Qualification details
Title
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
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
3
Credits
80
or 92 with an optional strand in
Hazardous Waste
NZSCED
Engineering and Related Technologies > Other Engineering and
Related Technologies > Environmental Engineering
Qualification developer
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Inc)
Next review
December 2020
Approval date
May 2015
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the resource
recovery industry with people who have the skills and knowledge
required to work as operators within their particular sector of the
resource recovery industry.
Learners will benefit by having a qualification which recognises
the skills and knowledge of a competent operator to enable
improved job performance and a credential to enhance
employment opportunities in the resource recovery industry.
This qualification is suitable for learners who have some prior
learning or experience in their sector, such as those who have
experience as a processor or site worker.
Graduates will work under limited supervision, and will have the
skills and knowledge required to operate machinery relevant to
their resource recovery operation. They will be able to work with
other processors and operators to handle and process material in
the resource recovery workplace relevant to their chosen strand.
Outcome Statement
Graduate profile
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Graduates of this qualification are able to:

comply with legislative and workplace health, safety, and
environmental procedures and contribute to incident
reporting and risk assessment procedures in a resource
recovery environment

apply knowledge of resource recovery to communicate with
clients, internal staff and the general public as required to
meet relevant workplace policies and procedures in a
resource recovery environment

identify Hazardous Waste and apply the required safety and
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reporting procedures to meet relevant workplace policies in a
resource recovery environment

operate, monitor and control machinery and equipment, and
undertake scheduled maintenance for that machinery and
equipment to meet workplace performance, process and
quality requirements in a resource recovery environment
Graduates of the Composting strand will also be able to:

apply knowledge of composting principles to operate
windrows and undertake related duties at a composting
workplace
Graduates of the Recovery and Recycling strand will also be able
to:

identify, accept, sort, and store a range of items received at a
recovery and/or recycling workplace
Graduates of the Scrap Metal Recycling strand will also be able
to:

receive, grade, and weigh nonferrous metals for purchase at
a scrap metal recycling workplace, in compliance with
relevant legislation
Graduates of the Solid Waste strand will also be able to:

apply knowledge of landfill operations to determine and
respond to incoming waste loads at a solid waste workplace
Graduates of this qualification with the optional strand in
Hazardous Waste will also be able to:

