Field           Engineering and Technology

 

Rollover and Revision of Engineering, Infrastructure Civil Engineering, and Infrastructure Works unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Engineering

Generic Engineering

27472, 27476

Infrastructure Civil Engineering

Generic Infrastructure Civil Engineering

27473-27475

Infrastructure Asset Management

18926-18928, 18930

Infrastructure Works

Civil Plant Operation

28725

Generic Infrastructure Works

6450, 6476, 6479, 17327,19207, 22283, 23285, 26790, 27501, 28715, 31941-31944, 32138-32140

Infrastructure Civil Works

31447, 31469, 31478-31480

Infrastructure Works Management

6437, 6441

Infrastructure Works Supervision

26793-26795

Infrastructure Works Utilities

20484, 20485, 28722, 31515-31518, 31523, 31531

Road Maintenance

28714, 31489

Roadmarking

15941, 32268-32272

Temporary Traffic Management

32007

 

Energy and Infrastructure Industry Skills Board has completed a rollover and revision of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                                                                   January 2026

 

Planned review date                                                                                               December 2027

 

Summary

 

Waihanga Ara Rau Workforce Development Council confirmed with industry the unit standards listed above are still fit for purpose. The rollover and revision of the unit standards will allow time for a review and the development of skill standards before December 2027.  The unit standards were also shifted from the WDC to the ISB to reflect the intent of the VET reforms.

 

Main changes

 

·     Guidance information was updated in unit standards 6441, 6479, 15941, 31515-31518, and 32007, to be in line with industry requirements.

·     The planned review date for the unit standards above was extended to 31 December 2027.

·     The standard setting body details were updated to the Energy and Infrastructure Industry Skills Board.

·     Unit standards 6479 and 28714 were updated to the new unit standard template.

·     The title of Unit 20869 as the prerequisite in unit standard 26793 was updated.

·     Outcome 2 of unit standard 28715 was updated to include the context.

·     The purpose statement of unit standard 31469 was updated to align with the outcome.

·     Performance criteria of unit standard 32270 were updated to correct the typos.

 

Impact on Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR)

 

·     The CMR was updated from CMR 0101 to CMR 0120.