NZQA registered unit standard
27276 version 1
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Title
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the impact of kitchen
appliances on a kitchen design
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
8
This unit standard is for people working in the area of kitchen
design and planning.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of kitchen appliances and their impact on a kitchen
design, and apply kitchen appliance requirements to a kitchen
design and seek client approval.
Classification
Design > Kitchen and Bathroom Design
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation that applies to this unit standard includes – Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992.
2
Definitions
Worksite requirements – refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures which
are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – company specifications and
procedures, work instructions, manufacturer’s specifications, product quality
specifications, legislative requirements.
Client – refers to the person who has commissioned the design brief.
Design brief – refers to the design parameters agreed between the kitchen designer
and the client.
3
Evidence is required of a completed kitchen design.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of kitchen appliances and their impact on a kitchen design.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Costs of appliances are identified and described in terms of their impact on a
kitchen design.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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Types of cooktops are identified and described in terms of their function and
impact on a kitchen design.
Range
types of cooktops include but are not limited to – coil element, ego
hobs, glass ceramic, induction coils, halogen burner, gas burners.
1.3
Considerations when selecting a dishwasher are identified and described in
terms of their impact on a kitchen design.
1.4
Methods of mounting a sink into a benchtop are identified and described in
terms of their impact on a kitchen design.
Range
1.5
sink mountings include but are not limited to – overmounted or
topmounted, undermounted, rebated, rebated undermount,
integral, butlers.
Methods of waste disposal used in kitchens are identified and described in
terms of their impact on a kitchen design.
Range
methods of waste disposal include but are not limited to – food
waste disposal units, trash compactors, rubbish bins.
1.6
Considerations when selecting kitchen taps are identified and described in
terms of their impact on a kitchen design.
1.7
Considerations when selecting ovens are identified and described in terms of
their impact on a kitchen design.
Range
ovens may include but are not limited to – microwave, steam,
conventional, convection microwaves.
1.8
Considerations when selecting refrigerators/freezers are identified and
described in terms of their impact on a kitchen design.
1.9
Considerations when selecting extraction systems and ducting are identified
and described in terms of their impact on a kitchen design.
Outcome 2
Apply kitchen appliances requirements to a kitchen design and seek client approval.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Kitchen appliance requirements are incorporated into the kitchen design in
accordance with worksite requirements and the design brief.
Range
2.2
kitchen appliances include but are not limited to – cook tops,
cooking appliances, dishwasher, sinks, waste disposal, kitchen
taps, ovens, refrigerators/freezers, extraction systems and ducting.
Client approval for the kitchen appliance requirements is sought in accordance
with worksite requirements.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Replacement information
Planned review date
27276 version 1
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This unit standard replaced unit standard 23908.
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 May 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0073
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
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of study leading to that assessment.
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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
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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 Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
info@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016