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National Certificate in Scrap Metal Recycling (Operations)
Level
3
Credits
50
This qualification has been reviewed. The last date to meet the requirements is 31
December 2020.
Transition Arrangements
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by New Zealand Certificate in Resource
Recovery (Level 3) with strands in Composting, Recovery and Recycling, Scrap Metal
Recycling, and Solid Waste, and an optional strand in Hazardous Waste [Ref: 2744]
The last date for entry into programmes leading to this qualification is 31 December 2016.
People currently working towards this qualification may either complete the requirements
by 31 December 2020 or transfer to the replacement New Zealand qualification.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
It is anticipated that no existing candidates will be disadvantaged by these transition
arrangements. However, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged may
appeal to MITO at the address below. Appeals will be considered on a case-by-case
basis.
NZQF National Qualification Registration Information
Process
Registration
Republished
Review
Version
1
1
2
Date
May 2007
January 2014
May 2015
Last Date for Assessment
December 2020
December 2020
December 2020
Standard Setting Body
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
PO Box 10803
Wellington 6143
Telephone
0800 88 21 21
Facsimile
04 494 0006
Email
info@mito.org.nz
Website
www.mito.org.nz
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National Certificate in Scrap Metal Recycling (Operations)
Level
3
Credits
50
Purpose
This national certificate recognises the skills and knowledge of people working in the scrap
metal industry.
The compulsory section recognises the skills and knowledge required to work safely in the
scrap metal industry.
The qualification structure acknowledges the diversity of scrap metal companies and the
nature of the work they undertake. To reflect this, the qualification includes elective
sections from which people can select skills and knowledge relevant to a specific
workplace.
This qualification builds on the National Certificate in Scrap Metal Recycling (Introductory
Skills) [Ref: 1284] and leads to the National Certificate in Scrap Metal Recycling
(Nonferrous Purchasing) (Level 5) [Ref: 1286].
Special Notes
It is recommended that people entering programmes leading to the award of this
qualification possess the skills and knowledge of an introductory scrap metal recycling
worker. This might be evidenced by award of the National Certificate in Scrap Metal
Recycling (Introductory Skills) [Ref: 1284] or the demonstration of equivalent knowledge
and skills.
Credit Range
Compulsory
Elective
Level 1 credits
Level 2 credits
Level 3 credits
Level 4 or above credits
Minimum totals
15
15
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0-12
0-25
0-20
15-25
Set B
0-5
0-15
0-15
0-15
5-15
Set C
0-5
0-5
0-5
5
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Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NZQF National 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 on the New Zealand Qualifications
Authority (NZQA) website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/standards/standards-exclusionlist/.
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.
Summary of requirements
 Compulsory standard
 Elective – a minimum of 35 credits as specified
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standard is required
Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Scrap Metal Recycling
Id
Title
22648
Demonstrate knowledge of health, safety, and
environmental protection for scrap metal recycling
Level
Credit
4
15
Elective
A minimum of 35 credits of which a minimum of 25 credits at Level 3 or above is required
from Set A, Set B, and Set C
Set A
A minimum of 15 credits
Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Scrap Metal Recycling
Id
Title
Level
Credit
22651
Process scrap metal using gas cutting equipment
3
5
22652
Sort material at a fragmentiser sorting station
3
4
22653
Operate a static baler for recycling scrap metal
3
4
22654
Stockpile commodities at a scrap metal recycling yard
2
5
22657
Prepare to fill, and fill, an export container with scrap
metal at a scrap metal yard
Uplift and discharge scrap metal
3
3
4
10
22658
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Id
Title
Level
Credit
22659
2
3
22660
Prepare end-of-life motor vehicles for scrap metal
recycling
Process whiteware for scrap metal recycling
2
4
22661
Control a fragmentiser for scrap metal recycling
5
10
22662
Operate a grab at a scrap metal recycling yard
3
5
22663
Operate a lifting magnet at a scrap metal recycling yard
3
5
22664
Operate mobile shears for scrap metal recycling
3
15
22665
Operate a static shear for scrap metal recycling
3
4
22666
Operate an eddy current separator for scrap metal
recycling
Operate a cable stripper for scrap metal recycling
3
6
3
4
Flatten end-of-life motor vehicles for scrap metal
recycling
Bale end-of-life motor vehicles and whiteware for scrap
metal recycling
Operate a granulator for processing scrap copper
3
3
3
4
3
4
22667
22668
22669
22670
Set B
A minimum of 5 credits
