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Review of Welding unit standard 26393

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Mechanical Engineering

Welding

26393

 

Competenz has completed the review of the unit standard listed above.

 

Date new version published                                                             February 2016

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2021

 

Summary

 

Industry feedback on unit standard 26393 indicated that some evidence requirements were unclear and range statements were too restrictive.  This made it difficult to meet moderation requirements and placed unnecessary requirements on learners.

 

Meetings with subject matter experts were conducted, identifying the required content and compared this content against the existing unit standard.  It was identified that the purpose of the unit standard is correct but the range of evidence required to meet some of the outcomes was beyond what is expected or possible of a person working at that level.  All outcomes have remained the same but some evidence requirements and range statements have been re-worded to better reflect the need of industry and to clarify the quantity and quality of evidence required.  Drafts of the unit standard were circulated, and industry and providers were invited to submit feedback.  All changes have been endorsed by industry.

 

Main changes

 

·      Evidence requirements re-worded to clarify assessment.

·      Range statements changed to better reflect the range of evidence expected by industry.

 

The last date for assessment of the superseded version of this Category B unit standard is December 2018

 

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 > Mechanical Engineering > Welding

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

26393

Demonstrate knowledge of the supervision of structural steel welding in accordance with AS 2214

5

25

B