NZQA registered unit standard
23157 version 3
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of building styles, methods, and materials
for real estate personnel
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
3
This unit standard is for property managers and salespersons
in the residential property management and residential sales
sectors of the real estate and housing industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
–
describe significant New Zealand housing styles;
–
identify through inspection and describe different types
and condition of the foundations, flooring, and framing of
buildings;
–
identify and describe different types and condition of
building wall cladding and roof covering; and
–
identify and describe different types of joinery, finishes,
and insulation in buildings.
Classification
Real Estate > Rural, Residential, Commercial and Business
Sales
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation
Building Act 2004;
and all subsequent amendments and replacements.
2
References
BRANZ Guidelines refer to the following documents:
Smith, Anna. Maintaining Your Home (Wellington: BRANZ, 2006).
Conder, Tony Pringle, Trevor. BRANZ. House Building Guide. (Wellington: BRANZ,
2004).
BRANZ means Building Research Association of New Zealand.
3
Assessment
This unit standard will be assessed on the basis of evidence of demonstrated
performance in the workplace or in simulated work situations designed to draw upon
similar performance to that required in the workplace.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23157 version 3
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe significant New Zealand housing styles.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Significant New Zealand housing styles are identified and described to potential
prospective purchasers.
Range
significant housing styles include but are not limited to – pre and
post-world wars housing, villas, bungalows, apartments, cottages,
state housing, Mediterranean, contemporary.
1.2
Description clearly differentiates between styles to enable clear identification of
styles.
1.3
Key characteristics of styles are described to enable clear identification between
each.
Outcome 2
Identify through inspection and describe different types and condition of the foundations,
flooring, and framing of buildings.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Foundation types are identified and the type and condition of foundations are
described to compare types.
2.2
Framing types are identified and described in accordance with BRANZ
guidelines.
Range
2.3
Floor types are identified and described in accordance with BRANZ guidelines.
Range
2.4
evidence of two different framing types is required.
evidence of two different floor types is required.
Condition of foundations, flooring, and framing are described to enable
identification of possible problems.
Range
problems may include – rot, unstable foundations.
Outcome 3
Identify and describe different types and condition of building wall cladding and roof
covering.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23157 version 3
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Evidence requirements
3.1
Identification and description is in accordance with BRANZ guidelines and
enables product identification.
Range
3.2
evidence of two different wall claddings and two different roof
coverings is required.
Condition of building is described in terms of identification of possible issues
from wall cladding and roof covering.
Range
includes but is not limited to leaking building systems.
Outcome 4
Identify and describe different types of joinery, finishes, and insulation in buildings.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Identification and description is in accordance with BRANZ guidelines and
enables product identification.
Range
evidence of at least two different types of joinery, two different
finishes, and two different types of insulation is required.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
18 December 2006
31 December 2013
Review
2
18 August 2011
31 December 2013
Rollover and
Revision
3
19 July 2012
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
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.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23157 version 3
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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 (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 ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016