Field           Service Sector

 

Review of Resource Recovery unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Resource Recovery

Composting

23298-23302, 23304, 23308, 23314, 23323

Resource Recovery Operations

22617, 22622, 22655, 22966, 28743, 28746, 28747

Resource Recovery Theory

22631, 22632, 22634, 22643, 28744, 28745

Scrap Metal Recycling

22648-22650, 22656, 22658, 22671, 22673, 28748

 

MITO New Zealand Incorporated has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                               July 2019

 

Summary

 

MITO New Zealand Incorporated undertook analysis of currently listed Resource Recovery unit standards and identified a number that are no longer being used and have not been awarded in four years or longer.  The decision was made to expire these unit standards as they no longer align with industry need.

 

Main changes

 

 

These Category D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2019

 

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

 

Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Composting

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

23298

Identify, describe, and observe health and safety practices at a composting facility

3

4

D

23299

Locate and demonstrate knowledge of raw materials, plant, and equipment at a composting facility

2

3

D

23300

Prepare for and conduct sampling for on-site testing and commercial laboratory analysis for a composting facility

3

3

D

23301

Set up and operate water delivery systems at a composting facility

3

3

D

23302

Dispatch compost products and complete documentation at a composting facility

3

6

D

23304

Receive raw materials from customers, and assess, sort, and stockpile for composting

2

8

D

23308

Prepare, maintain, and monitor composting windrows at a composting facility

3

10

D

23314

Prepare value-added products at a composting facility

3

10

D

23323

Operate and carry out basic maintenance on a front end loader at a composting facility

3

15

D

 

Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Resource Recovery Operations

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

22617

Supervise customer service and operations in a drop-off area at a resource recovery facility

4

10

D

22622

Demonstrate knowledge of, and supervise, a resource recovery sorting process

4

8

D

22655

Respond to a spill or emission incident at a resource recovery facility

2

4

D

22966

Communicate information on separation at source for a resource recovery facility

3

2

D

28743

Receive and sort recoverable resources and residual waste

2

5

D

28747

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of maintenance and production schedules at a resource recovery facility

4

4

D

 

Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Resource Recovery Theory

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

22631

Demonstrate basic knowledge of classifications for recoverable resources and residual waste

2

3

D

22632

Outline recovery options for recoverable resources

4

9

D

22634

Demonstrate knowledge of recovering and recycling organic resources

3

5

D

22643

Explain market requirements for a recoverable resource

4

6

D

28744

Demonstrate knowledge of factors that affect workers' performance in the resource recovery and residual waste industry

2

8

D

28745

Demonstrate knowledge of adverse effects on the environment from resource recovery and residual waste operations

3

5

D

 

Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Scrap Metal Recycling

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

22648

Demonstrate knowledge of health, safety, and hazard awareness for scrap metal recycling

3

5

D

22649

Identify and separate ferrous metals for scrap metal recycling

2

3

D

22650

Identify and separate nonferrous metals received for processing at a scrap metal yard

2

8

D

22656

Grade ferrous metals for purchase at a scrap metal yard

2

4

D

22658

Uplift and discharge scrap metal

4

6

D

22671

Demonstrate knowledge of the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004 for scrap metal recycling

3

6

D

22673

Develop a layout plan for a scrap metal yard

5

15

D

28748

Receive, grade, and weigh nonferrous metals for purchase at a scrap metal yard

3

8

D