National Certificate in Infrastructure Works with strands in Concrete Kerb and Channel, Concrete Work, Culverts and Drainage Systems, Interlocking Paving, Retaining Structures, Road Construction, Road Maintenance, Road Safety Barrier, Roadside Amenities, and Traffic Signage
Level / 2 or 3 depending on strandCredits / 74-112 depending on strand
This qualification has been reviewed. The last date to meet the requirements is 17 December 2018.
Transition Arrangements
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced bythe New Zealand Certificate in Civil Works (Level 4) with strands in Earthworks, Road Construction, Concrete (non-structural), and Road Maintenance [Ref: 2688].
The last date for entry into training programmes for the replaced qualification is 31 December 2015. The last date of assessment for the replaced qualification is 31 December 2018.
People currently working towards achievement of this qualification may either complete the requirements for that qualification or transfer their results to the replacement. However there are substantial differences between the new and the replaced qualifications, and it is recommended that candidates complete the qualification in which they are enrolled.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards – see table below.
Credit for / Exempt from536 / 26627
627 / 13026, 13062
5225 / 26623
5228 / 26567
5235 / 26623
5241 / 26567
6457 / 26717, 26718
6467 / 27500
6473 / 22284, 22285
8491 / 26626
8492 / 26627
11314 / 22288
11318 / 22287
12025 / 26048
12033 / 26051
12571 / 22289
17500 / 22290
Any person who feels disadvantaged by these transition arrangements should contact Infrastructure ITO at the address below.
NZQF National Qualification Registration Information
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / October 2007 / December 2013
Revision / 2 / July 2011 / December 2018
Review / 3 / February 2015 / December 2018
Standard Setting Body
Infrastructure ITO
PO Box 2759
Wellington 6140
Telephone0800 486 626
Website
National Certificate in Infrastructure Works with strands in Concrete Kerb and Channel, Concrete Work, Culverts and Drainage Systems, Interlocking Paving, Retaining Structures, Road Construction, Road Maintenance, Road Safety Barrier, Roadside Amenities, and Traffic Signage
Level
/ 2 or 3 depending on strandCredits
/ 74-112 depending on strandPurpose
This national certificate recognises the knowledge and skills required by people working in the civil construction and maintenance industry. People awarded this qualification will be able to demonstrate knowledge of civil construction works, a fundamental knowledge of earthworks, and a range of mathematical skills. They will be able toread and interpret civil construction plans; locate and identify services; carry out manual excavation; hand-spread materials; assist with mechanical compaction; maintain small plant and equipment; maintain, transport, and store roadwork signs; maintain records; and communicate on civil construction sites.
This qualification contains four core elective sections ensuring individuals include standards covering the areas of health, safety and environment; measurement; number; and civil plant, civil works and maintenance. Companies and individuals are encouraged to choose the most appropriate set of skills and knowledge to suit the work undertaken and meet their requirements under Health and Safety in Employment legislation.
This qualification includes ten strands specialising in Concrete Kerb and Channel; Concrete Work; Culverts and Drainage Systems; Interlocking Paving; Retaining Structures; Road Construction; Road Maintenance; Road Safety Barrier; Roadside Amenities; and Traffic Signage. These specialisations allow people to choose the area, or areas that meet their work requirements.
Individuals completing this qualification may also wish to continue on to achieve the National Certificate in Civil Construction Supervision (Level 4) [Ref: 1324], or complement this qualification through achievement of the National Certificate in Civil Plant Operation with strands in Culverts and Drainage, Earthworks, Road Construction, and Road Maintenance [Ref: 1325] and/or the National Certificate in First Line Management (Communications and Quality) (Level 3) [Ref: 0743], or its replacement.
This qualification is an alternative to the expiring National Certificate in Road Construction [Ref: 0772], National Certificate in Civil Construction Works (Introductory Skills) [Ref:0770], National Certificate in Civil Works and Services [Ref: 0771], and National Certificate in Roading Maintenance [Ref: 0773].
