24480 Conduct Electrowinning/Electro-Refining Operations at an Extractive Site

NZQA registered Australian standard 24480 version 3 Page 1 of 3

Title Conduct electrowinning/electro-refining operations at an extractive site

Level 3 Credits 5

Purpose This standard comprises this cover sheet and Australian unit of competency RIIPRE301D.

People credited with this standard are able to: plan and prepare for electrowinning/electro-refining; monitor electrowinning/electro-refining; pull and strip plates; shut down in sequence and/or isolate equipment; and conduct housekeeping activities and return cell to service at an extractive site.

Classification Extractive Industries > Extractive Industries Management

Available grade Achieved

Australian Qualifications Framework Details

Unit of Competency Code RIIPRE301D

Unit of Competency Name Conduct electrowinning/electro-refining operations

Developer SkillsDMC (the Australian National Industry Skills Council for the Resources and Infrastructure sectors, which include drilling, mining, quarrying, and civil infrastructure)

Explanatory notes

1 The Australian unit of competency can be accessed by using this link: RIIPRE301D Conduct electrowinning/electro-refining operations. The RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package can be downloaded from Training.gov.au. This standard has been listed on New Zealand’s Directory of Assessment Standards as part of the Mutual Recognition of Vocational Education and Training Qualifications between Australia and New Zealand, and has been endorsed by the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Inc) (MITO).

2 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) An MOU has been established between MITO and SkillsDMC (the Australian National Industry Skills Council for the Resources and Infrastructure sectors). The MOU outlines moderation in New Zealand, the granting of consent to assess against

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standards to providers in New Zealand and the provision for participation of the New Zealand industry in the review of this standard. This document can be viewed at http://www.mito.org.nz. Further information relating to consent to assess against and moderation of this standard is outlined in MITO’s Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) 0114.

3 All workplace practices must meet recognised codes of practice, documented workplace health, safety and environmental procedures (where these exceed the code) for personal, product, workplace health, safety, and environmental matters, and the obligations required under current law including: the Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Act 1992; HSE Regulations 1995; HSE (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013; Resource Management Act 1991; Conservation Act 1987; Environment Act 1986; Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996; HSNO (Personnel Qualifications) Regulations 2001; and their subsequent amendments.

Planned review date 31 December 2019

Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 20 March 2008 31 December 2012 Review 2 17 September 2010 31 December 2017 Review 3 18 June 2015 N/A

Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0114 This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.

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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