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Title / Carry out general engineering tasks in the motor body industry
Level / 2 / Credits / 4
Purpose / This unit standard is for people who are at pre- employment level or who have recently started work in the motor body industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of metals commonly used in the motor body industry; assemble and secure components; drill holes in materials; use hand threading tools to repair a component; remove a broken stud; and use a grinder in the motor body industry.
Classification / Motor Industry > Automotive Workshop Engineering
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1The following legislation (and subsequent amendments) is applicable to this unit standard and must be followed where applicable:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
2Company policy includes workplace standards, practices, and procedures, which must comply with current legislation requirements. It is assumed the policy also meets product manufacturers' specifications, recommendations, and standards.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of metals commonly used in the motor body industry.
Evidence requirements
1.1Use of non-ferrous metals on a vehicle is identified.
Rangecopper, aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, chromium, brass, bronze, solder.
1.2Use of ferrous metals on a vehicle is identified.
Rangemild steel, high strength steel, high strength low alloy steel, cast iron, spring steel, stainless steel, galvanised steel.
Outcome 2
Assemble and secure components.
Evidence requirements
2.1Tools and equipment used for securing components are selected to enable the job to be carried out to manufacturer’s specifications and company policy.
Rangespanners, sockets, screwdrivers.
2.2Bolts, nuts and studs are selected for the job and secured to correct tension according to manufacturer‘s specifications.
2.3Locking devices are selected and used to retain the components as specified by the manufacturer.
Rangemechanical and chemical types.
2.4Components are secured according to manufacturer’s specifications and company policy.
Outcome 3
Drill holes in materials.
Evidence requirements
3.1Drilling equipment is identified and selected to match requirements of task according to company policy.
Rangepower drill, drill press, cutting fluid.
3.2Twist drills are sharpened according to the specific drill manufacturer‘s angles to suit the material being drilled.
3.3Twist drill is selected, and the drilling operation is completed without damage to drill or adjacent area.
3.4Hole is drilled in the determined position to the specified size, free of burrs with a smooth finish and no sign of overheating.
3.5Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Rangepersonal safety, safety to others, tools, machine and equipment safety.
Outcome 4
Use hand threading tools to repair a component.
Rangetaps, dies – split and button, die nuts, thread files and sleeve thread inserts.
Evidence requirements
4.1The type and size of thread is identified.
4.2Taps and/or dies are selected to enable the job to be carried out according to specification and company policy.
4.3Internal and/or external threads are cut parallel to the axis, or square to the plane, and threads are full in depth and shape without damage to equipment or adjacent areas.
4.4Damaged thread is restored so it can be reused without damage to a corresponding thread, and so it can be tensioned to the torque specified.
Outcome 5
Remove a broken stud.
Evidence requirements
5.1The type and size of stud is identified.
5.2Tools and equipment to remove the stud are selected to enable the job to be carried out according to specification and company policy.
Rangedrill, easy-out, vice grips.
5.3Stud is removed without damage to equipment or adjacent areas.
5.4The damaged thread is restored and a new stud inserted as described in outcome 4 according to manufacturer's specifications and company policy.
5.5Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Rangepersonal safety, safety to others, tools, machine and equipment safety.
Outcome 6
Use a grinder in the motor body industry.
Rangebench or pedestal grinder, portable grinder.
Evidence requirements
6.1The type of grinding wheel is compatible with the material being ground.
6.2Grinding is carried out according to specification.
Rangegrinder set up, material being used.
6.3Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Rangepersonal safety, safety to others, tools, machine and equipment safety.
Replacement information / This unit standard and unit standard 227 have been replaced by unit standard 21671 and unit standard 21670.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 / 18 June 1995 / 31 December 2016
Revision / 2 / 30 October 1997 / 31 December 2016
Revision / 3 / 28 May 1998 / 31 December 2016
Review / 4 / 10 February 1999 / 31 December 2016
Revision / 5 / 13 March 2001 / 31 December 2016
Rollover / 6 / 25 July 2006 / 31 December 2020
Rollover / 7 / 19 November 2010 / 31 December 2020
Rollover / 8 / 22 August 2014 / 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0014
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)SSB Code 101542 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018