Education pathway
apply skills and knowledge to safely handle, process, and
store hazardous materials
This certificate builds on the New Zealand Certificate in
Resource Recovery (Level 2) [Ref: 2743].
This certificate can lead to the New Zealand Certificate in
Resource Recovery (Level 4) with strands in Composting,
Recovery and Recycling, Scrap Metal Recycling, and Solid
Waste [Ref: 2745].
Employment pathway
Holders of this certificate will have the skills and knowledge to
work as operators in their particular resource recovery
workplace.
Holders of the optional Hazardous Waste strand will also have
the skills and knowledge to work in roles where they are required
to handle and process hazardous waste safely.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
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This qualification may be awarded by the NZ Motor Industry
Training Organisation (Inc) as the qualification developer and the
industry training organisation arranging training leading to the
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qualification under section 5 of the Industry Training Act 1992.
This qualification may also be awarded by an education
organisation accredited under section 250 of the Education Act
1989 to deliver an approved programme leading to this
qualification.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification will
display the NZQF logo and may also include the name and/or
logo of the awarding education organisation.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs) will supply evidence
that demonstrates how the graduate outcomes are being met.
Evidence should include:
–
surveys of graduates and employers which determine how
well graduates are meeting the graduate outcomes in the
workplace
–
any feedback from major industry associations
demonstrating how well graduates are meeting their
members’ needs
–
evidence of monitoring to ensure changes in industry
practice are identified and incorporated in to training
requirements
–
workplace evidence that shows how the graduate outcomes
are being met
–
any other relevant evidence.
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
The minimum standard of achievement required for award of the
qualification will be the achievement of all graduate outcomes in
the graduate profile through successful completion of an NZQA
approved programme.
Other requirements for the
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
N/A
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
Programmes must include assessment against the following:
Comply with legislative and
workplace health, safety, and
environmental procedures and
contribute to incident reporting
and risk assessment
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Unit Standard 3490
Unit Standard 17602
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procedures in a resource
recovery environment
Credits 15
Unit Standard 28745
Programmes may include assessment against the following:
Unit Standard 16800
Unit Standard 22635
Unit Standard 22636
Unit Standard 23298
Unit Standard 23564
2
Apply knowledge of resource
recovery to communicate with
clients, internal staff and the
general public as required to
meet relevant workplace
policies in a resource recovery
environment
Programmes may include assessment against the following:
Credits 10
Unit Standard 22966
Unit Standard 57
Unit Standard 12008
Unit Standard 22638
Unit Standard 22675
Programmes may include unit standards from the following
domains:
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal
Communications
Service Sector > Service Sector Skills > Service Sector – Core
Skills
3
Identify Hazardous Waste and
apply the required safety and
reporting procedures to meet
relevant workplace policies
and procedures in a resource
recovery environment
Programmes must include assessment against the following:
Unit Standard 23334
Credits 5
4
Operate, monitor and control
machinery and equipment, and
undertake scheduled
maintenance for that
machinery and equipment to
meet workplace performance,
process and quality
requirements in a resource
recovery environment
Credits 30
Programmes may include assessment against the following:
Unit Standard 10851
Unit Standard 10852
Standards from the following domains:
Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Composting
Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Resource Recovery
Operations
Service Sector > Resource Recovery > Scrap Metal Recycling
Service Sector > Solid Waste > Solid Waste Disposal
Service Sector > Commercial Road Transport > Commercial
Road Transport Skills
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Standards from the following subfield:
Service Sector > Driving
Graduates of the Composting
strand will also be able to:
Apply knowledge of
composting principles to
operate windrows and
undertake related duties at a
composting workplace.
Credits 20
Programmes may include assessment against the following:
Unit Standard 22634
Unit Standard 23300
Unit Standard 23301
Unit Standard 23302
Unit Standard 23308
Unit Standard 23314
Unit Standard 23317
Graduates of the Recovery
and Recycling strand will also
be able to:
Identify, accept, sort, and store
a range of items received at a
recovery and/or recycling
workplace.
Credits 20
Programmes may include assessment against the following:
Unit Standard 22608
Unit Standard 22611
Unit Standard 22614
Unit Standard 22625
Unit Standard 22627
Unit Standard 22642
Unit Standard 24259
Graduates of the Scrap Metal
Recycling strand will also be
able to:
Receive, grade, and weigh
nonferrous metals for
purchase at a scrap metal
recycling workplace, in
compliance with relevant
legislation.
Programmes may include assessment against the following:
Unit Standard 22671
Unit Standard 28748
Credits 20
Graduates of the Solid Waste
strand will also be able to:
Apply knowledge of landfill
operations to determine and
respond to incoming waste
loads at a solid waste
workplace.
Credits 20
Programmes may include assessment against the following:
Unit Standard 23343
Unit Standard 23344
Unit Standard 23565
Unit Standard 23568
Unit Standard 23571
Unit Standard 23576
Unit Standard 23578
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Graduates of this qualification
with an optional strand in
Hazardous Waste will also be
able to :
Programmes must include assessment against the following:
Apply skills and knowledge to
safely handle, process, and
store hazardous materials.
Unit Standard 23336
Unit Standard 20645
Unit Standard 23335
Unit Standard 23337
Credits 12
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Scrap Metal
Recycling (Operations) [Ref: 1285], the National Certificate in
Composting [Ref: 1316], the National Certificate in Resource
Recovery Operations [Ref: 1347], the optional strand in
Hazardous Waste of the National Certificate in Solid Waste (Core
Skills) (Level 2) [Ref: 1398], the National Certificate in Solid
Waste Disposal (Landfill Entry Control) [Ref: 1399], the National
Certificate in Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Operations)
[Ref: 1400], and the National Certificate in Hazardous Waste
(Processing and Disposal) [Ref: 1402].
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2016. The
last date for completion of those qualifications is 31 December 2020, at which time they will be
designated as discontinued.
People currently working towards any of the replaced qualifications must complete its requirements, or
transfer to a programme of study or training leading to this qualification, by 31 December 2020.
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