Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Joinery with strands in Cabinetry, Timber Door and
Window, Timber Stairs, and Laminate Fabrication (with optional strands in Computer
Numerical Controlled Machinery and Cabinetry Installation) (Level 4)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
158-188
NZSCED
040311
Architecture and Building >
Building > Carpentry and Joinery
DAS classification
226
Manufacturing > Joinery
Qualification developer
Building and Construction ITO
Next review
September 2018
Approval date
November 2014
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide commercially
competent employees for the joinery sector who are able to
operate unsupervised as joiners in specialist or generalist joinery
companies working with timber.
This qualification will provide for those individuals who are
wishing to work or are already working in the industry as joiners,
a credential that will support their career opportunities across a
range of companies in the joinery sector.
Graduates of this qualification will have standards of trade
practice for joinery that can provide customers with confidence in
the products they receive.
The strands in this qualification allow graduates to specialise in
areas of joinery.
The optional strands recognise the knowledge and skills required
of cabinetry installation and computer numerical controlled
machinery.
Outcome Statement
Graduate profile
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Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

Apply health and safety practices, codes of practice and
industry standards to the production of joinery items

Communicate effectively with colleagues, managers and
customers and behave in a professional manner to build
and maintain positive working relationships.

Apply product knowledge, tools and materials, and
manufacturing methods to the production of joinery items
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
Calculate, order and receive materials used in the
production of joinery items

Apply specifications, sketches and plans to support the
production of joinery items

Set up, operate and maintain machinery common to all
joinery sectors for the production of joinery items

Select the most effective work methods with a minimum
of waste in materials and/or time, when producing joinery
items in a commercial environment.
Graduates of the strands will be able to:
Cabinetry strand

Set up, operate and maintain specialist machinery used
for the production of joinery cabinetry items

Manufacture and assemble joinery cabinetry items for
use in residential and commercial buildings
Timber Door and Window strand

Set up, operate and maintain specialist machinery used
for the production of timber doors and windows

Manufacture timber door and window joinery items for
use in residential and commercial buildings and install
hardware
Timber Stairs strand

Manufacture timber stairs for use in residential and
commercial buildings
Laminate Fabrication strand

Set up, operate and maintain specialist machinery used
for the production of high pressure laminate bench tops

Manufacture high pressure laminate bench tops for use
in residential and commercial buildings
Graduates of the optional strands will be able to:
Cabinetry Installation

Install joinery items in residential and commercial
buildings
Computer Numerical Controlled Machinery

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Set and operate a computer numerical controlled
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machine to produce joinery items
Education pathway
This qualification can build on from the:

NCEA Level 2 construction vocational pathway

New Zealand Certificate in Construction Related Trade Skills
Graduates of this qualification may choose to progress into
further study of other New Zealand construction related trades
qualifications at levels 4, 5 and 6.
Employment pathway
Graduates of this qualification will typically be people already
working in the industry as joiners.
Graduates may also obtain employment within the joinery
industry as a:

