NZQA registered unit standard
17021 version 4
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of timber flooring products
Level
3
Credits
Purpose
8
This unit standard is for people working in the timber flooring
sector of the industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the
composition and purpose of timber flooring products; the
manufacturing process of timber flooring products; and the
installation and performance of timber flooring products.
Classification
Construction Trades > Flooring
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must comply with the following
legislation and guides: the Building Act 2004; Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992; A Guide to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, 2nd edition
(Department of Labour, 2003) available at http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz; and their
subsequent amendments.
2
Definitions
Workplace procedures are all authorised instructions, processes and work practices
carried out in the workshop, factory, shop and worksite.
Timber flooring products in this standard are both laminated and solid products.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the composition and purpose of timber flooring products.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The description identifies timber flooring products’ components in accordance
with manufacturers’ specifications.
Range
includes but is not limited to – tiles, sheet.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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The description explains the benefits and drawbacks of using timber flooring
products in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications and workplace
procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – aesthetic appeal, longevity,
space and traffic considerations.
Outcome 2
Describe the manufacturing process of timber flooring products.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The description outlines two different manufacturing processes in accordance
with manufacturers’ specifications and workplace procedures.
2.2
The description outlines two different types of finishing processes in accordance
with manufacturers’ specifications.
Outcome 3
Describe the installation and performance of timber flooring products.
Range
timber flooring products include but are not limited to – parquetry, plank.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The description includes an outline of installation in accordance with
manufacturers’ specifications.
Range
3.2
may include but is not limited to – installation time, method(s),
surface preparation;
one installation method is required.
The description includes an outline of performance characteristics in
accordance with manufacturers’ specifications.
Range
Planned review date
may include but is not limited to – hardness, stability, appearance,
wear time.
31 December 2015
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
17021 version 4
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 May 2000
31 December 2012
Revision
2
18 February 2004
31 December 2012
Review
3
26 March 2007
31 December 2012
Review
4
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.
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