CreditRange
Core Compulsory
/Core Elective 1
/Core Elective 2
/Core Elective 3
/Core Elective 4
/Concrete Kerb and Channel Strand
Level 1 credits
/ 7 / 0-3 / 2-3 / 3-4 / 0-3 / -Level 2 credits / 18 / 5-15 / - / - / 0-15 / -
Level 3 or above credits / 5 / 0-10 / - / - / 0-15 / 18 or 23
Minimum totals / 30 / 15 / 2 / 3 / 15 / 18
Totals / 65 / 83
Level for strand / 2
Concrete Work Strand
/ Culverts and Drainage Systems Strand / Interlocking Paving Strand /Retaining Structures Strand
Compulsory
/Elective
Level 2 credits / 12 / 5 / 4 / 5 / -Level 3 credits / 30 / 42 / 18 / 2 / 8 or 10
Minimum totals / 42 / 47 / 22 / 7 / 8
Totals / 107 / 112 / 87 / 80
Level for strand / 2 / 3 / 2 / 2
Road Construction Strand /
Road Maintenance Strand
/Road Safety Barrier Strand
/Roadside Amenities
Strand
/Traffic Signage Strand
Level 2 credits / - / 11 / - / 9 / -Level 3 credits / 5 / 8 / 15 / - / 16
Level 4 credits / 10 / - / - / - / -
Minimum totals / 15 / 19 / 15 / 9 / 16
Totals / 80 / 84 / 80 / 74 / 81
Level for strand / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NZQF National QualificationsCredit gained for a standard may be used only once to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Unit standards and achievement standards that are equivalent in outcome are mutually exclusive for the purpose of award. The table of mutually exclusive standards is provided on the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) website:
Reviewed standards that continue to recognise the same overall outcome are registered as new versions and retain their identification number (ID). Any version of a standard with the same ID may be used to meet qualification requirements that list the ID and/or that specify the past or current classification of the standard.
Summary of Requirements
Core Compulsory standards
Core Elective 1 – A minimum of 15 credits as specified
Core Elective 2 – A minimum of 1 standard as specified
Core Elective 3 – A minimum of 1 standard as specified
Core Elective 4 – A minimum of 15 credits as specified
One of the following strands is required
Concrete Kerb and Channel Strand
Concrete Work Strand
Culverts and Drainage Systems Strand
Interlocking Paving Strand
Retaining Structures Strand
Road Construction Strand
Road Maintenance Strand
Road Safety Barrier Strand
Roadside Amenities Strand
Traffic Signage Strand
Detailed Requirements
Core Compulsory
The following standards are required
Engineering and Technology > Civil Works and Services > Civil Construction Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit6476 / Read and interpret civil construction plans / 2 / 2
17328 / Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of earthworks / 2 / 5
Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Generic Infrastructure Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit6452 / Maintain, transport, and store equipment used for temporary traffic management / 2 / 3
6472 / Carry out manual excavation for infrastructure works / 1 / 2
6475 / Describe and complete work records for infrastructure works / 2 / 2
6477 / Identify, hand spread, and assist in compacting materials for infrastructure works / 1 / 3
6479 / Locate and identify services for infrastructure works / 3 / 5
17327 / Apply communication skills on an infrastructure works site / 2 / 3
Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Civil Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit6453 / Demonstrate knowledge of infrastructure civil works / 2 / 3
Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Works Equipment
ID / Title / Level / Credit6469 / Maintain small machinery used on an infrastructure works site / 1 / 2
Core Elective 1
A minimum of 15 credits
Of which a minimum of 5 credits at Level 2 or above
Engineering and Technology > Highway Construction and Maintenance > Temporary Traffic Management
ID / Title / Level / Credit5627 / Operate as a Traffic Controller (TC) for low volume and Level 1 roads / 3 / 4
20878 / Assist with temporary traffic management for low volume and Level 1 roads / 2 / 1
Field / Subfield / Domain
Engineering and Technology / Infrastructure Works / Infrastructure Works Health, Safety, and Environment
Health / Occupational Health and Safety / Occupational Health and Safety Practice
Core Elective 2
A minimum of 1 standard
Core Generic > Core Generic > Work and Study Skills
ID / Title / Level / Credit26627 / Use measurement to solve problems / 1 / 3
Sciences > Mathematics > Number
ID / Title / Level / Credit26567 / Use a strategy to estimate the solutions to number problems and make estimates of measurements in the workplace / 1 / 2
Core Elective 3
A minimum of 1 standard
Core Generic > Core Generic > Work and Study Skills
ID / Title / Level / Credit26623 / Use number to solve problems / 1 / 4
26626 / Interpret statistical information for a purpose / 1 / 3
Core Elective 4
A minimum of 15 credits
Engineering and Technology > Civil Plant Operation and Management > Civil Plant Operation
ID / Title / Level / Credit19675 / Operate a road saw / 2 / 4
22269 / Demonstrate knowledge of wheeled loaders in civil construction / 3 / 3
22270 / Demonstrate knowledge of graders and scrapers in civil construction / 3 / 3
22271 / Demonstrate knowledge of self-propelled rollers in civil construction / 3 / 3
22272 / Demonstrate knowledge of bulldozers in civil construction / 3 / 3