Supervisor

Technical Representative

Sales Representative
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification will be awarded by an organisation which
either has programme approval and accreditation or an
approved industry training programme.
The certificate will display the title of the qualification; the
logos of the NZQF and BCITO; and the name and/or logo of
the awarding body.
Evidence for assuring consistency
All education organisations delivering programmes that lead
to the award of the qualification are required to participate in
a consistency process scheduled by NZQA.
This will involve review of evidence associated with
graduate’s achievement of outcomes, and agreeing
acceptable thresholds for qualification outcome
achievement, and areas for improvement.
To demonstrate how graduates are achieving the
qualification graduate profile outcomes, TEOs are required
to produce their own evidence in a high level report.
Evidence may include the following:
- Programme statistics such as completion data and
graduate destination data.
- Evidence from internal and/or external moderation
processes.
- Documentation of processes that ensure programmes
continue to meet current industry needs.
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- Regular feedback gathered from learners and employers.
- Any other relevant evidence as appropriate.
Further information about the consistency process can be
found at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providerspartners/consistency-of-graduate-outcomes/
Credit transfer and recognition of
prior learning arrangements
Organisations seeking approval to award the qualification
are expected to have RCC or RPL assessment processes in
place. Credit transfer will be automatic where assessment
standards are used for assessment within programmes of
study or training leading to this qualification.
Minimum standard of achievement
and standards for grade
endorsements
Achievement of all outcomes.
Entry requirements (including
prerequisites to meet regulatory body
or legislative requirements)
It is recommended candidates hold either the National
Certificate in Educational Achievement (Level 2) [Ref: 0973]
or the National Certificate in Employment Skills [Ref: 0231]
or are able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
There are no grade endorsements for this qualification.
Qualification conditions
Overarching conditions relating to the qualification
Conditions for programme
structure
Candidates undertaking programmes leading to the award of this
qualification will be required to complete the core graduate outcomes
and a minimum of one of the four strands.
Candidates undertaking any of the two optional strands will complete
these in addition to the qualification requirements.
Cabinetry is a pre-requisite for the optional strand Cabinetry
Installation.
Computer Numerical Controlled Machinery is an option accessible via
any strand.
Conditions for programme
context
TEOs arranging training or delivering programmes towards this
qualification must ensure that the training arranged and programmes
of learning delivered, are kept up-to-date with regard to amendments
to, and replacements of relevant legislation, regulations and
Australia/New Zealand Standards (AS/NZS).
Current standards can be accessed at http://standards.co.nz. Current
legislation and regulations can be accessed at
http://legislation.govt.nz.
Other conditions
All manufacturing and installation tasks are to be carried out in
accordance with the Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Act
1992; equipment manufacturers’ instructions; government and local
government legislation, regulations and bylaws; company quality
management systems and relevant AS/NZS standards.
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Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
Mandatory or
Optional
1
Unit standards:
Optional
Apply health and safety practices,
codes of practice and industry
standards to the production of
joinery items
28226
28205
(18 Credits)
2
Communicate effectively with
colleagues, managers and
customers and behave in a
professional manner to build and
maintain positive working
relationships
Unit standards:
Optional
19605
28228
1312
(10 Credits)
3
Apply product knowledge, tools
and materials, and manufacturing
methods to the production of
joinery items
Unit standards:
(20 Credits)
2536
Optional
2540
2557
28206
28207
28227
4
Calculate, order and receive
materials used in the production of
joinery items
(10 Credits)
Unit standards:
Optional
14480
2544
2549
5
Apply specifications, sketches and
plans to support the production of
joinery items
(10 Credits)
6
Unit standards:
2545
28208
Set up, operate and maintain
machinery common to all joinery
sectors for the production of
joinery items
Unit standards:
(30 Credits)
28209
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Optional
Optional
2552
8609
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28210
28211
28212
7
Select the most effective work
methods with a minimum of waste
in materials and/or time, when
producing joinery items in a
commercial environment.
Unit standards:
Optional
2541
28213
(10 Credits)
8
Cabinetry strand (80 credits)
Unit standard:
Set up, operate and maintain
specialist machinery used for the
production of joinery cabinetry
items
28214
Optional
(20 Credits)
9
10
Manufacture and assemble joinery
cabinetry items for use in
residential and commercial
buildings
Unit standards:
(60 Credits)
28216
Timber Door and Window strand
(62 credits)
Unit standard:
Optional
25210
28215
Optional
28217
Set up, operate and maintain
specialist machinery used for the
production of timber doors and
windows
(12 Credits)
11
Manufacture timber door and
window joinery items for use in
residential and commercial
buildings and install hardware
Unit standards:
Optional
28218
28219
(50 Credits)
12
Timber Stairs strand (50 credits)
Unit standards:
Manufacture timber stairs for use
in residential and commercial
buildings
28220
Optional
28221
(50 Credits)
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13
Laminate Fabrication strand
(50 credits)
Unit standard:
Optional
28222
Set up, operate and maintain
specialist machinery used for the
production of high pressure
laminate benchtops
(20 Credits)
14
Manufacture high pressure
laminate benchtops for use in
residential and commercial
buildings
Unit standard:
Optional
28223
(30 Credits)
15
Cabinetry Installation optional
strand
Unit standard:
Optional
28224
Install joinery items in residential
and commercial buildings
(10 Credits)
16
Computer Numerical Controlled
Machinery optional strand
Set and operate computer
numerical controlled machinery to
produce joinery items
Unit standards:
Optional
21811
28225
(10 Credits)
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaces the National Certificate in Joinery (Introduction)
(Level 2) [Ref: 0385], National Certificate in Joinery (Component
Machinery) [Ref: 0730], the National Certificate in Joinery (Craftsperson)
[Ref: 0386], the National Certificate in Joinery (Laminate Fabrication) [Ref:
0390], the National Certificate in Joinery with strands in Cabinetry, Exterior
Joinery and [Ref: 0387] and the National Certificate in Joinery with strands
in Kitchen Manufacturing, and Kitchen Installation [Ref: 1484].
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2016.
The last date for completion of these qualifications is 31 December 2018, at which time they will be
designated as discontinued.
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Candidates may either complete the replaced qualifications or transfer to this qualification.
It is not intended that anyone be disadvantaged by this review. However, anyone who feels they have
been disadvantaged can appeal to BCITO at the contact details below:
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO)
PO Box 2615
Wellington 6140
Telephone 64 04 381 6430
Email
national.office@bcito.org.nz
Website http://www.bcito.org.nz
Republication information
Version 1 of this qualification was republished August 2015 to align the title and the Computer Numerical
Controlled Machinery optional strand, and to align the outcomes and conditions section.
Version 1 of this qualification was republished in December 2015 to add the replacement information for
the National Certificate in Joinery (Introduction) (Level 4) [Ref 0385], which was missing due to an
administration error.
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