Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Drainlaying (Level 4)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
141
NZSCED
040327
Architecture and Building > Building > Plumbing, Gasfitting and
Drainlaying
DAS classification
686
Planning and Construction > Plumbing, Gasfitting and
Drainlaying
Qualification developer
The Skills Organisation
Next review
5 years from registration
Approval date
Dd Mmmm YYYY
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the drainlaying
sector with people who are suitably skilled as drainlaying
tradespersons and ready to apply for registration as a licensed
drainlayer under the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act
2006.
This qualification allows the New Zealand community to
recognise that graduates, once registered and licensed, are able
to legally carry out all drainlaying work. A licensed drainlayer can
lay, alter, reconstruct, extend, repair and open up drains and
associated traps and connect drains up to and away from waste
water treatment stations. These people are qualified and
licensed but must be supervised by a certifying person who is
ultimately responsible for ensuring the work is done competently.
Outcome Statement
Graduate profile
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Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- install, repair and maintain drainage systems in
accordance with the legal requirements for a licensed
drainlayer, including the following systems:
-
Foulwater
-
Stormwater
-
Trade waste
-
On-site effluent disposal
-
On-site wastewater treatment
-
Excavations and reinstatement
They will also be able to:
- Interpret drainage drawings and specifications: and
produce drawings and records of as-built work, and
understand subsoil, gradient and excavation
considerations
-
Understand and apply the legislative responsibilities of a
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licensed drainlayer
-
Work with consideration of other construction trades and
related services on site and practice ethically
-
Apply material science and selection, trade physics, and
environmentally sustainability considerations to drainage
systems
-
Apply safe working procedures and practices; and
identify and control hazards in a working environment.
Isolate and test for safety and explain the limitations on
drainlayers carrying out electrical work
Education pathway
Graduates of this qualification may progress into the more
advanced New Zealand Certificate in Drainlaying (Level 5).
Employment pathway
Graduates may be employed as licensed drainlayers once they
have completed registration and licensing requirements.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
The candidate shall be awarded the qualification by the
accredited Tertiary Education Organisation where the
programme of training has been completed.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification
includes the full qualification title, the date of award, and the
logos of The Skills Organisation, NZQF, and the accredited
Tertiary Education Organisation with whom the learners are
enrolled.
As the qualification developer, The Skills Organisation will
maintain a list of graduates of this qualification. The TEO will
report annually to the Skills Organisation the names of all
candidates awarded the qualification.
Arrangements for managing
consistency
Candidates will be required to complete a common
assessment to be undertaken in a controlled environment.
The common assessment integrates any examination that
forms part of the registration requirements of the Plumbers,
Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board and is matched to the
outcomes of the theory for drainlayers unit standard number
28349. The Skills Organisation will notify TEOs annually of
the timing and methodology of the common assessment
after consultation with the Plumbers, Gasfitters and
Drainlayers Board (the Board).
The Skills Organisation will facilitate and maintain the
consistency process with industry to conduct reviews of
evidence to determine consistency with qualification
outcomes and identify opportunity for improvement to
enhance consistency.
All TEOs offering this qualification (either arranging training
or delivering programmes) are required to meet with The
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Skills Organisation on an annual basis, or more frequently if
required.
The purpose of the meeting(s) is to enable each TEO,
together with The Skills Organisation, to provide
assurance that graduates have achieved the graduate
profile outcomes to a comparable standard.
This will involve:
−
reviewing evidence associated with graduates’
achievement of outcomes in the qualification’s graduate
profile
−
identifying opportunities for improvement.
Following the meeting(s), The Skills Organisation
will provide a report to TEOs on the confidence it
has that graduates have achieved the
qualification’s graduate profile outcomes to a
standard comparable with graduates of other
programmes leading to this qualification. The
report will also include any recommendations
identified for ensuring that the programmes are
kept up-to-date with developments in the industry.
This process will be funded by TEOs offering programmes
leading to the qualification, to cover actual and reasonable
evaluation related costs.
The Skills Organisation will also undertake a regular cycle of
surveys that will include industry feedback on skill needs and
the monitoring of graduate outcomes against the
qualification purpose. The feedback will be used to inform
programme development and future qualification reviews.
For full details of The Skills Organisation’s arrangements for
meeting consistency, contact The Skills Organisation
consistency@skills.org.nz
Credit transfer and recognition of
prior learning arrangements
TEOs delivering programmes that lead to award of this
qualification may transfer credit and recognise prior learning
in accordance with their own credit recognition policies and
procedures.
