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Title / Install joinery cabinetry in residential and commercial buildings
Level / 4 / Credits / 10
Purpose / This unit standard is for experienced people working in a joinery workshop installing cabinetry items.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:demonstrate knowledge of installing joinery cabinetry; and install joinery cabinetry items,in residential and commercial buildings.
Classification / Joinery > Joinery Operational Skills
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1All workplace practices must comply with current legislation, codes of practice, and documented site safety procedures for personal, product, and worksite safety.
2Legislation and regulations relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to – Health and Safety in Employment Act1992, Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
3Cabinetrymay include but is not limited to – shop fixtures and fittings, kitchen cabinetry, timber and sheet panelling.
4Evidence is required of cabinetry produced in the candidate’s workplace or simulated environment. The workplace could include producing cabinetry for shop fit-outs or kitchens on site.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of installing joinery cabinetry in residential and commercial buildings.
Evidence requirements
1.1The installation requirements for floor, walls, and ceiling are described in accordance with working drawing specifications.
1.2The process for setting out cabinetry is described in terms of workplace practices.
Rangeprocess includes but is not limited to – analyse working drawings, establish site conditions, set quantities of materials, produce set-out.
1.3The procedures for installing cabinetry are described in accordance with working drawings and workplace practice.
1.4The procedures for trimming and finishing cabinetry are described in accordance with workplace practice.
1.5The process for attaching and finishing fittings and fixtures to a building is described in terms of workplace practices.
1.6Any protective measures required for the components are identified and described in terms of workplace practices.
Outcome 2
Installjoinery cabinetry items in residential and commercial buildings.
Evidence requirements
2.1Cabinetry fittings and fixtures are identified from the working drawings.
2.2The site conditions are measured and documented in accordance with workplace practices.
2.3The required fittings and fixtures are calculated and ordered in accordance with workplace practices.
2.4The cabinetry fittings and fixtures are set out to conform to the working drawings.
2.5Components are assembled to conform to the working drawings.
2.6Requirements for fitting the assembled components on-site are identified in terms of their impact on the installation process.
2.7Assembled components are installed to meet the requirements of the working drawings and job specifications.
2.8Trimming, finishing, and protection of the cabinetry is completed in accordance with workplace practice.
2.9Any areas requiring specialist work are identified and managed in accordance with the job specifications.
Replacement information / This unit standard replaced unit standard 2522, unit standard 2535, unit standard 2539, unit standard 25159, unit standard 25602, and unit standard 25604.Planned review date / 31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 24 October 2014 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0073
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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 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
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Building and Construction Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101562 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018