NZQA registered unit standard
27064 version 1
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of tiles used for floor and wall tiling
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of tiles used for floor and wall tiling.
Classification
Construction Trades > Floor and Wall Tiling
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Credit for this unit standard indicates compliance with industry practice. Industry
practice refers to the ability to demonstrate knowledge that reflects the productivity,
uniformity, finish quality and material economies currently accepted within industry.
2
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;
Resource Management Act 1991;
AS 3958.1:2007, Ceramic tiles - Guide to the installation of ceramic tiles; available
from http://infostore.saiglobal.com/store2/Details.aspx?ProductID=306963.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of tiles used for floor and wall tiling.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Types of tile are identified and described in terms of characteristics and end
use.
Range
1.2
types – porcelain, ceramic, stone, terracotta, glass, composite;
characteristics – temperature variation resistance, moisture
resistance, chemical resistance.
Manufacture of tiles is described in terms of effects on performance and end
use.
Range
types – porcelain, ceramic, stone, terracotta, glass, composite.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
1.3
27064 version 1
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Sizes and dimensions of tiles are identified and described in terms of end use
and effects on tiling process.
Range
description for four different sizes and dimensions of tile.
1.4
Colour and pattern in tiles are described in terms of their effect on the process
of laying and material quantities required.
1.5
Selection and grading of tiles, and checking of batches are described in terms
of quality requirements for end product.
1.6
Storage requirements for tiles are described in terms of maintaining quality.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions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
18 February 2011
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.
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
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016