NZQA registered unit standard
23277 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of installation methods in the flooring
industry
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
4
This unit standard is for people entering the flooring industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of installation methods in the flooring industry.
Classification
Construction Trades > Flooring
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Definition
Workplace procedures are all authorised instructions, processes and work practices
carried out in the workshop, factory, shop and worksite.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of installation methods in the flooring industry.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Methods used to install cork flooring products are identified and described in
terms of techniques used, and materials and equipment required for the job.
Range
1.2
methods include but are not limited to – mono-bond, water based
or neoprene adhesive, tile installation, cork sheet installation.
Methods used to install carpet by conventional and adhesive methods are
identified and described in terms of techniques used, and materials and
equipment required for the job.
Range
methods include but are not limited to – joining, edge fixings, stair
applications, stretching techniques, trimming, coving,
single/double bond.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
1.3
Methods used to install laminated and solid timber flooring overlays are
identified and described in terms of techniques used, and materials and
equipment required for the job.
methods include but are not limited to – floating, direct stick,
through surface fixed or secret nail installation.
Range
1.4
Methods used to install resilient sheet and tile floorcoverings are identified and
described in terms of techniques used, and materials and equipment required
for the job.
methods include but are not limited to – template, bar-scribe,
freehand and stepping cutting techniques, coving, wallcladding,
stairs/stringers, nosings, thermoplastic welding.
Range
1.5
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Methods used to install resilient sheet for wet areas are identified and described
in terms of techniques used, and materials and equipment required for the job.
methods include but are not limited to – template, bar-scribe,
freehand and stepping cutting techniques, coving, wallcladding,
stairs/stringers, nosings, thermoplastic welding, waste and
protrusion sealing, substrate gradients, moisture egress
protection.
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 March 2007
31 December 2012
Review
2
18 February 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0175
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.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23277 version 2
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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 Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
info@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