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Title
Prepare surfaces and apply coatings for signmaking
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
15
This unit standard is for entrants in the signmaking industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare
surfaces for coatings, and apply coatings to prepared surfaces.
Classification
Graphic Arts > Signmaking
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Surfaces include but are not limited to – glass, timber, plastic, masonry, metal and
vinyl.
2
Methods of preparation include but are not limited to – burning off, scraping, sanding,
stripping, filling and stopping.
3
All work practices shall meet the requirements of relevant legislation, including Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991, and the
requirements of industry codes of practice and documented enterprise procedures in
respect to health, safety, and environmental matters.
This unit standard is
Outcomes and evidence requirements
expiring
4
Company practices refer to behavioural norms or procedures generally accepted, but
not necessarily documented, within the company.
Outcome 1
Prepare surfaces for coatings.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Surface faults and preparation requirements are identified prior to
commencement of task.
Range
1.2
includes but is not limited to – cracks, damage, dampness,
previous coating, laminates separated.
Surface faults are treated using method suitable for material and without
damage to the surface or surrounding areas.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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Surface condition is clean, dry, dust and grease free, with all holes and cracks
stopped, filled, and sanded to produce finish specified in brief.
Outcome 2
Apply coatings to prepared surfaces.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Coating system selected is compatible with surface material and complies with
job specification.
2.2
Coating system is applied using method suitable for site and to comply with job
specification.
includes but is not limited to – brush, roller.
Range
2.3
Materials are used in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations.
2.4
Clean up of site is completed as specified in the contract.
2.5
All equipment and materials are cleaned and stored in accordance with
company practices.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
2
25
March 1996
31 December
This
unit
standard
is2014
3
9 March 1999
31 December 2014
4
12 December
expiring
2000
31 December 2014
1
27 April 1995
31 December 2014
Review
5
16 December 2003
31 December 2014
Rollover and
Revision
6
23 January 2009
31 December 2014
Review
7
19 January 2012
31 December 2014
Reinstatement
8
16 April 2015
31 December 2019
Rollover
9
10 December 2015
31 December 2019
Review
Revision
Revision
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0005
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016