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Demonstrate knowledge of working drawings and specifications for
building work
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge
of working drawings and specifications, and interpret working drawings and
specifications; for building work.
Subfield
Construction Trades
Domain
Carpentry Theory
Status
Registered
Status date
25 January 2008
Date version published
25 January 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0048
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definitions
Specifications refers to documented instructions (oral, written, graphic) and may
include any of the following: manufacturer’s specifications, recommendations or
technical data sheets; material specifications; specifications from a specialist source
such as an architect, designer, engineer or a supervisor; site or work specific
requirements.
Working drawings are defined as the set of drawings associated with a building
project, and can include plans, elevations, sections, details or any other drawings
that give information about a building project.
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Reference material for performance criterion 1.2 of this unit standard is NZMP
4212:1998 Glossary of building terminology, available from Standards NZ
(http://www.standards.co.nz).
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Credit for this unit standard indicates compliance with industry practice. Industry
practice refers to the ability to demonstrate knowledge that reflects the uniformity,
finish quality and material economies currently accepted within industry.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of working drawings for building work.
Performance criteria
1.1
The purpose of documents that make up a set of working drawings is described.
Range
1.2
site plan, floor plans, elevations, sectional elevations, detail
drawings, reflective ceiling plans, three dimensional pictorial.
Abbreviations and symbols are explained in terms of their use on working
drawings.
Range
site symbols, scales, electrical symbols, plumbing and drainage
symbols, reduced levels, finished levels, bracing units, fire
resistance rating units, sound control units, building material
symbols, joinery symbols, communication services symbols.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of specifications for building work.
Performance criteria
2.1
The purpose of the sections that make up a specification is described.
Range
abstract, scope of work, preliminary and general work, excavation,
concrete, pre cast concrete, steel work, carpentry, aluminium
windows, internal partitions and linings, suspended ceilings, metal
roofing, drain laying, plumbing, electrical work, painting.
Element 3
Interpret working drawings and specifications for building work.
Performance criteria
3.1
Materials to be used in the building process are identified from given working
drawings and specifications.
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3.2
Working drawings are interpreted in terms of size, scale and position of building
elements.
3.3
Scope of work of the carpenter is determined from given specifications.
3.4
The process for incorporating variations to site documents is explained.
3.5
Subcontractors required, and the work to be undertaken in preparation for
subcontractors, are identified from given specifications.
3.6
Preliminary and general work is identified from given specifications.
Please note
Providers must be 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 accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation 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.
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