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Demonstrate knowledge of the gasfitting industry within a BCATS
environment
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
This unit standard has been designed to be achieved in a building,
construction and allied trades skills (BCATS) programme.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of
the gasfitting industry within a BCATS environment.
Subfield
Construction Trades
Domain
Building, Construction, and Allied Trades Skills
Status
Registered
Status date
12 December 2008
Date version published
12 December 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0048
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Definitions
Appliance is any piece of gas supplied equipment that may include gas powered
heating systems, cooling systems, hot water cylinder or water heaters, kitchen wear,
installed barbeques.
Industry bodies refers to organisations that play a role within an industry in a
regulatory, support or advisory capacity. This includes regulatory bodies, industry
training organisations and trade or professional associations.
2
Evidence for achieving credit in this unit standard can be presented in conjunction
with meeting the outcomes of other unit standards in the Building, Construction and
Allied Trades Skills domain or related domains at Level 2.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the gasfitting industry within a BCATS environment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Major sectors of the gasfitting industry are identified, and described in terms of
the scope of work undertaken by a gasfitter.
Range
1.2
Common work processes undertaken by gasfitters are identified and described,
and reasons for the processes are explained.
Range
1.3
appliance connection, gas pipework fitting,
soldering/welding/brazing, troubleshooting and repair.
Potential clients of a gasfitter are identified and the nature of the relationship is
described.
Range
1.4
commercial, residential.
subcontracting, direct to client.
Potential supply relationships of a gasfitter are identified and the nature of the
relationship is described.
Range
trade accounts, trade discounts, manufacturer guarantee systems,
product training, accredited supply networks.
1.5
The inter-relationships between gasfitting and other trades are described in
terms of crossover and compatibility.
1.6
Industry bodies involved in the gasfitting industry are identified and their impacts
on the work of gasfitters are described.
Range
1.7
Department of Labour, Department of Building and Housing, New
Zealand Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board, Standards
New Zealand, Building Consent Authorities, trade or professional
associations, industry training organisations.
Job roles within the gasfitting industry are described in terms of team structure,
career paths and training.
Range
four job roles within the industry.
Please note
Providers must be 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.
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Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation 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.
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