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Backflow Prevention: Update on Training Syllabus

Backflow Prevention: Update on Training Syllabus. Jonathan Mackey, NZWETA Manager September 2008. CONTENT. NZWETA who are we? Backflow prevention unit standards Who is the training for? Course outline Questions?. NZWETA WHO ARE WE?.

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Backflow Prevention: Update on Training Syllabus

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  1. Backflow Prevention: Update on Training Syllabus Jonathan Mackey, NZWETA Manager September 2008

  2. CONTENT • NZWETA who are we? • Backflow prevention unit standards • Who is the training for? • Course outline • Questions?

  3. NZWETA WHO ARE WE? • NZWETA is a joint venture between NZWWA and Opus International Consultants and has been in operation since 2002 • Underpinned by NZQA registered PTE Opus Environmental Training Centre • Delivers a wide range of water sector related national qualifications and professional development courses – many with units standards

  4. NZWETA WHO ARE WE? • Significant relationships through its partners with NZQA, Water Industry Training (Agriculture ITO), Infratrain, SFRITO, NZITO and others to deliver unit standards on the National Qualifications Framework. • Working closely with Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying ITO on accreditation to deliver backflow unit standards

  5. NZWETA WHO ARE WE? • Ongoing relationship with NZWWA Backflow Prevention Special Interest Group • Receiving support from several suppliers

  6. NZWETA WHO ARE WE? • Alignment of training with industry needs through professional development courses • Verification where necessary supported by unit standards

  7. BACKFLOW PREVENTION UNIT STANDARDS • Three (3) current backflow unit standards around backflow prevent design, installation and testing • Unit standard 2117 Install, test and maintain water supply backflow prevention devices • Prerequisite: Current plumbing certificate or licence as issued under the Plumbers, gasfitter and Drainlayers Act 2006

  8. BACKFLOW PREVENTION UNIT STANDARDS • Two new unit standards developed with the support of NZWWA Backflow Prevention SIG and Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying ITO. Both are Open Entry unit standards. • Unit standard 23847 Prepare to test, and inspect and test, water supply backflow prevention devices • Unit standard 23848 Describe suitability, installation, and testing of water supply devices, and fault identification

  9. WHO IS THE TRAINING FOR? • Plumbers, designers, installers, regulators, and testers • Complementary technical disciplines • Meets the requirements of: • Independently Qualified Persons (IQP), and • the Backflow Prevention Special Interest Group database of Approved Backflow Technicians (ABT).  

  10. COURSE OUTLINE • 4 days total in 2 x 2-day off-job courses • Delivered nationally in a city or town close by • One month apart so employers can spread out the cost of training –loss of income and course fee – and trainees have time to learn

  11. COURSE OUTLINE • Assessed to unit standards with verification of capability (competency) recognised through the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) • Supported by NZWWA Backflow Prevention SIG • Moderated by Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying ITO

  12. COURSE OUTLINE • Recognised trainer - Murray Ellis • Additional trainers in the future, in several centres, so courses can be organised more efficiently with: • Smaller group numbers, and • Tapping into localised needs

  13. COURSE OUTLINE Block 1 (2 days) • Legislation and codes • Health Drinking Water Amendment Act 2007 • Building Act 2004 • NZWWA Code of Practice + others • Installation requirements covering: • Installation and Pipe design • Backflow prevention devices

  14. COURSE OUTLINE Block 2 (2 days) • Testing equipment • Inspection of installations of backflow prevention devices • Testing of backflow prevention devices • Completion of certificate and report

  15. WHERE TO FROM HERE? • Working with Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying ITO to achieve accreditation (process almost complete) • Learning resources and assessments have been developed and lesson plans being worked on. • First courses to being planned in Dunedin and Tauranga in 2008

  16. WHERE TO FROM HERE? • Cross connection surveyor course also in development • Unit standard based meaning recognition of skills and verification of competence

  17. Questions?

  18. Thank you for your time

  19. DIAGRAM SLIDE

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