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Title / Clean the interior of school buildings and maintain security
Level / 3 / Credits / 6
Purpose / This unit standard is for people in the cleaning industry.
People credited with this standard are able to: clean the interior of school buildings; and maintain security for the facility.
Classification / Cleaning and Caretaking > Cleaning Skills
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Competence demonstrated during assessment against this standard must comply with the requirements of:
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Smoke-Free Environments Act 1990;
Health and Safety Code of Practice for Schools, Ministry of Education, 2007.
2Equipment and cleaning agents must be used in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations.
3Definitions
Dustrol may also be called a static mop or dust mop. While the technical applications vary between each of these, the principles are the same. The purpose is to remove dust from the floor without creating dust showers.
Flat mop is a type of microfibre mop and can be used in a wet or dry condition.
Mop refers to either a string/cotton, sponge or microfibre type, or a flat mop.
Industry best practice refers to any enterprise and/or establishment requirements, practices, policy, procedures, methods and protocols which are in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations and New Zealand Standards.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Clean the interior of school buildings.
Evidence requirements
1.1Daily tasks are completed in accordance with facility schedule or duty list.
Rangemay include – toilets, corridors, standard classrooms, specialised classrooms, administration areas, library, gymnasium, hall, canteen.
Evidence of five is required.
1.2Weekly tasks and term tasks are completed in accordance with facility schedule or duty list.
1.3Warning signs are displayed in accordance with industry best practice.
Rangestudents, staff, parents, visitors, other cleaners.
At least one of – signs, barriers, cordons.
1.4Equipment is either selected individually or from single station equipment and is clean and in working condition.
Rangevacuum cleaner, colour coded cloths, buckets, scrubbing brush, toilet brush, mop, dustrol.
1.5Cleaning solutions are prepared in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations.
1.6Equipment and cleaning materials are cleaned, checked and stored in accordance with industry best practice.
Outcome 2
Maintain security for the facility.
Evidence requirements
2.1Buildings and rooms are opened as required in accordance with industry best practice.
2.2Buildings and rooms are locked as required in accordance with industry best practice.
2.3Services to buildings and rooms not in use are maintained in accordance with industry best practice.
Rangemay include – power, water, telephone.
2.4Alarm systems are operated in accordance with industry best practice.
Replacement information / This unit standard and unit standard 1597 were replaced by unit standard 29382.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 AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 26 May 1994 / 31 December 2014
Review / 2 / 31 August 1996 / 31 December 2014
Review / 3 / 27 April 2000 / 31 December 2014
Revision / 4 / 8 February 2001 / 31 December 2014
Review / 5 / 27 February 2006 / 31 December 2014
Review / 6 / 18 October 2012 / 31 December 2018
Review / 7 / 21 April 2016 / 31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0004
This CMR can be accessed at
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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