NZQA registered unit standard
26795 version 1
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Title
Determine, implement, and monitor quality assurance requirements
for an infrastructure works project
Level
5
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: determine
from a quality plan the quality assurance requirements for an
infrastructure works project, and implement and monitor quality
assurance requirements for an infrastructure works project.
Classification
Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Works Supervision
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Assessment against this unit standard must take place in a workplace environment.
Assessment parameters will depend on company and site specific equipment,
procedures, and practices. Practices must reflect industry best practice and comply
with legislative requirements.
2
Definitions
Company requirements include the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the
company. They include legislative and regulatory requirements which may apply
across the company or to a specific site. Requirements are documented in the
company’s health and safety plans, traffic management plans, contract work
programmes, quality assurance programmes, policies, and procedural documents.
Contract specifications include plans, diagrams, and special technical conditions.
They do not include special administrative conditions.
Hold point means the stage of work that requires testing, checking, or certification
before work can proceed. Hold points not specified in contract documents may be
stated or implied in company requirements.
Quality plan refers to a documented plan for quality assurance that may be contract
specific, ISO 9001 series, QEST, or TQS series.
ISO 9001 refers to the ISO 9001 family of quality management documents for which
companies gain specific accreditation.
QEST refers to the NZ Contractors Federation integrated management system
Quality Environment Safety and Training available at www.qest.co.nz.
TQS refers to the NZ Transport Agency’s (previously Transit New Zealand’s) quality
assurance specification for contracts involving road construction, road maintenance,
and structures that assigns quality assurance levels as High (TQS1) or Normal
(TQS2), available at http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/index.html.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
26795 version 1
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Determine from a quality plan the quality assurance requirements for an infrastructure
works project.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Quality plan is interpreted to identify quality assurance processes for the
project.
1.2
Hold points are determined in accordance with the quality plan and company
requirements.
Range
1.3
may include – dimensions, tests, layer thickness, shape.
Certification requirements are identified and determined in accordance with the
quality plan and company requirements.
Outcome 2
Implement and monitor quality assurance requirements for an infrastructure works project.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Quality assurance for infrastructure works project is programmed and
implemented in accordance with contract specifications, quality plan, and
company requirements.
Range
2.2
Quality assurance system is monitored and documented in accordance with
contract specifications, quality plan, and company requirements.
Range
2.3
may include – pre-start checklist, hold points, standards, testing,
corrective action.
Monitoring ensures that, in the event of non-conformance, corrective
procedures are implemented in accordance with contract specifications and
quality plan.
Range
2.4
includes but is not limited to – recording project progress,
documenting project changes.
may include – parameters for continuance of work.
Monitoring ensures that testing requirements are implemented in accordance
with contract specifications, quality plan, and company and laboratory
requirements.
Range
Infrastructure ITO
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may include – field test, laboratory test.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
26795 version 1
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31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
18 March 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
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 Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016