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This qualification has been reviewed . The last date to meet the requirements is 31
December 2020.
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by the New Zealand Certificate in
Surface Mining and Quarrying (Level 3) [Ref: 2785].
The last date for entry into programmes leading to this qualification is 31 December 2017.
The last date for assessment of this qualification is 31 December 2020, when the qualification will be discontinued.
People currently working towards this qualification may either complete the requirements by 31 December 2017 or transfer their results to the replacement qualification.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
Process
Registration
Version Date
1 December 2009
August 2015 Review 2
MITO New Zealand (Incorporated)
PO Box 10803
Wellington 6143
Telephone
Fax
Email
Website
0800 88 2121
04 494 0006 info@mito.org.nz www.mito.org.nz
Last Date for Assessment
December 2020
December 2020
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The National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Sand) (Level 3) [Ref: 1526] is designed for an operator who works in the sand sector of the extractive industries. The qualification comprises compulsory standards related to hazard recognition, lifting and moving loads, environmental impacts, mathematics, and use of tools and equipment.
The elective sections recognise skills and knowledge related to a sand extractives site and provide opportunities for employers and candidates to select standards from other areas of the National Qualifications Framework that meet the specific requirements of the enterprise.
This qualification leads on to the National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Sand)
(Level 4) [Ref: 1527]. These two qualifications may be assessed concurrently, where applicable and can be a pathway to the National Certificate in Extractive Industries
(Operations) (Level 3) with strands in Coal Plant, Drilling Surface, Drilling Underground,
Maintenance Operations, Metalliferous Processing, Mobile Plant Surface, Processing
Plant, Surface Extraction, Underground Extraction, and Water Treatment [Ref: 1521] and the National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Operations) (Level 4) with strands in
Drilling Underground, Metalliferous Processing, Processing Plant, Surface Extraction, and
Underground Extraction [Ref: 1522].
Prior learning may be recognised at both standard and qualification level either by an accredited organisation or by the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated).
Surface Extraction includes quarries, open cast coal and gold mines, lime mills, alluvial gold extraction, iron sands, and industrial minerals.
Underground Extraction includes metalliferous and coal underground mines and tunnels.
Level 2 credits
Level 3 or above credits
Minimum totals
Compulsory
17
21
38
Elective 1
0-6
19-25
25
Elective 2
-
5
5
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Award of NQF Qualifications
Credit gained for a standard may be used only once to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Unit standards and achievement standards that are equivalent in outcome are mutually exclusive for the purpose of award. The table of mutually exclusive standards is provided in section 7 of the New Zealand
Qualifications Authority (NZQA) Rules and Procedures publications available at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/index.html.
Reviewed standards that continue to recognise the same overall outcome are registered as new versions and retain their identification number (ID). Any version of a standard with the same ID may be used to meet qualification requirements that list the ID and/or that specify the past or current classification of the standard.
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Prior award of National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Introductory Skills) (Level 2)
[Ref: 0247] with Strand Surface Extraction or Strand Underground Extraction
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Compulsory standards
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Elective 1 – A minimum of 25 credits as specified
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Elective 2
– A minimum of 5 credits as specified
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Engineering and Technology > Extractive Industries > Extractive Industries Management
ID Title Level Credit
3 16687 Demonstrate knowledge of hazardous substances at an extractive site
17695 Lift and move a range of loads at an extractive site
3
3
25876 Describe the effects of an extractives site on the environment and related requirements and
3 responsibilities
25880 Use simple maths to solve extractives related problems 2
Engineering and Technology > Extractive Industries > Surface Extraction
ID Title Level
8900 Clean surface extraction fixed and mobile production plant, equipment, and site, and maintain site
2
10
4
4
Credit
5
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Engineering and Technology > Mechanical Engineering > Engineering Core Skills
ID Title Level Credit
2395 Select, use and care for, engineering hand tools 2 4
2396 Select, use and maintain portable hand held engineering power tools
2 4
Health > Occupational Health and Safety > Occupational Health and Safety Practice
ID Title Level Credit
17602 Apply hazard identification and risk assessment procedures in the workplace
3 4
Elective 1
A minimum of 25 credits
Engineering and Technology > Extractive Industries > Extractive Industries Management
ID Title Level Credit
25881 Operate conveyors at an extractives site
25883 Operate screens at an extractives site
3
3
5
3
Engineering and Technology > Extractive Industries > Surface Extraction
ID Title Level
8905 Construct and maintain access roads within surface extraction sites
14870 Operate a rope excavator
3
3
17981 Describe and operate a hopper/cable reel car at a surface extraction site
17983 Demonstrate knowledge of emergency shutdown procedures at a sand extractives site
3
2
17988 Describe and operate primary feed systems at a sand extraction site
17993 Describe and operate a tailings disposal system at an extractive site
3
3
21153 Demonstrate knowledge of dewatering, pump maintenance, cleaning settling ponds at extraction sites
21155 Review consent conditions and demonstrate knowledge of the use of water at surface extraction sites
3
3
22058 Describe and operate a drying plant at an extractive site 3
22346 Describe, prepare, and operate a water truck at an extractive site
3
Credit
3
12
6
6
10
12
12
10
10
15
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Elective 2
A minimum of 5 credits at Level 3 or above
From anywhere on the NQF
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Version 1
This qualification was registered following a restructuring of the Extractives qualifications to greater reflect the pathway taken by people working in the industry.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards
– see table below.
Credit for Exempt from
8908 25881, 25883
20732 25876
Competenz
New Zealand Industry Training Organisation
This certificate will display the logos of NZQA, MITO New Zealand (Incorporated) and the accredited organisation.
This qualification is classified according to the NQF classification system and the
New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
DAS Classification NZSCED
Code Description
323 Engineering and Technology >
Extractive Industries
Code Description
030303 Engineering and Related
Technologies > Process and
Resources Engineering > Mining and Resources Engineering
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Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by a recognised Quality Assurance Body before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Accredited providers and Industry
Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. Accreditation requirements and the moderation system are outlined in the associated
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) for each standard.
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