NZQA registered unit standard
22283 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of occupational areas and structures in the
New Zealand infrastructure works industry
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
2
This unit standard is for people who are at a pre-employment
level or who have recently started work in the infrastructure
works industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of occupations and sectors associated with, and the
structure of, the New Zealand infrastructure works industry.
Classification
Infrastructure Works > Generic Infrastructure Works
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Assessment against this unit standard may take place in a workplace and/or provider
environment. Evidence for this unit standard is confined to the context of New Zealand.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of occupations and sectors associated with the New Zealand
infrastructure works industry.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Identify and briefly describe the types of work covered by each sector of the
New Zealand infrastructure works industry.
Range
1.2
sectors – earthworks, roads, pavement surfacing, rural
contracting, utilities.
Briefly describe the occupations available in the New Zealand infrastructure
works industry and pathways to them.
Range
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
three main activities for each of – labourer, plant operator,
supervisor, manager, surveyor, engineer, laboratory technician,
draughtsperson, training facilitator, quality manager.
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Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the structure of the New Zealand infrastructure works industry.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Identify the types of clients of the New Zealand infrastructure works industry.
two client types for each of the following – private sector, central
government, local government.
Range
2.2
Describe the nature and scope of the services provided to clients by the New
Zealand infrastructure works industry.
2.3
Identify the general functions of New Zealand regulatory bodies and describe
their relevance to the infrastructure works industry.
regulatory bodies – Department of Labour, NZ Transport Agency,
local authorities, one other;
three functions for each body.
Range
2.4
Identify the general functions of training organisations that are relevant to the
New Zealand infrastructure works industry and briefly explain their role.
training organisations include but are not limited to – Infrastructure
ITO, training providers, infrastructure works companies.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 September 2006
31 December 2012
Review
2
18 February 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
This AMAP 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, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, 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.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
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NZQA registered unit standard
22283 version 2
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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.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
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