NZQA Expiring unit standard
21611 version 5
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Title
Follow instructions to carry out and report on a practical scientific
activity
Level
1
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to follow
instructions to carry out and report on a practical scientific
activity.
Classification
Science > Science - Core
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The instructions must include a focus question or hypothesis. Templates and
resources may be provided by the assessor.
2
Where laboratory work is involved, learners’ health and safety practices must comply
with AS/NZS 2243.1:2005 Safety in laboratories – Planning and operational aspects
and AS/NZS 2243.10:2004 Safety in laboratories - Storage of chemicals.
3
Legislation applicable to this unit standard includes:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Follow instructions to carry out and report on a practical scientific activity.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The activity is carried out in accordance with the instructions and reported on.
Range
the report on the activity includes – recording results or data,
processing results or data, reaching a valid conclusion.
Replacement information
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
This unit standard and unit standard 21612 replaced unit
standard 18987.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
21611 version 5
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This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
23 August 2005
31 December 2012
Review
2
30 November 2010
31 December 2012
Rollover
3
20 October 2011
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
4
20 September 2012
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
22 May 2014
31 December 2016
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016