NZQA registered unit standard
21330 version 3
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Title
Perform calculations for manufacturing production processes
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
2
This unit standard is designed for people who work in
manufacturing industries and are required to perform
calculations for manufacturing production processes such as
calculating product details, output rates, rejection rates, and
progress towards production targets.
People credited with this unit standard are able to perform
calculations for manufacturing production processes.
Classification
Manufacturing Skills > Manufacturing Processes
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Reference
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992 and any subsequent amendments.
2
Assessment information
– All work practices must meet recognised codes of practice and documented
worksite safety procedures (where these exceed the codes) for personal, product,
and worksite safety), and must also meet the obligations required under current
legislation.
– Calculators and/or conversion tables may be used to assist in calculations.
– Requirements may include but are not limited to – timeliness.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Perform calculations for manufacturing production processes.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Product calculations are completed in accordance with workplace requirements.
Range
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
product calculations may include but are not limited to – metric to
imperial and/or imperial to metric conversions, fractions,
measurements, weights, volumes, dimensions, tolerances;
evidence of two types of product calculations is required.
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NZQA registered unit standard
1.2
Output rate calculations are completed in accordance with workplace
requirements.
output rate calculations may include but are not limited to –
addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, percentages, time,
averages;
evidence of two types of output rate calculations is required.
Range
1.3
Rejection rate calculations are completed in accordance with workplace
requirements.
rejection rate calculations may include but are not limited to –
addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, percentages,
averages;
evidence of two types of rejection rate calculations is required.
Range
1.4
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Production target progress calculations are completed in accordance with
workplace requirements.
production target calculations may include but are not limited to –
addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, percentages, time,
averages;
evidence of two types of production target progress calculations is
required.
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
26 July 2005
31 December 2012
Revision
2
24 August 2007
31 December 2014
Review
3
18 March 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0013
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.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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NZQA registered unit standard
21330 version 3
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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 Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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