22273 / Demonstrate knowledge of operating articulated dump trucks in civil construction / 3 / 3
Engineering and Technology > Civil Works and Services > Civil Construction Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit6471 / Dismantle decommissioned services for civil construction / 2 / 2
6480 / Assist with survey and set-out on civil construction works / 1 / 3
Engineering and Technology > Highway Construction and Maintenance > Roading Maintenance
ID / Title / Level / Credit11306 / Restore pavement using stabilisation techniques / 2 / 5
11307 / Maintain road bridge surface and furniture / 2 / 5
11308 / Maintain road bridge waterways / 2 / 3
11313 / Maintain footpath in road reserve / 3 / 5
11315 / Maintain road reserve by removing detritus and litter / 2 / 3
11319 / Trim and remove vegetation for roading maintenance / 2 / 2
22287 / Maintain roading median strips, berms and traffic islands / 2 / 2
22288 / Maintain road clear of ice / 3 / 5
Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Generic Infrastructure Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit22290 / Demonstrate knowledge of and carry out infrastructure works quality assurance requirements / 3 / 5
Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Generic Road Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit6485 / Install hand rail or sight rail for road / 2 / 4
Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Works Equipment
ID / Title / Level / Credit6470 / Use a handheld pavement breaker / 2 / 4
26717 / Use a generator on an infrastructure works site / 2 / 1
26718 / Use a compressor on an infrastructure works site / 2 / 1
27500 / Operate trench compaction equipment for infrastructure works / 2 / 4
Planning and Construction > Construction Trades > Building, Construction, and Allied Trades Skills
ID / Title / Level / Credit12933 / Complete minor concrete works as a BCATS project / 2 / 4
Concrete Kerb and Channel Strand
A minimum of 18 credits
Engineering and Technology > Civil Works and Services > Civil Construction Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit22284 / Construct kerb and channel / 3 / 10
22285 / Prepare for kerb and channel construction and reinstate site / 3 / 8
Engineering and Technology > Highway Construction and Maintenance > Road Construction
ID / Title / Level / Credit6486 / Construct concrete vehicle crossings / 3 / 5
Concrete Work Strand
The following standards are required
Planning and Construction > Concrete > Concrete Construction
ID / Title / Level / Credit26048 / Place and finish concrete for concrete construction on site / 3 / 15
Planning and Construction > Concrete > Concrete Core Skills
ID / Title / Level / Credit26051 / Demonstrate knowledge, and carry out curing, of concrete / 2 / 8
26052 / Demonstrate knowledge of defects and carry out remedial work on concrete / 3 / 15
Planning and Construction > Construction Trades > Building, Construction, and Allied Trades Skills
ID / Title / Level / Credit12933 / Complete minor concrete works as a BCATS project / 2 / 4
Culverts and Drainage Systems Strand
The following standards are required
Engineering and Technology > Highway Construction and Maintenance > Road Construction
ID / Title / Level / Credit6483 / Install pipe culverts and structures on road construction works / 3 / 15
17330 / Demonstrate knowledge of the set-out and maintenance of road drainage systems / 3 / 5
Engineering and Technology > Highway Construction and Maintenance > Roading Maintenance
ID / Title / Level / Credit11309 / Maintain road by manually cleaning and repairing open drainage system / 3 / 7
11310 / Maintain road subsoil drainage systems / 3 / 3
11311 / Maintain road drainage structures / 3 / 7
11312 / Maintain piped stormwater drainage systems in road reserve / 3 / 5
Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Generic Infrastructure Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit20875 / Demonstrate knowledge of slinging, lifting, moving, and placing loads with an excavator or loader / 2 / 5
Interlocking Paving Strand
The following standards are required
Engineering and Technology > Civil Works and Services > Civil Construction Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit6482 / Construct interlocking pavers on civil construction works / 3 / 18
Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Works Equipment
ID / Title / Level / Credit27500 / Operate trench compaction equipment for infrastructure works / 2 / 4
Retaining Structures Strand
Meet the requirements of all of the following sets
Retaining Structures Compulsory
Retaining Structures Elective
Retaining Structures Compulsory
The following standards are required
Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Generic Infrastructure Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit20875 / Demonstrate knowledge of slinging, lifting, moving, and placing loads with an excavator or loader / 2 / 5
Planning and Construction > Construction Trades > Carpentry Theory
ID / Title / Level / Credit13026 / Demonstrate knowledge of retaining wall construction / 3 / 2
Retaining Structures Elective
A minimum of 1 standard
Engineering and Technology > Civil Works and Services > Civil Construction Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit6484 / Install gabion baskets for civil construction works / 3 / 8
Planning and Construction > Construction Trades > Carpentry
