NZQA registered unit standard
28926 version 1
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Title
Compare and interpret a specific irrigation system’s performance
against the system specifications, and report findings
Level
4
Credits
15
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the irrigation industry
and recognises the knowledge and skills required to prepare an
irrigation system performance report for an agricultural or
horticultural property, sports turf, or public ground.
Classification
Water Industry > Irrigation
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All regulations including Resource Management Act 1991, Building Act 2004, Health
and Safety and Employment Act 1992, National Policy Statement for Freshwater
Management 2014 and any other relevant legislation is followed.
2
The following technical publications are adhered to:
Irrigation New Zealand Technical Glossary
New Zealand Piped Irrigation System Design Code of Practice, Irrigation New
Zealand, ISBN 978-0-473-25350-9
New Zealand Piped Irrigation System Design Standards, Irrigation New Zealand,
ISBN 978-0-473-25346-2
New Zealand Piped Irrigation System Performance Assessment Code of Practice,
Irrigation New Zealand, ISBN 978-0-473-31451-4
New Zealand Water Measurement Code of Practice
Guide for Writing an Irrigation System Commissioning Report The IrrigationNZ
Guideline for Backflow Prevention
Available from the Irrigation New Zealand website, http://irrigationnz.co.nz/
3
It is recommended that learners have completed unit standard 28925 prior to
completing this unit standard.
4
In the context of this unit standard, understanding means that there should be
evidence of a learners’ thorough comprehension of a topic. A learner with a good
understanding of a topic should have applied, or should be able to apply what they
have learnt to a workplace situation and will be able to alter their practices to different
contexts they are applying their learning to. Assessors should be confident that the
learners’ understanding is embedded in their practices and behaviour.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28926 version 1
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate understanding of a specific system’s specifications and KPI’s.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Identifies system specifications and shows understanding of their implications in
accordance with the New Zealand Piped Irrigation System Design Code of
Practice.
1.2
Identifies system KPI’s and shows understanding of their implications on system
performance in accordance with the New Zealand Piped Irrigation System
Performance Assessment Code of Practice.
Outcome 2
Interpret results of the irrigation system’s performance.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Compares results from the system performance assessment with system
specifications and KPI’s in accordance with the New Zealand Piped Irrigation
System Performance Assessment Codes of Practice.
2.2
Interprets results and where appropriate determines potential causes of lower
than expected performance in accordance with the New Zealand Piped
Irrigation System Performance Assessment Codes of Practice.
Outcome 3
Report findings from the irrigation system performance assessment.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Produces a report outlining the assessment results, conclusions and
recommendations in accordance with the New Zealand Piped Irrigation System
Performance Assessment Codes of Practice.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 20959, 20957 and
20960
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
28926 version 1
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31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 August 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0179
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.
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 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016