NZQA registered unit standard
17274 version 5
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Title
Select cleaning agents and products
Level
4
Credits
Purpose
4
This unit standard is for people in the cleaning industry.
People credited with this standard are able to: determine
cleaning agents and products requirements to support cleaning
processes; and select cleaning agents and products for
purchase to support cleaning processes.
Classification
Cleaning and Caretaking > Cleaning Services Administration
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Competence demonstrated during assessment against this standard must comply with the
requirements of:
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Determine cleaning agents and products requirements to support cleaning processes.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Service specifications are determined for cleaning processes.
1.2
Cleaning agents and products needs are determined to meet service
specifications.
1.3
The availability of company resources is determined.
Range
1.4
budgets, staffing levels, staff experience, staff qualifications.
Industry requirements are determined for cost-effectiveness.
Range
coverage, rate of use, quality of cleaning outcome, waste,
packaging, storage, supply lead times, availability of product, sales
support services.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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17274 version 5
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Industry requirements are established for cleaning agents and products used to
support cleaning processes.
Outcome 2
Select cleaning agents and products for purchase to support cleaning processes.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Cleaning agents and products available from suppliers are compared in terms of
meeting requirements.
2.2
Selected cleaning agents and products enable the cost-effective achievement of
cleaning service specifications.
2.3
Selected cleaning agents and products are specified by generic type.
2.4
Selected cleaning agents and products are available within company’s
resources.
2.5
Selected cleaning agents and products meet company and industry
requirements for safety and environmental protection.
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 April 2000
31 December 2014
Revision
2
8 February 2001
31 December 2014
Review
3
27 February 2006
31 December 2014
Revision
4
26 March 2007
31 December 2014
Review
5
18 October 2012
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0004
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.
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NZQA registered unit standard
17274 version 5
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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 (CMRs). 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Community Support Services ITO Limited (Careerforce)
info@careerforce.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
Community Support Services ITO Limited
(Careerforce)
SSB Code 101814
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016