations; Saw Doctoring Operations; Sawmilling Operations; Timber Drying Operations; Timber Grading; and Timber Treatment Operations |
655, 4546, 15058, 19794, 20026 |
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 |
Manufacturing > Solid Wood Manufacturing > Finger Jointing
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
4546 |
Feed and tail out finger jointer |
3 |
5 6 |
B |
|
15058 |
Test finger jointed product in solid wood manufacturing |
4 3 |
10 |
B |
|
28115 |
Set up finger jointer for wood product manufacturing |
3 |
8 |
New |
Manufacturing > Solid Wood Manufacturing > Pole and Post Manufacturing
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
20026 |
Conduct stress testing of wooden poles and piles |
4 |
5 |
D |
Manufacturing > Solid Wood Manufacturing > Saw Doctoring
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
652 |
Weld wide bandsaws |
3 4 |
15 |
B |
|
655 |
Swage and shape a saw |
3 4 |
10 |
B |
|
669 |
Demonstrate knowledge of grinding for saw doctoring, timber machining and finger jointing Demonstrate knowledge of grinding wheels and fluids |
2 |
5 |
B |
Manufacturing > Solid Wood Manufacturing > Timber Grading
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
141
28116
28117 |
Operate a mechanical stress grading machine to grade timber Operate a mechanical stress grading machine to grade timber Monitor performance of a mechanical stress grading machine |
4
3
4 |
20
10
10 |
C
|
|
5848 |
Audit timber grading operations |
5 4 |
10 |
B |
Manufacturing > Solid Wood Manufacturing > Timber Machining
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
688 |
Make profile cutter templates |
3 4 |
15 |
B |
|
15775 |
Inspect and maintain a wood forming machine |
3 |
15 |
B |
|
17959 |
Apply calculations for operating and maintaining timber machining equipment Apply calculations for operating and maintaining wood forming machines |
4 |
10 |
B |
Manufacturing > Solid Wood Manufacturing > Wood Product Manufacturing Skills
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
4548 |
Laminate straight timber for wood product manufacturing |
3 |
8 |
B |
|
18963 |
Manually assemble wood packaging products |
2 |
3 |
B |
|
18964 |
Carry out automated assembly of wood packaging products |
3 |
5 |
B |
|
18965 |
Repair and maintain wood packaging products Repair and/or maintain wood packaging products
|
3 |
5 |
B |
|
18966 |
Construct wooden jigs for wood packaging products |
3 |
3 |
B |
|
18967 |
Use and maintain portable nail or staple guns in the manufacture of wood products |
2 |
3 |
B |
|
18968 |
Paint wood products using conventional spray techniques |
2 |
3 |
B |
|
20771 |
Laminate curved products for wood product manufacturing |
4 |
10 |
B |
|
24607 |
Wrap wood products manually |
3 2 |
3 |
B |
Manufacturing > Wood Fibre Manufacturing > Composite Wood Panel Manufacturing
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
21475 |
Explain production processes used in composite wood panel manufacture |
3 4 |
10 |
B |
Manufacturing > Wood Handling and Distribution > Timber Yarding
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
5703 |
Inspect export forest produce for insects and fungal infection as a site inspector |
4 3 |
8 |
B |
|
8005 |
Operate a mechanical timber stacking system |
3 2 |
5 |
B |
Manufacturing > Wood Handling and Distribution > Wood Preparation
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
21497 |
Describe wood chip and wood fibre material quality requirements Describe wood chip and/or wood fibre material quality requirements |
2 |
3 |
B |
Manufacturing > Wood Manufacturing - Generic Skills > Wood Manufacturing Foundation Skills
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
162 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of wood drying |
2 |
5 |
B |
|
19794 |
Demonstrate knowledge of wood preservation |
2 |
5 |
B |
|
17970 |
Explain wood manufacturing cost factors influencing profitability and sustainability Apply wood manufacturing cost factors |
4 |
10
15 |
B |
|
19794 |
Demonstrate knowledge of business basics in the wood manufacturing industry |
2 3 |
5 |
B |
Manufacturing > Wood Manufacturing - Generic Skills > Wood Panel Manufacturing Skills
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
700 |
Grade wood panels visually |
4 3 |
5 |
B |