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Title
Select and use hand tools and workshop equipment for an
automotive application
Level
2
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people entering the automotive repair
industry or when initially employed to carry out tasks in any
automotive application. People credited with this unit standard
are able to select the appropriate tools and workshop
equipment for the job, and maintain and use tools and
workshop equipment.
Classification
Motor Industry > Automotive Workshop Engineering
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation Training Manual for the relevant trade
lists the tools and equipment covered in this unit standard.
2
The following legislation and amendments are required to be consulted and followed
where applicable:
Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Select the appropriate tools and workshop equipment for the job.
Range
refer to explanatory notes.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Hand tools, measuring instruments, and workshop equipment and their uses
are identified.
1.2
The selection of tools and equipment is made that enables the task to be
completed without undue time being lost, componentry damage, or injury to
people.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Outcome 2
Maintain and use tools and workshop equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task.
Range
personal safety, safety of others, no damage to tools and
equipment.
2.2
Tools and workshop equipment are cleaned, lubricated, and stored for easy
access without damage and loss.
2.3
Hand tools are maintained in a safe working condition.
2.4
Measuring instruments are checked to ensure accuracy before use.
2.5
Measuring instruments are used to determine accurate dimensions.
Range
micrometer, ball gauge, vernier calliper, dial test indicator.
2.6
Workshop equipment is checked to ensure that it is in a safe operating condition
prior to use.
2.7
Tools and workshop equipment are used in the manner and purpose for which
they are designed.
Range
refer to explanatory notes.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 3880 have been
replaced by unit standard 21669 and unit standard
21859.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 February 1993
31 December 2016
Review
2
4 August 1995
31 December 2016
Revision
3
30 October 1997
31 December 2016
Revision
4
28 May 1998
31 December 2016
Review
5
20 December 1998
31 December 2016
Revision
6
13 March 2001
31 December 2016
Revision
7
16 October 2003
31 December 2016
Rollover
8
25 July 2006
31 December 2020
Rollover
9
19 November 2010
31 December 2020
Rollover
10
22 August 2014
31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0014
This CMR 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,
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.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016