These policies and procedures, and information about
associated fees, must be available to the applicant prior to
enrolment.
To facilitate credit transfer, education organisations must
clearly demonstrate the equivalency or comparability
between each of the outcomes in the graduate profile, and
the assessment components of their programmes.
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Credit transfer will be automatic where standards on the
Directory of 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
Entry requirements (including
prerequisites to meet regulatory body
or legislative requirements)
The minimum standard of achievement required for the
award of the qualification will be:
−
achievement of all graduate outcomes in the
graduate profile through successful completion of an
approved programme.
−
successful completion of the common assessment
for the qualification.
Entry
This qualification may build on the National Certificate of
Educational Achievement (Level 2) (with the Construction
and Infrastructure Vocational Pathway endorsement).
This qualification provides one of two pathways into the
drainlaying industry and is intended for candidates who have
an apprenticeship agreement in drainlaying.
The other option is the New Zealand Certificate in Plumbing,
Gasfitting and Drainlaying (Level 3) [Ref: XXXX] that is
intended for candidates who do not have an apprenticeship
agreement in any of those trades.
That qualification is not a prerequisite for this Level 4
qualification. However, credits gained for that Level 3
qualification will contribute in part towards this Level 4
qualification.
Qualification conditions
Overarching conditions relating to the qualification
Conditions for programme
Programmes must include the common assessment approved by the
structure
Board for its registration purposes, matched to the outcomes of the
theory for drainlayers unit standard number 28349. It is
recommended that this assessment occurs in the second half of the
programme.
It is recommended that training and assessment for health and safety
occurs early in the programme.
Conditions for programme
context
Regulatory Requirements
Candidates will be required to complete a common assessment to be
undertaken in a controlled environment. The common assessment
will include any examination that forms part of the registration
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requirements of the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board.
Therefore, graduates may use this New Zealand Certificate as
evidence of having met the minimum applicable requirements when
applying to the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board for
registration as a Drainlayer.
Programmes leading to this qualification must reflect supervision
requirements that are contained within the Plumbers, Gasfitters and
Drainlayers Board registration and licensing Gazette notices
All trainees in New Zealand undertaking drainlaying as defined in the
Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006 must hold a Trainee
Limited Certificate from the Board.
The Board competencies referred to in the conditions throughout this
document are contained in paragraph 7 of the schedule to the
Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (Drainlaying Registration
and Licensing) Notice 2010
Other conditions
Programmes must reflect industry best practice including commercial
competence, and currency with regard to legislation and regulations.
Programmes must be of sufficient duration to allow the graduate to
attain commercial competence.
Commercial competence is defined as the application of practical
activities that must be satisfactorily demonstrated within a timeframe
within which a competent person at this level could reasonably be
expected to perform the task, and reliably achieve the accepted
industry practice outcomes with regard to quality, safety and
commercial viability.
Programmes must provide in-depth theoretical knowledge in health
and safety across all activities – and all practical activities must
demonstrate these skills – addressing the Board Competency 2(f)(i)
Personal and public safety, 2(f)(ii) Site safety including safety
precautions for earthworks and excavations, 2(f)(iii) Electrical safety
and 2(f)(iv) and 2(f)(v).
Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Indicative
Credits
1
Graduates of this qualification will
be able to: install, repair and
maintain drainage systems in
accordance with the legal
requirements for a licensed
drainlayer, including the following
systems:
- Foulwater
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Conditions
Drainlaying scope is defined as
per the Plumbers, Gasfitters
and Drainlayers Act 2006 s4, in
general:
− inside the boundary
− outside the building
envelope
− below ground
Mandatory
or Optional
Mandatory
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Foulwater
Work to comply with:
Compliance/approved
documents – acceptable
solutions of G13, AS/NZS
3500.2
Programmes must provide indepth theoretical knowledge
and practical skills in foul water
– addressing the Board
Competency
2(b)(i) foul water systems
10
-
Stormwater
Programmes must provide indepth theoretical knowledge
and practical skills in storm
water – addressing the Board
Competency 2(f)(ii) storm water
systems.
Work to comply with:
Compliance/approved
documents – acceptable
solutions of E1, AS/NZS 3500
Stormwater
10
-
Trade waste
10
-
On-site effluent disposal
10
-
On-site wastewater
treatment
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Trade waste
Programmes must provide indepth theoretical knowledge
and practical skills in trade
waste systems – addressing
PGD Board Competency
2(f)(iii) Trade waste.
Includes systems, compliance,
testing (soundness and
sampling) monitoring.
