Field           Engineering and Technology

 

Review of Infrastructure Laboratory unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Infrastructure Civil Engineering

Infrastructure Laboratory

26669, 26670

 

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

 

Date new versions published                                                               October 2020

 

Planned review date                                                                              December 2024

 

Summary

 

Connexis identified two unit standards with lower credit values than required for the asphalt strand of the New Zealand Certificate in Civil Engineering Laboratory (Level 4) [Ref: 2913].

 

Consultation occurred with stakeholders with consent to assess against these unit standards between June and August 2020 and it was agreed technicians would require approximately 400 notional learning hours to become competent at these tests.

 

Main changes

 

·      The credit value of both unit standards was increased to 20 to account for the time needed for technicians to become competent at these tests.

 

The last date for assessment of superseded versions of these Category B unit standards is December 2021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

26669

Describe asphalt tests in a civil engineering laboratory

4

15

20

B

26670

Perform asphalt tests in a civil engineering laboratory

4

15

20

B