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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of surface materials and the impact on
kitchen design
Level
3
Credits
Purpose
4
This unit standard is for entry level people working in the area
of kitchen design and planning.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of flooring material, bench surfaces, door and
drawer surface materials, and wall and ceiling surface
materials, and the impact on kitchen design.
Classification
Design > Product Design
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
References
Selecting Flooring (Wellington: BRANZ, 2000);
Selecting Timber (Wellington: BRANZ, 2004); available at http://www.branz.co.nz/.
2
Legislation and regulations relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to
– Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Health and Safety in Employment
Regulations 1995.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of flooring material and the impact on kitchen design.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The requirements of flooring materials in the kitchen are identified and
described in terms of the impact on kitchen design and planning.
Range
1.2
requirements may include but are not limited to – hardwearing,
long lasting, water resistant, easy to clean, sound transfer, impact.
Types of flooring materials are identified and described in terms of the impact
on kitchen design and planning.
Range
flooring materials may include but are not limited to – timber, cork,
natural stone, terracotta, ceramic tiles, concrete, linoleum, vinyl.
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Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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Advantages and disadvantages of different types of flooring materials are
identified and compared in terms of the impact on kitchen design and planning.
Range
flooring materials include but are not limited to – timber, cork,
natural stone, terracotta, ceramic tiles, concrete, linoleum, vinyl.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of bench surfaces and the impact on kitchen design.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The requirements of a bench surface are identified and described in terms of
the impact on kitchen design and planning.
Range
requirements include but are not limited to – heat resistant, stain
resistant, easy to clean, non-porous, shock absorbent.
2.2
Types of high pressure laminate are identified and described in terms of the
impact on kitchen design and planning.
2.3
Types of materials used for benchtops are identified and described in terms of
the impact on kitchen design and planning.
Range
2.4
materials include but are not limited to – timber, stainless steel,
natural stone, engineered stone, laminate, acrylics, glass.
Advantages and disadvantages of different types of benchtop materials are
identified and compared in terms of the impact on kitchen design and planning.
Range
materials include but are not limited to – timber, stainless steel,
natural stone, engineered stone, laminate, acrylics, glass.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of door and drawer surface materials and the impact on kitchen
design.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Types of door and drawer surface materials are identified and described in
terms of the impact on kitchen design and planning.
Range
3.2
surface materials include but are not limited to – low pressure
laminates, high pressure laminates, lacquer, glass overlays, paint
finish, stainless steel, solid timber, veneer.
Indigenous, exotic and imported timbers used in kitchen design are identified
and described in terms of their characteristics and specific uses.
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Organisation
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3.3
Common defects in indigenous and exotic timbers and how these affect their
use in kitchen design are explained.
3.4
Advantages and disadvantages of different types of door and drawer surface
materials are identified and compared in terms of the impact on kitchen design
and planning.
surface materials include but are not limited to – low pressure
laminates, high pressure laminates, lacquer, glass overlays, paint
finish, stainless steel, solid timber, veneer.
Range
Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of wall and ceiling surface materials and the impact on kitchen
design.
Range
surface materials may include but are not limited to – paint, scrubbable
wallpaper, timber panelling, laminates, glass, tiles, manufactured boards.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Types of wall and ceiling surface materials are identified and described in terms
of the impact on kitchen design and planning.
4.2
Advantages and disadvantages of different types of wall and ceiling surface
materials are identified and compared in terms of the impact on kitchen design
and planning.
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
27278.
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
1
25 July 2007
31 December 2018
Review
2
20 May 2011
31 December 2018
Reinstatement
3
22 May 2014
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0073
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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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.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016