On-site effluent disposal
Programmes must provide –
good working knowledge and
practical skills in on-site effluent
disposal – addressing the
Board Competency 2(f)(iv) onsite effluent disposal systems
On-site wastewater treatment
Programmes must provide
good working knowledge and
practical skills in on-site
wastewater treatment –
addressing the Board
Competency 2(f)(v) On-site
wastewater treatment systems.
Excavations and
reinstatement
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-
2
15
Includes safety considerations
specific to this outcome:
Dewatering, confined spaces,
gas hazards, other services,
supporting the Board
Competencies 2 (f)(ii) Site
safety including safety
precautions for earthworks and
excavations and 2 (f)(v) & 2
(f)(iv) Other services’ location
and environmental
considerations.
15
The outcome includes symbols,
plans, and manufacturer’s
specifications, as-builts; and
excludes pricing but
consideration of factors is
within core work of licensed
persons.
Includes read and draw plan,
elevation and cross section
views.
Excavations and
reinstatement
Interpret drainage drawings and
specifications: and produce
drawings and records of as-built
work
Mandatory
Programmes must provide indepth knowledge in relation to
plans and specifications, and
drawing as-builts – addressing
the Board Competency 2 (d)(i)
Interpreting plans and
specifications and2 (d)(ii)
Drawing as-builts.
3
Access and apply the legislative
responsibilities of a licensed
drainlayer
15
Programmes must provide
good working knowledge –
addressing the Board
Competency 2 (e)(ii) Acts and
regulations, and in-depth
theoretical knowledge in 2
(e)(ii) Standards 2 (e)(iii) Codes
and 2 (e)(iv) Manufacturers’
instructions.
Mandatory
Programmes must provide indepth theoretical knowledge in
limitations addressing the
Board Competency 2 (g)
Limitations on persons who do,
or assist in doing, drainlaying
work.
4
Work with consideration of other
construction trades and related
services and practice ethically
10
Includes skills appropriate for
onsite and customer
communication.
Mandatory
Includes sequence of
operation, building services
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integration.
5
Apply material science and
selection, trade physics, and
environmentally sustainability
considerations to drainage
systems
15
Programmes must provide indepth theoretical knowledge
addressing the Board
Competency:
Mandatory
2 (a)(i) Estimation,
measurement and calculation
using measurement systems
Programmes must provide indepth theoretical knowledge
and practical skills addressing
the Board Competency:
2 (a)(v) Expansion and
contraction
2 (a)(vii) Water quality (black,
grey, recycled and potable)
Programmes must provide
good working knowledge
addressing PGD Board
Competency
2 (a)(ii) Application of formulae
2 (a)(iii) Physics laws as they
relate to drainlaying
2 (a)(iv) Hydraulic principles
2 (a)(vi) Corrosion protection
Programmes must provide
general knowledge of
sustainable use of resources in
relation to practice as a
drainlayer (which differ from
those of a plumber)
Environmental sustainability
includes prudent use and
longevity of materials.
Programmes must provide in
depth theoretical knowledge
and practical skills –
addressing the Board
Competency:
2(c)(ii) PVC
2(c)(xi) Earthenware
2(c)(xii) Concrete
2(c)(xiii) Bedding materials and
backfill
2(c)(xiv) Use of tools and
equipment
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Programmes must provide
good working knowledge –
addressing the Board
Competency:
2(c)(iii) Asbestos
2(c)(iv) Polyethylene (PE)
2(c)(vii) Polypropylene
2(c)(ix) Cast iron
2(c)(x) Steel
Programmes must provide
general knowledge –
addressing the Board
Competency:
2(c)(i) Copper
2(c)(v) Stainless steel
2(c)(vi) Acrylonitrile Butadiene
Styrene (ABS)
2(c)(viii) Brass/bronze
6
Apply safe working procedures and
practices; and identify and control
hazards in a working environment
Isolate and test for safety and
explain the limitations on
drainlayers carrying out electrical
work
(Level 3)
16
Programmes must include
training and assessment in
confined spaces awareness,
evidenced by unit standards
18426 and 17599, and may
also include 3058.
Mandatory
Programmes must ensure that
graduates have current first aid
certificates, which may involve
basic first aid training.
Programmes must include indepth theoretical knowledge
and practical skills in relation to
electrical safety for drainlayers,
addressing the Board
competency 2(f)(iii)
Responsibilities relating to
health and safety - electrical
safety.
Transition information
Replacement information
The qualification replaces the following qualifications:
National Certificate in Drainlaying (Installation) (Level 4) [Ref: 0077]
Option to publish transition arrangements
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