Education > Adult Education and Training > Delivery of Adult Education and Training
Id
Title
Level
Credit
7108
Deliver on-job training to adults
Health > Health Studies > Core Health
Id
Title
4
8
Level
Credit
6400
Manage first aid in emergency situations
3
2
6401
Provide first aid
2
1
6402
Provide resuscitation level 2
1
1
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal Communications
Id
Title
Level
1277
Communicate information in a specified workplace
Humanities > Communication Skills > Writing
Id
Title
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Credit
2
3
Level
Credit
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Id
Title
Level
Credit
3483
Fill in a form
1
4
Service Sector > Commercial Road Transport > Commercial Road Transport Skills
Id
Title
Level
Credit
15158
15164
17373
17972
18079
Carry out pre-drive vehicle checks on a heavy motor
vehicle, start it up, and shut it down
Demonstrate knowledge of driving hours law and
complete driver logbook
Demonstrate knowledge of heavy motor vehicle
systems and components
Demonstrate knowledge of heavy rigid vehicle
dynamics and handling for safe driving
Demonstrate knowledge of heavy combination vehicle
dynamics and handling for safe driving
Service Sector > Commercial Road Transport > Goods Service
Id
Title
1753
Load and unload a goods service vehicle
Service Sector > Cranes > Crane Operation
Id
Title
3800
Operate a pendant controlled overhead crane and lift
and place regular loads
Service Sector > Driving > Driver Licence Classes
Id
Title
17574
17575
17576
17577
Operate a motor vehicle to meet the requirements for a
full Class 2 driver licence
Operate a combination vehicle to meet the
requirements for a full Class 3 driver licence
Operate a rigid vehicle to meet the requirements for a
full Class 4 driver licence
Operate a combination vehicle to meet the
requirements for a full Class 5 driver licence
Service Sector > Driving > Driver Licence Endorsements
Id
Title
16701
16703
18496
Demonstrate knowledge and skills for driving on a road
for endorsement W (wheels)
Demonstrate knowledge and skills for driving on a road
for endorsement T (tracks)
Demonstrate knowledge and skills for driving a forklift
on a road for endorsement F (forklifts)
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4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Level
Credit
2
4
Level
Credit
2
10
Level
Credit
3
7
3
7
3
7
4
8
Level
Credit
3
3
3
3
3
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Service Sector > Lifting Equipment > Powered Industrial Lift Trucks
Id
Title
10851
Operate a powered industrial lift truck fitted with forks
(forklift)
Level
Credit
3
7
Set C
A minimum of 5 credits from anywhere on the DAS
Previous versions of the qualification
Version 1 of this qualification was republished to include reverse transition arrangements
for expiring standards 6400-6402 and 15164.
Version 1 of this qualification contains an expired standard (15164) and standards that will
expire in December 2015. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained
credit for the substitute or replacement standards are exempt from the requirement to gain
credit for the expired or expiring standards – see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
24089
15164
26551
6402
26551, 26552
6400
26552
6401
Other standard setting bodies whose standards are included in the
qualification
Competenz
NZQA
The Skills Organisation
Certification
This certificate will display the logos of NZQA, the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated), and the organisation that has been granted consent to assess against
standards that meet the requirements of the qualification.
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Classification
This qualification is classified according to the classification system listed on the Directory
of Assessment Standards (DAS) and the New Zealand Standard Classification of
Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
DAS Classification
Code
Description
1984
Service Sector > Resource
Recovery > Scrap Metal
Recycling
NZSCED
Code
Description
039901 Engineering and Related
Technologies > Other
Engineering and Related
Technologies > Environmental
Engineering
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess by a recognised Quality
Assurance Body before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Organisation with
consent to assess and Industry Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the
moderation system that applies to those standards. Consent to assess requirements and the moderation
system are outlined in the associated Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) for each standard.
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Prerequisite Diagram
6402
Level 1
17593
6401
22649
6400
22652
22659
Level 2
22662
22663
22668
Class 2L
Driver licence
Driver licence
except Class 6
17574
Class 4L
Driver licence
22669
18496
22664
17972
Class 3L
Driver licence
22665
17576
Drivers
Licence
16701
18496
16703
22657
18079
Class 5L
Driver licence
17577
17575
Level 3
22658
7115
7108
Level 4
Key
Elective in this qualification
Not in qualification
Recommended
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