Field          Engineering and Technology

 

Review and change of standard-setting responsibility of Water Industry unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Water Industry

Drinking-Water Assessment

18440, 18441, 18446, 24907-24909, 24911, 24912

Water - Generic

17870, 17871, 17874, 19200, 19205, 24904, 24913, 24917

Water Reticulation

18458, 18459, 19201, 19204, 19207, 19354, 24924, 24925

 

The Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          March 2017

 

Planned review date                                                                           Month 2021

 

Summary

 

Gazetted coverage of the Water Industry, including Water Treatment and Drinking-Water, was transferred to Infrastructure ITO in May 2015.  Review of the unit standards had been due, but this and the transfer of responsibility was delayed due to the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ).  The review was conducted in 2016 to align the unit standards with current industry need and to support the New Zealand Certificate in Water Treatment (Small Scale Systems Operator) (Level 3) [Ref: 2240], the New Zealand Certificate in Water Treatment (Drinking-Water/Wastewater) (Level 3) [Ref: 2241], the New Zealand Certificate in Water Treatment (Level 4) with strands in Drinking-Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Drinking-Water Multistage Processes, and Wastewater Multistage Processes [Ref: 2242], the New Zealand Diploma in Water Treatment (Level 5) with strands in Drinking-Water Treatment, and Wastewater Treatment [Ref: 2245], and the New Zealand Diploma in Drinking-Water Assessment (Level 5) [Ref: 2244].

 

In 2016, Water/Wastewater Treatment, Drinking-Water Assessors, and Water Reticulation Working Groups comprised of industry experts and tertiary providers met to review the structure, levels, credits, and content of the unit standards to update and align with current industry practice.  The draft standards were then circulated to wider industry including industry peak bodies, wastewater treatment plant staff, providers, and district and regional councils for further consultation and feedback.

 

The review took place as part of a larger review of all standards within the Water Industry subfield, which included aligning levels and credits to achieve parity between similar skill sets across the industries and to support the qualifications.  Some unit standards in Water Reticulation had been marked as a priority for review due to age or their inclusion in programmes under development, and were reviewed with this group.  The remainder of Water Reticulation unit standards were reviewed in December 2016.

 

Main changes

 

·      Titles, purpose statements, explanatory notes, outcome statements and evidence requirements were updated to reflect current industry practice and to remove overly-prescriptive range statements or assessment requirements where possible.

·      Levels and credits were adjusted to accurately reflect content and to improve consistency across similar skill sets between industries

·      Eight new standards were developed to address emerging skills and identified gaps within the current suite.

·      One standard will expire and will not be replaced.

·      Two standards covering aspects of the same job were designating expiring and replaced by one new standard that is a combination of the two replaced standards.

·      One standard was moved from the domain Water - Generic to domain Water Reticulation.

·      One standard was made generic to the wider infrastructure sector, and moved from subfield Water Industry domain Water Reticulation, to subfield Infrastructure Works domain Generic Infrastructure Works.

·      One standard in the Drinking-Water Assessment domain was replaced by a new standard in the Water Treatment domain.

·      A last date for assessment of superseded versions of the Category B standards was specified.  Results will not be accepted where the assessment date is after the last date for assessment of the superseded version of the standard.

 

Category C and D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2018

 

The last date for assessment of superseded versions of Category B unit standards is December 2018

 

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

Water Industry

6

Standard

19207

3

Domain

Water Reticulation

3-5

Standard

19207

3

 

Impact on Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR)

 

All standards transferred from CMR 0179 to CMR 0101.

 

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 table identifies National qualifications developed by another SSB that are affected by the outcome of this review.  The SSB has been advised that the qualification requires revision.

