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National Certificate in Solid Waste (Core Skills) (Level 2) with an
optional strand in Hazardous Waste
Level
2
Credits
57
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 2) [Ref: 2743].
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
July 2008
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
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
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National Certificate in Solid Waste (Core Skills) (Level 2) with an
optional strand in Hazardous Waste
Level
2
Credits
57
Purpose
This National Certificate recognises essential skills and knowledge required by people
working in waste handling industries (excluding waste water). The holder of the
qualification is able to work safely in a waste handling workplace, under supervision.
The compulsory section recognises knowledge of safe handling and disposal of solid
waste, and skills in identifying hazardous and special wastes and in safe work practices.
In acknowledgement of the diversity of solid and hazardous waste workplaces, the elective
section enables candidates to select standards or skills relevant to their employment
context.
The optional strand recognises specialist skills in handling hazardous waste.
This qualification leads to the National Certificate in Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Entry
Control) (Level 3) [Ref: 1399] and the National Certificate in Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill
Operations) (Level 3) [Ref: 1400].
This qualification with the optional strand in Hazardous Waste leads to the National
Certificate in Hazardous Waste (Processing and Disposal) (Level 3) [Ref: 1402], the
National Certificate in Hazardous Waste (Processing and Disposal) (Level 4) [Ref: 1403],
the National Certificate in Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Management) with optional
strands in Gas Extraction, Leachate Removal, and Tiphead Control [Ref: 1401], and the
National Diploma in Hazardous Waste (Processing and Disposal) (Level 5) [Ref: 1404].
Special Notes
This qualification has been designed to provide health and safety training for employees
entering the solid and hazardous waste industries and may be used as evidence for ACC
partnership programmes requirements.
Credit Range
Level 1 credits
Level 2 credits
Level 3 or above credits
Minimum totals
Compulsory
Elective
5
20
27
52
0-5
0-5
0-5
5
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
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SSB Code 101542
Hazardous Waste
Optional Strand
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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 standards
 Elective – A minimum of 5 credits as specified
The following strand is optional
 Hazardous Waste Optional Strand
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory standards
The following standards are required
Community and Social Services > Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency
Management > Workplace Fire and Emergency Response
ID
Title
Level
Credit
3271
16800
Suppress fire with hand extinguishers and fixed hose
reels
Take action to control small emergency situations in a
workplace
Health > Health Studies > Core Health
ID
Title
2
1
3
4
Level
Credit
6400
Manage first aid in emergency situations
3
2
6401
Provide first aid
2
1
6402
Provide resuscitation level 2
1
1
Health > Occupational Health and Safety > Occupational Health and Safety Practice
ID
Title
Level
Credit
17593
Apply safe work practices in the workplace
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ID
Title
Level
Credit
17602
Apply hazard identification and risk assessment
procedures in the workplace
Undertake job safety analysis
3
4
2
4
19522
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal Communications
ID
Title
Level
1277
Communicate information in a specified workplace
Humanities > Communication Skills > Writing
ID
Title
3483
Fill in a form
Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Resource Recovery Theory
ID
Title
22631
22635
22637
Demonstrate basic knowledge of classifications for
recoverable resources and residual waste
Explain the content of an environmental management
plan for a resource recovery site
Demonstrate knowledge of hygiene and health for
working in a resource recovery or solid waste context
2
3
Level
Credit
1
4
Level
Credit
2
5
3
4
3
8
Service Sector > Solid Waste > Hazardous and Special Waste Management
ID
Title
Level
23334
Define and identify hazardous and special wastes and
explain safe handling procedures
Service Sector > Solid Waste > Solid Waste Disposal
ID
Title
23567
Demonstrate knowledge of disposal methods for solid
waste
Service Sector > Solid Waste > Solid Waste Handling
ID
Title
23564
Demonstrate knowledge of health, safety, and
environmental controls for handling solid waste
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
Credit
Credit
3
3
Level
Credit
2
2
Level
Credit
3
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Elective
A minimum of 5 credits
From anywhere on the NQF
Hazardous Waste Optional Strand
The following standards are required
Health > Occupational Health and Safety > Occupational Health and Safety Practice
ID
Title
Level
Credit
20645
Describe the requirements of the HSNO Act 1996
relevant to approved handlers
3
Service Sector > Solid Waste > Hazardous and Special Waste Management
ID
Title
Level
23335
23336
23337
Receive and contain hazardous waste at a specified
site
Demonstrate general knowledge of clinical waste
management
Explain safe methods for containing and storing
hazardous substances in the waste handling industry
3
Credit
3
2
3
2
3
5
Previous versions of the qualification
Version 1 of this qualification was republished to include reverse transition arrangements
for expiring standards 6400-6402.
This qualification contains standards that will expire in December 2015. For the purposes
of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the replacement standards are
exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring standards – see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
26551
6402
26551, 26552
6400
26552
6401
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.
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SSB Code 101542
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Other standard setting bodies whose standards are included in the
qualification
Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training Organisation
NZ Industry Training Organisation
NZQA
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.
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
433
Service Sector > Solid Waste
NZSCED
Code
Description
030399 Engineering and Related
Technologies > Process and
Resources Engineering >
Process and Resources
Engineering not elsewhere
classified
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
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SSB Code 101542
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