Field           Engineering and Technology

Revision and registration of Aerospace Engineering unit standards

Subfield	Domain	ID
Aeronautical Engineering	Aerospace Engineering	32128, 32129, 32132, 32134

Ringa Hora Services Workforce Development Council has completed the revision of the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published                                                               March 2023

Planned review date                                                                              December 2025

Summary

The above unit standards were revised to adjust the credit values to better align with notional learning and assessment time required because of feedback from industry.  These changes will ensure that the standards are more flexible when more launch providers enter the market.  Furthermore, nine new standards were written to align with the New Zealand Certificate in Aerospace Engineering (Level 4) [Ref: 4741].

Main changes

· Unit standard 32128, the credit value was increased from 10 to 20.

· Unit standard 32129, the credit value was decreased from 20 to 10.

· Unit standard 32132, the credit value was increased from 15 to 30 and the title was changed to better align with the aerospace environment.

· Unit standard 32134, the credit value was increased from 15 to 30.

· Nine new unit standards were written.

· The standard setting body details were updated to Ringa Hora Services Workforce Development Council.

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

All changes are in bold.

New unit standards

Engineering and Technology > Aeronautical Engineering > Aerospace Engineering

ID	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
33168	Assemble aerospace avionics components	3	30	New
33169	Demonstrate knowledge of working within an aerospace engineering workplace	3	10	New
33170	Fabricate aerospace wiring harness assemblies	4	20	New
33171	Visually inspect aerospace avionic printed circuit boards	3	15	New
33172	Operate a thermal chamber for aerospace testing	4	20	New
33174	Operate a vacuum chamber for aerospace testing	4	20	New
33175	Operate a vibration table for aerospace testing	4	20	New
33176	Perform hand soldering in aerospace avionics manufacturing	3	25	New
33177	Test integrated aerospace systems	5	40	New

Revised unit standards

Engineering and Technology > Aeronautical Engineering > Aerospace Engineering

ID	Title	Level	Credit
32128	Install launch vehicle components and systems	4	10 20
32129	Liquid oxygen (LOX) clean aerospace components	4	20 10
32132	Test launch vehicle components Test aerospace components	4	15 30
32134	Disassemble and assemble launch vehicle propulsion systems	4	15 30