Information on the National Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Infrastructure Pipelaying Technician) (Level 3)


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1. Read the overview below
2. Have a look at the list of units in the reactive maintenance and new infrastructure pipelaying package
3. Tell us what you think using the feedback options at the bottom of the page.

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Please note consultation on this qualifications will close on Friday 24th December 2010.

  1. Overview

This qualification would be registered at Level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework with an estimate of 120 credits and be expected to take between 18 months and 2 years to complete.

This is a review of the National Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Infrastructure Pipelaying) with an optional strand in Gas Distribution Pipelaying.  The package and units have been considered by the combined industry advisory group for reactive maintenance and new infrastructure pipelaying sectors and feedback provided.

Excavation and Reinstatement has been removed from the package as this is covered by the National Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Excavation and Reinstatement) (Level 3) package.

The core qualification has 17 compulsory units totalling 123 credits, the elective component requires a balance of 18 credits taken from the options listed.

Please note the core compulsory credit total is likely to drop due to the review of unit standard the 23282, Install pipes and their fittings for infrastructure pipelaying. See the section on unit standard review for more information.

The registered version of most units are available from the NZQA website. Draft units have a code e.g. QA1 this can be viewed on the unit standard review page. 

2. Infrastructure works (Infrastructure Pipelaying Technician) (Level 3) package

Infrastructure Pipelaying Compulsory.
All the standards listed below are required.
This equals 123 credits but 23282 is likely to change value see the unit standards section of this project

 ID Title  Level  Credit 
 5627  Operate as a Traffic Controller (TC) for low volume and Level 1 roads  3  4
 6479  Locate and identify services on civil construction sites  3  5
 QA1  Apply basic quality assurance practices to own work area in a civil infrastructure operation  2  4
 19201  Demonstrate knowledge of reticulated services and their location, in the water industry  3  4
 19204  Produce and use as-built plans in the water industry  3  2
 19207  Enter, work in, and exit a confined space in the water industry  3  5
 19209  Demonstrate knowledge of water reticulation systems cleaning and disinfection  3  4
 19211  Describe water supply mains materials and fittings, and causes and prevention of pipe failure  3  6
 19215  Describe wastewater systems and materials, and causes and prevention of pipe failure  3  6
 20869  Demonstrate knowledge of notifiable works and permits in the civil infrastructure industry  3  2
 20875  Demonstrate knowledge of slinging, lifting, moving, and placing loads with an excavator or loader  2  5
 22290  Demonstrate knowledge of and carry out infrastructure works quality assurance requirements  3  5
 23278  Demonstrate knowledge of and pre-check infrastructure pipes, fittings and structures  3  5
 23280  Establish line, level, and grade for infrastructure pipelaying  3  4
 232821  Install pipes and their fittings for infrastructure pipelaying  3  40
 23284  Install structures for infrastructure pipelaying  3  18
 25610  Demonstrate knowledge of equipment and operations for jointing polyethylene pipe for a distribution network  3  5

1 Unit 23282 are subject to review in light of the excavation and reinstatement package development.

Infrastructure Pipelaying Technician Elective. 
A minimum of 18 credits is required from the following list.

 ID Title  Level  Credit 
 6435 Notify members of the public affected by civil construction activities  3  3
 20477 Demonstrate knowledge of soil properties for earthworks  2  3
 10980 Perform electrofusion jointing on polyethylene pipe for a distribution network  4  6
 10987 Perform butt fusion jointing on polyethylene pipe for a distribution network  4  8
 22097 Demonstrate knowledge of rehabilitation and replacement of existing water pipe lines  3  3
 22098 Demonstrate knowledge of rehabilitation and replacement of existing wastewater pipe lines  3  3
 22104 Demonstrate knowledge of pipe jointing systems for water reticulation  3  5
 22107 Prepare for and set up CCTV, and describe procedures for CCTV survey of water reticulation assets  4  4
 25445 Describe and explain bypass pumping and install, commission, and decommission bypasses for infrastructure pipelaying  3  4
 25610e Demonstrate knowledge of equipment and operations for jointing polyethylene pipe for a distribution network  3  5
 19205 Demonstrate knowledge of pathogens, diseases, and their control in the water industry  3  2

3. Tell us what you think.


Infrastructure Pipelaying Technician Feedback Form

Tell us what you think regarding the National Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Infrastructure Pipelaying Technician) (Level 3) by completing the feedback form below.   (* required fields.)

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  New Installations  
 Water maintenance       
 Wastewater maintenance    
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