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ROAD TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
Select a vehicle for use in a road
transport operation
level:
4
credit:
3
planned review date:
July 2009
sub-field:
Commercial Road Transport
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to determine
the criteria for the selection of a vehicle and select a vehicle
for purchase or lease.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the NZ Motor Industry Training
Organisation (Incorporated).
special notes:
1
The context of this unit standard is that of the candidate
advising a client on the purchase or lease of a vehicle.
The client may be the candidate’s employer, or another
person or organisation for whom they are acting as an
agent or adviser, or the candidate may undertake the
exercise on their own behalf.
2
Definitions
Organisational requirements include any legal
requirements,
standards,
codes
of
practice,
organisational and/or site requirements, industry best
practices, and manufacturers’ instructions. These must
be available to candidates, providers, and assessors;
A road transport operation may form part of a road
transport organisation or it may constitute a complete
organisation.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Determine the criteria for selection of a vehicle for purchase or lease.
performance criteria
1.1
Selection criteria are consistent with intended end use.
Range:
1.2
Selection criteria are consistent with the client’s business structure and service
requirements.
Range:
1.3
may include but is not limited to – legal requirements,
organisational requirements, manufacturers’ ratings, required
service life, depreciation, carrying capacity, nature of load, loading
and unloading considerations, expected topography and road
conditions, dimensions, power requirements, maintenance
requirements and availability of spare parts, safety, ergonomic
design of seats and controls, configuration, age of vehicle, braking
and auxiliary braking, transmission type, compatibility with existing
fleet.
Selection criteria are consistent with the client’s financial constraints and
revenue projections from servicing customers.
Range:
1.4
one of – small passenger service vehicle, large passenger service
vehicle, rental service vehicle, vehicle recovery vehicle, heavy
goods service vehicle, off road vehicle.
purchase or lease options, maintenance costs, conversion costs,
insurance costs, legal costs, expected resale value.
Selection criteria categorised as essential or desirable and risk rated against
vehicle attributes meet client requirements.
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element 2
Select a vehicle for purchase or lease.
Range:
a minimum of three vehicles of different makes or models must be considered
for selection.
performance criteria
2.1
Vehicle selection is consistent with professional advice.
Range:
may include but is not limited to professional advice from –
professional association(s), consultant(s).
2.2
Selected vehicle meets all essential criteria.
2.3
Selected vehicle meets desirable criteria better than alternative vehicles.
2.4
Selected vehicle provides benefit-cost ratio greater than one.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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.
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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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0092 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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