Field           Engineering and Technology

Review of Infrastructure Laboratory unit standards

Subfield	Domain	ID
Infrastructure Civil Engineering	Infrastructure Laboratory	26628-26683, 28716-28721

Connexis has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published                                                               January 2020

Planned review date                                                                              December 2024

Summary

The review of these unit standards was prompted by the review of the New Zealand Certificate in Civil Engineering Laboratory (Level 4) [Ref: 2692] and the New Zealand Certificate in Civil Engineering Laboratory (Level 5) [Ref: 2693].

Stakeholders confirmed the need for these unit standards to be updated and aligned with current industry practice.  Feedback from assessors was endorsed at a meeting of industry representatives in July 2019.  Changes to industry standards in existing unit standards were circulated and were confirmed by stakeholders.

Main changes

· Guidance information was updated to ensure currency with industry knowledge and practice.

· Titles of unit standards were modified to clarify their intent.

· Unit 26629 was condensed to one outcome to remove repetition.

· ‘Reporting’ is already included in the definition of ‘perform’ in Units 26635, 26637, 26644, 26646, 26648, 26665, 26670, 26674, 26677, and 28721 so these unit standards were condensed to remove duplication.

· Range statements were modified in response to industry feedback.

· A new unit standard was developed in response to industry feedback.

The last date for assessment of superseded versions of Category B unit standards is December 2021

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 > Infrastructure Civil Engineering > Infrastructure Laboratory

