NZQA Expiring unit standard / 15729 version 5
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Title / Administer contracts and supervise work in progress for design implementation
Level / 7 / Credits / 5
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: set up a management plan; administer contracts; and monitor quality to ensure compliance with contractual agreements for a design.
Classification / Design > Generic Design
Available grade / Achieved

Explanatory notes

1Performance of all outcomes must be carried out in accordance with industry and/or organisation standards and procedures, unless otherwise stated. Industry and/or organisation standards and procedures may include: quality assurance, documentation, security, communication, health and safety, ethics, interpersonal behaviour, and design practice image. An acceptable standard would be comparable to ISO9000 certified organisations and those set by an incorporated professional or trade body. Examples of such bodies are the Designers Institute of New Zealand, New Zealand Institute of Architects and Architectural Designers NZ Incorporated.

2Performance of all outcomes must be completed within the constraints normally applicable to a commercial environment.

3Performance of all outcomes must comply with legislation that has an impact upon the client's needs and requirements such as, but not limited to: Building Act 2004, Copyright Act 1994, Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, Designs Act 1953, Fair Trading Act 1986, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Patents Act 1953, Privacy Act 1993, Resource Management Act 1991, Trade Marks Act 2002, and subsequent amendments.

4Definition

Project brief includes the design brief and all other project outcomes as specified in a brief.

Outcomes and evidence requirements

Outcome 1

Set up a management plan.

Evidence requirements

1.1Procedures are devised or adapted in accordance with the project brief.

1.2Contractors and suppliers are briefed in terms of the conditions and terms of the contract, monitoring, and quality control procedures.

Outcome 2

Administer contracts.

Evidence requirements

2.1Claims from contractors and suppliers are certified in accordance with the contractual agreements.

2.2Variations are approved by the client.

Outcome 3

Monitor quality.

Evidence requirements

3.1Work and materials are inspected in accordance with the contractual agreement.

Rangedamage, protection, quality, quantity, location (on-site, off-site).

3.2Re-work is supervised in accordance with the contractual agreements.

3.3Completed work complies with the brief and contractual agreements.

Replacement information / This unit standard replaced unit standard 2077, unit standard 8171, and unit standard 8172.

This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.

Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions

Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment
Registration / 1 / 27 November 1998 / 31 December 2012
Revision / 2 / 15 January 2004 / 31 December 2012
Rollover and Revision / 3 / 16 February 2012 / 31 December 2018
Rollover and Revision / 4 / 19 September 2013 / 31 December 2018
Review / 5 / 16 February 2017 / 31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0235

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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.

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