ID / Title / Level / Credit13062 / Construct retaining walls on site / 3 / 10
Road Construction Strand
The following standards are required
Engineering and Technology > Civil Works and Services > Civil Construction Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit17501 / Demonstrate knowledge of foundation and subgrade on civil construction works / 3 / 5
Engineering and Technology > Highway Construction and Maintenance > Road Construction
ID / Title / Level / Credit12570 / Demonstrate knowledge of the materials used in road formation / 4 / 10
Road Maintenance Strand
The following standards are required
Engineering and Technology > Highway Construction and Maintenance > Roading Maintenance
ID / Title / Level / Credit11303 / Maintain road by repairing unbound pavement layers / 2 / 5
11304 / Maintain road by repairing chipsealed surfaces / 2 / 3
11305 / Adjust the height of surface boxes for roading maintenance / 2 / 3
11316 / Maintain road by installing and refurbishing traffic signs and delineators / 3 / 8
Road Safety Barrier Strand
The following standard is required
Engineering and Technology > Civil Works and Services > Civil Construction Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit22993 / Install guard rails or wire rope barriers on civil construction works / 3 / 15
Roadside Amenities Strand
The following standards are required
Engineering and Technology > Highway Construction and Maintenance > Roading Maintenance
ID / Title / Level / Credit11317 / Install and maintain roadside amenities / 2 / 3
22287 / Maintain roading median strips, berms and traffic islands / 2 / 2
Engineering and Technology > Infrastructure Works > Generic Road Works
ID / Title / Level / Credit6485 / Install hand rail or sight rail for road / 2 / 4
Traffic Signage Strand
The following standards are required
Engineering and Technology > Highway Construction and Maintenance > Road Construction
ID / Title / Level / Credit22289 / Prepare and install traffic service poles, signage, and roadside furniture / 3 / 8
Engineering and Technology > Highway Construction and Maintenance > Roading Maintenance
ID / Title / Level / Credit11316 / Maintain road by installing and refurbishing traffic signs and delineators / 3 / 8
Transition Arrangements
Version 2
Version 2 was issued in order to update content.
Changes to structure and content
- Expiring standards 6400-6402 were removed from Core Elective 1.
- Expiring standards 5228, 5241, 8492 and 20662 in Core Elective 2 were replaced with standards 26567 and 26627.
- Expiring standards 5225, 5235, 8491 and 20663 in Core Elective 3 were replaced with standards 26623 and 26626.
- Expiring standards 6457 and 6467 in Core Elective 4 were replaced with standards 26717, 26718, and 27500.
- Expiring standards 12025, 12033 and 12034 in the Concrete Work Strand were replaced with standards 26048, 26051 and 26052.
- Total credits for the qualification with the Concrete Work Strand increased from 89 to 107.
- Standard 12569 was removed from the Road Construction Strand and replaced with standard 17501.
- Total credits for the qualification with theRoad Construction Strandreduced from 88 to 80.
- Expiring Civil Infrastructure Health, Safety, and Environment domain in Core Elective 1 was replaced with Infrastructure Works Health, Safety, and Environment domain.
- Title of the qualification was updated to National Certificate in Infrastructure Works with strands.
Previous versions of the qualification
Version 1 was developed as part of a review of Civil Plant Operations and Management, and Civil Works and Services unit standards and associated qualifications. As a result of the review the following qualifications were designated as expiring, as they no longer met industry requirements:
National Certificate in Civil Construction Works (Introductory Skills) [Ref: 0770];
National Certificate in Civil Works and Services [Ref: 0771];
National Certificate in Road Construction [Ref: 0772];
National Certificate in Roading Maintenance [Ref: 0773].
There was no formal replacement relationship between this qualification and the expiring qualifications above, and this qualification was offered as an alternative rather than as a replacement to them. However, common elements exist between the expiring qualifications and this one. The National Certificate in Civil Construction Works (Introductory Skills) [Ref: 0770] has many standards common to the core compulsory and core elective sections of this qualification, while the National Certificates in Civil Works and Services [Ref: 0771], Road Construction [Ref: 0772], and Roading Maintenance [Ref:0773] each have many standards common to the core compulsory and core elective sections, and the strands of this qualification.
As barriers to completion may be present in the expiring qualifications, the new qualification was designed to provide a wide range of flexible choices and to consider recent and possible future industry requirements and trends. Accordingly, individuals currently enrolled in any of the expiring qualifications should check the degree to which the standards they have achieved will satisfy the requirements of the new qualification, including the strand(s) best suited to their work requirements, and consider transferring to it. If transferring, candidates will need to gain credit for the additional standards required.