NZQA registered unit standard
21015 draft version 2
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Title
Assemble wall frames in a controlled environment
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are, in a controlled
environment, able to: prepare for wall frame assembly, and set
out and assemble wall components to produce wall frames.
Classification
Construction Trades > Carpentry
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Controlled environment refers to a manufacturing environment within which trade
skills are applied.
Shop drawings refers to the set of drawings associated with a building project to be
made in a controlled environment, and can include plans, elevations, sections, details
or any other drawings that give information about the project.
Workplace practice refers to the documented procedures specific to a workplace
which set out the standard and required practices of that workplace.
2
Credit for this unit standard indicates compliance with industry practice. Industry
practice refers to the ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills that reflect the
productivity, uniformity, finish quality, and material economies currently accepted
within industry.
3
Legislation and publications relevant to this unit standard include:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and Health and Safety in Employment
Regulations 1995;
Building Act 2004;
New Zealand Building Code.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare for wall frame assembly in a controlled environment.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Supplied components and hardware are checked against shop drawings and
any identified faulty components or hardware items are replaced in accordance
with workplace practice.
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Organisation
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components – type, grade, treatment, length, quantity, gauge,
dimensions, condition;
hardware – type, size, quantity;
appearance, timeframe, any other items required by the shop
drawings.
Range
1.2
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Equipment is selected and set up in accordance with workplace practice and
manufacturers’ instructions.
Outcome 2
Set out and assemble wall frame components to produce wall frames in a controlled
environment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Wall framing members are set out in accordance with shop drawings and
workplace practice.
Range
plates (including raking plates), studs and jack studs, trimmers,
lintels, beams, dwangs (noggings), bracing.
2.2
Component assembly sequence and production rate are in accordance with
workplace practice.
2.3
Fittings, fixings, and hardware are attached in accordance with shop drawings
and workplace practice.
2.4
Tolerances are within the requirements of shop drawings and workplace
practice.
2.5
Equipment is started, operated, shut down and maintained in accordance with
workplace practice.
2.6
Assembled frames meet appearance and other company quality requirements
for frame type in accordance with workplace practice.
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
22 September 2004
31 December 2012
Review
2
9 December 2010
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0048
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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NZQA registered unit standard
21015 draft version 2
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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.
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 the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
national.office@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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