 

Ref

Qualification Title

ID

SSB Name

1226

National Certificate in Transportation of Waste and Recoverable Resources (Liquid and Hazardous Waste) (Level 3)

19207

MITO

 

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 > Water Industry > Water reticulation

Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Generic Infrastructure Works

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

19207

Enter, work in, and exit a confined space in the water industry

Work in a confined space in the infrastructure industry

3

5

 

6

B

 

Engineering and Technology > Water Industry

ID

Domain

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

18440

 

 

29994

Drinking-Water Assessment

Water Treatment

Describe drinking-water standards and the relevant Ministry of Health quality management strategy

Demonstrate knowledge of the regulatory framework relevant to drinking-water supply

4

 

 

4

3

 

 

5

C

19205

Water - Generic

 

Water Reticulation

Demonstrate knowledge of pathogens, diseases, and their control in the water industry

Demonstrate knowledge of pathogens, diseases, and their control in water services reticulation

3

2

 

 

5

B

 

Engineering and Technology > Water Industry > Drinking-Water Assessment

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

18441

Assess drinking-water suppliers’ Public Health Risk Management Plans (PHRMP) for adequacy

Assess drinking-water suppliers’ Water Safety Plans (WSP) for adequacy

6

8

 

10

B

18446

Assess competence of drinking-water field analysts

6

5

11

B

24907

Demonstrate knowledge of Public Health Risk Management Plans (PHRMP) and their implementation

Demonstrate knowledge of water safety planning

5

4

 

 

7

B

24908

Plan and conduct inspections of drinking-water supplies, and verify compliance with PHRMP and DWSNZ

Plan and conduct inspections of drinking-water supplies, and verify compliance with WSP and DWSNZ

6

 

 

5

8

 

 

12

B

24909

Produce a final report on, and communicate, drinking-water supply inspection findings

6

5

3

9

B

24911

Describe and use a Water Information New Zealand (WINZ) database on local drinking-water supplies

Describe and use drinking-water websites and databases for drinking-water assessment

4

4

 

 

5

B

24912

Prepare a Public Health Risk Management Plan (PHRMP) for a large drinking-water supply

Prepare a Water Safety Plan for a surface water supply with multistage treatment and medium-large distribution network

6

 

5

6

 

8

B

30001

Demonstrate knowledge of data analysis and quality auditing for drinking-water assessment

4

8

New

30002

Assess catchment risk assessment for a drinking-water supply

5

7

New

 

Engineering and Technology > Water Industry > Water - Generic

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

17870

Carry out safe practices when working in water and wastewater treatment plants

2

2

D

17871

Describe safe practices when working with hazards in water and wastewater treatment plants

3

3

4

B

17874

Demonstrate knowledge of basic science theory relating to water

3

6

B

19200

Demonstrate knowledge of, and apply, mathematics in the water industry

2

3

3

4

B

24904

Describe process control, P and I drawings, and SCADA, for a water or wastewater treatment plant

5

5

B

24913

Describe processes, process control, and monitoring, in a water or wastewater treatment plant

3

4

5

B

24917

Demonstrate knowledge of water and wastewater treatment plants quality management

4

5

B

30004

Manage assets and operational costs for a water or wastewater treatment plant

5

6

New

30005

Monitor and report on assets and describe operational costs for a water or wastewater treatment plant

4

4

New

30006

Manage visitors, contractors, and staff in a water or wastewater treatment plant

5

10

New

30007

Oversee contractors and visitors on a water or wastewater treatment plant site

4

6

New

30008

Demonstrate knowledge of pathogens, diseases, and their control in water treatment

3

5

New

 

Engineering and Technology > Water Industry > Water Reticulation

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

18458

Describe drinking-water supply reticulation systems

5

8

B

18459

Describe drinking-water reticulation system management, and management of critical points

Describe drinking-water reticulation system management, and management of critical control points

5

8

B

19201

Demonstrate knowledge of reticulated services and their location, in the water industry

3

4

B

19204

Produce and use as-built plans in the water industry

Use as-built plans and produce a field sketch in the water industry

3

2

 

5

B

19354

Manage drinking-water reticulation systems and critical points

Manage drinking-water reticulation systems and critical control points

5

8

B

24924

 

24925

 

 

30003

Shut down and re-commission a drinking-water supply mains

Prepare, install fittings, and charge up a pipe line, and check for leaks and operation, for water reticulation

Prepare, install fittings, and recommission water mains, for water reticulation

3

 

4

 

 

4

4

 

4

 

 

6

C

 

C

30009

Describe wastewater reticulation system management, and management of critical control points

5

8

New