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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the signmaking industry in New Zealand
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
8
This unit standard is for entrants in the signmaking industry.
People credited with this unit standard are, in the signmaking
industry, able to describe: the use, care, storage and
maintenance of equipment, tools, and materials; the processes
used; and the trade requirements.
Classification
Graphic Arts > Signmaking
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes the Building Act 2004 and the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992 and associated Regulations.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the use, care, storage, and maintenance of equipment, tools, and materials used
in the signmaking industry.
This unit standard is
Description identifies hardware equipment and tools used, and includes the use,
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care, storage, and maintenance
of each item and type.
Evidence requirements
1.1
1.2
Description identifies consumables used and includes their use, care, and
storage.
Outcome 2
Describe the processes used in the signmaking industry.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Description includes the fabrication processes used in the signmaking industry.
Range
Competenz
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materials include but are not limited to – processed wood, timber,
steel, aluminium, polystyrene, perspex, flex face, glass, card,
paper; evidence is required for a minimum of four materials.
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2.2
Description includes the graphic application processes used in the signmaking
industry.
Range
2.3
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includes but is not limited to – hand painted, vinyl, silk screened,
three dimensional, computer generated, illuminated.
Description includes sign production methods used in the signmaking industry.
Range
includes but is not limited to – cutting and folding, timber or sheet
construction, metal folding and pop riveting, heat moulding.
Outcome 3
Describe the trade requirements for the signmaking industry.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Description explains terms in common use specific to the signmaking industry.
3.2
Description explains methods and contexts of calculations applying to the
signmaking industry.
Range
3.3
Description identifies Acts and Regulations relevant to the industry.
Range
3.4
3.5
includes but is not limited to – layout, sign dimensions, quantities,
construction.
Health and Safety in Employment Act, Building Act, Regional and
Local by-laws.
This unit standard is
Description outlines career options within the signmaking industry.
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Description outlines training options and employment conditions relevant to
those entering the industry.
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
27572.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 April 1995
31 December 2014
Review
2
25 March 1996
31 December 2014
Revision
3
9 March 1999
31 December 2014
Revision
4
12 December 2000
31 December 2014
Review
5
16 December 2003
31 December 2014
Rollover and
Revision
6
23 January 2009
Review
7
19 January 2012
31 December 2014
Reinstatement
8
16 April 2015
31 December 2019
Rollover
9
10 December 2015
31 December 2019
31 December 2014
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0005
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.
This unit standard is
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
expiring
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.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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