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Produce information on separation at source for a resource recovery
facility
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who oversee operations at a resource
recovery facility.
People credited with this unit standard are able to produce information on
separation at source for a resource recovery facility.
Subfield
Resource Recovery
Domain
Resource Recovery Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
26 January 2007
Date version published
26 January 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Information must comply with:
The New Zealand Waste Strategy: Towards zero waste and a sustainable
New Zealand 2002 Ministry for the Environment, available at http://www.mfe.govt.nz/.
2
Assessment against this unit standard must be based on printed or published
material such as a leaflet, brochure, or webpage prepared by the candidate.
3
Definition
Fly-tipping refers to the illegal deposit of any waste onto land (ie waste dumped or
tipped on a site with no licence to accept waste).
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Produce information on separation at source for a resource recovery facility.
Range
information in printed or published form;
source – either non-commercial or commercial.
Performance criteria
1.1
Information details facility location and access times.
1.2
Information details types of resources acceptable at the facility in sufficient
detail to avoid contamination of the receptacles at the facility.
Range
1.3
For resources not acceptable at the facility, information advises against flytipping and recommends alternative contacts and/or facilities.
Range
1.4
may include but is not limited to – bins, compaction unit, baler.
Information offers guidance on suitable containers for different types of
resource.
Range
1.6
two resources.
Information recommends systems for sorting at source.
Range
1.5
for commercial users information may include grades of specific
commodities.
three resources.
Information is provided clearly at a reading level appropriate for the intended
user.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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.
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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 NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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