ID	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
26628	Plan and conduct daily civil engineering laboratory work activities Plan and conduct daily work activities in a civil engineering laboratory	3	10	B
26629	Operate and maintain basic civil engineering laboratory equipment Operate and maintain basic equipment in a civil engineering laboratory	3	10	B
26630	Operate and maintain civil engineering laboratory pressure measurement equipment Operate and maintain equipment to measure pressure in a civil engineering laboratory	3	3	B
26631	Operate and maintain civil engineering laboratory force measurement equipment Operate and maintain equipment to measure force in a civil engineering laboratory	3	3	B
26632	Describe civil engineering field sampling Describe field sampling in civil engineering	3	5	B
26633	Calibrate and maintain civil engineering laboratory test equipment Calibrate and maintain test equipment in a civil engineering laboratory	4	8	B
26634	Describe civil engineering laboratory aggregate source property tests Describe aggregate source property tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	8	B
26635	Perform civil engineering laboratory aggregate source property tests Perform aggregate source property tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	16	B
26636	Describe civil engineering laboratory aggregate production tests Describe aggregate production tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	10	B
26637	Perform civil engineering laboratory aggregate production tests Perform aggregate production tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	18	B
26638	Describe and complete civil engineering laboratory aggregate sampling Describe and complete aggregate sampling in civil engineering	4	12	B
26639	Explain civil engineering laboratory aggregate source property tests Explain aggregate source property tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	18	B
26640	Evaluate and troubleshoot civil engineering laboratory aggregate source property tests Evaluate and troubleshoot aggregate source property tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	14	B
26641	Explain civil engineering laboratory aggregate production tests Explain aggregate production tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	20	B
26642	Evaluate and troubleshoot civil engineering laboratory aggregate production tests Evaluate and troubleshoot aggregate production tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	14	B
26643	Describe civil engineering laboratory soil classification tests Describe soil classification tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	10	B
26644	Perform civil engineering laboratory soil classification tests Perform soil classification tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	10	B
26645	Describe civil engineering laboratory soil density and compaction tests Describe soil density and compaction tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	8	B
26646	Perform civil engineering laboratory soil density and compaction tests Perform soil density and compaction tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	12	B
26647	Describe civil engineering laboratory soil strength tests Describe soil strength tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	8	B
26648	Perform civil engineering laboratory soil strength tests Perform soil strength tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	12	B
26649	Describe and complete civil engineering laboratory soil sampling Describe and complete soil sampling in civil engineering	4	10	B
26650	Explain civil engineering laboratory specialist soil tests Explain specialist soil tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	24	B
26651	Evaluate and troubleshoot civil engineering laboratory specialist soil tests Evaluate and troubleshoot specialist soil tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	18	B
26652	Explain civil engineering laboratory soil classification tests Explain soil classification tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	20	B
26653	Evaluate and troubleshoot civil engineering laboratory soil classification tests Evaluate and troubleshoot soil classification tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	5	B
26654	Explain civil engineering laboratory soil density and compaction tests Explain soil density and compaction tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	12	B
26655	Evaluate and troubleshoot civil engineering laboratory soil density and compaction tests Evaluate and troubleshoot soil density and compaction tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	6	B
26656	Explain civil engineering laboratory soil strength tests Explain soil strength tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	12	B
26657	Evaluate and troubleshoot civil engineering laboratory soil strength tests Evaluate and troubleshoot soil strength tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	6	B
26658	Explain civil engineering laboratory fresh concrete tests Explain fresh concrete tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	10	B
26659	Evaluate and troubleshoot civil engineering laboratory fresh concrete tests Evaluate and troubleshoot fresh concrete tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	10	B
26660	Explain civil engineering laboratory non-destructive testing of hardened concrete Explain non-destructive testing of hardened concrete in a civil engineering laboratory	5	10	B
26661	Evaluate and troubleshoot civil engineering laboratory non-destructive testing of hardened concrete Evaluate and troubleshoot non-destructive testing of hardened concrete in a civil engineering laboratory	5	10	B
26662	Explain civil engineering laboratory concrete strength and density tests Explain concrete strength and density tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	10	B
26663	Evaluate and troubleshoot concrete strength and density tests Evaluate and troubleshoot concrete strength and density tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	10	B
26664	Describe civil engineering laboratory field investigation tests Describe field investigation tests in civil engineering	4	15	B
26665	Perform civil engineering laboratory field investigation tests Perform field investigation tests in civil engineering	4	15	B
26666	Explain civil engineering laboratory field investigation tests Explain field investigation tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	15	B
26667	Evaluate and troubleshoot civil engineering laboratory field investigation tests Evaluate and troubleshoot field investigation tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	15	B
26668	Describe and complete civil engineering laboratory asphalt sampling Describe and complete asphalt sampling in civil engineering	4	5	B
26669	Describe civil engineering laboratory asphalt tests Describe asphalt tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	15	B
26670	Perform civil engineering laboratory asphalt tests Perform asphalt tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	15	B
26671	Explain civil engineering laboratory asphalt tests Explain asphalt tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	20	B
26672	Evaluate and troubleshoot civil engineering laboratory asphalt tests Evaluate and troubleshoot asphalt tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	12	B
26673	Describe civil engineering laboratory bitumen or modified bitumen tests Describe bitumen or modified bitumen tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	15	B
26674	Perform civil engineering laboratory bitumen or modified bitumen tests Perform bitumen or modified bitumen tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	15	B
26675	Describe and complete civil engineering laboratory bituminous binder sampling Describe and complete bituminous binder sampling in civil engineering	4	8	B
26676	Describe civil engineering laboratory bitumen emulsion tests Describe bitumen emulsion tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	10	B
26677	Perform civil engineering laboratory bitumen emulsion tests Perform bitumen emulsion tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	12	B
26678	Explain civil engineering laboratory bitumen or bitumen modified tests Explain bitumen or modified bitumen tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	20	B
26679	Evaluate and troubleshoot civil engineering laboratory bitumen or modified bitumen tests Evaluate and troubleshoot bitumen or modified bitumen tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	10	B
26680	Explain civil engineering laboratory bitumen emulsion tests Explain bitumen emulsion tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	8	B
26681	Evaluate and troubleshoot civil engineering laboratory bitumen emulsion tests Evaluate and troubleshoot bitumen emulsion tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	7	B
26682	Explain civil engineering laboratory bitumen sprayer tests Explain bitumen sprayer tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	10	B
26683	Perform civil engineering laboratory bitumen sprayer tests Perform bitumen sprayer tests in a civil engineering laboratory	5	15	B
28716	Determine, evaluate, and report on precision and bias in civil engineering laboratory proficiency data Determine, evaluate, and report on precision and bias in proficiency data in a civil engineering laboratory	5	6	B
28717	Apply mathematical methods to civil engineering laboratory testing Apply mathematical methods to testing in a civil engineering laboratory	3	4	B
28718	Describe civil engineering laboratory fresh and hardened concrete sampling Describe fresh and hardened concrete sampling methods in civil engineering	4	6	B
28719	Perform civil engineering laboratory concrete sampling Perform concrete sampling in civil engineering	4	4	B
28720	Describe civil engineering laboratory concrete tests Describe concrete tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	8	B
28721	Perform civil engineering laboratory concrete tests Perform concrete tests in a civil engineering laboratory	4	16	B
32027	Quantify and validate the uncertainty of measurement in test results in a civil engineering laboratory	5	5	New