NZQA registered unit standard
19610 version 3
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of glass types and their application
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
5
This theory-based entry-level unit standard is for people who
work in the glass processing or glazing sectors of the glass
industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of the functional requirements and applications of
glass types selected to meet structural and environmental
requirements.
Classification
Glass and Glazing > General Glass and Glazing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Definitions
Applications – refer to the common uses for the glass.
Environmental requirements – refer to applications where it is the requirement of the glass
to help control the environment within a structure.
Functional requirements – refer to the reasons for the development of the glass type.
Structural requirements – refer to applications where the glass is part of the strength or
security of a structure.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the functional requirements and applications of glass types
selected to meet structural requirements.
Range
structural requirements include – safety, security, fire resistance, wind loading;
evidence of a glass type is required for each structural requirement.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Functional requirements of each glass type are identified and described in
terms of their purpose and typical application.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the functional requirements and applications of glass types
selected to meet environmental requirements.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Range
19610 version 3
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environmental requirements include – solar control, ultraviolet light elimination,
glare control, thermal insulation, sound insulation, privacy;
evidence of a glass type is required for each environmental requirement.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Functional requirements of each glass type are identified and described in
terms of their purpose and typical application.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 September 2002
31 December 2013
Review
2
21 November 2008
31 December 2017
Review
3
18 June 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0048
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 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 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