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Field
Manufacturing
Review of Composite Wood Panel Manufacturing unit standards
Subfield
Wood Fibre Manufacturing
Domain
Composite Wood Panel
Manufacturing
ID
694, 697, 719, 720, 723, 724,
16245, 21475, 21477
The Forest Industries Training and Education Council (FITEC) has completed the review
of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published
October 2011
Planned review date
December 2016
Summary
The review of these unit standards was prompted by their planned review date of
December 2010. FITEC consulted with relevant industry sector representatives to ensure
the unit standards were fit for purpose and continued to meet industry requirements.
Main changes
 Explanatory notes, outcomes, range statements and evidence requirements were
updated.
Impact on registered qualifications
Key to type of impact
Affected
Not materially affected
The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set
The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits
The qualification lists a C or D category standard
The qualification lists a standard that has a new title
The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification
The following FITEC qualification is not materially affected by the outcome of this review
and will be updated when it is reviewed in 2012.
Ref
1309
Qualification Title
National Certificate in Wood Fibre Manufacturing (Wood
Panels) (Level 3) with strands in Composite Panel
Preparation, Composite Panel Forming and Pressing,
Composite Panel Finishing, Overlay Bonding Operations,
Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) and Plywood Operations,
and Veneer Preparation
ID
719
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Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits
Key to review category
A
B
C
D
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new
version number
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID
and a new version number
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID
Standard will expire and not be replaced
Manufacturing > Wood Fibre Manufacturing > Composite Wood Panel Manufacturing
ID
Title
Level Credit Review
Category
694
Dry wood furnish for composite panels
4
5
B
manufacture
697
Press formed wood furnish into composite panels
4
20
B
719
Operate and monitor the performance of a chip
4
5
B
washer for wood chip recovery
Recover wood chips and prepare raw material
720
Refine wood chips and glue fibre
4
20
B
723
Produce wood flake for particle board manufacture 4
10
B
724
Prepare wood furnish for particle board
4
5
B
manufacture
16245
Edge-finish particle board
4
5
B
21475
Explain production processes used in composite
3
10
B
wood panel manufacture
21477
Troubleshoot composite wood panel manufacture
5
30
B
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