Careerforce is reviewing nine level 2 unit standards that are currently listed in the Directory of Assessment Standards (DAS). They are in Cleaning Skills domain.
If would like to comment on the revised standards, please email qualreview@careerforce.org.nz before the close of business on Friday 18 June 2021.
Points of note:
- Titles for all standards bar 28352 have been edited. See table below.
- Guidance Information has been updated where relevant.
- Various iterative changes have been made to language and formatting used in Outcomes and Performance Criteria.
- The last date for assessment using the current versions of these standards will be 31 December 2023.
Proposed new unit standard titles are in bold.
Please read the US documents below. You also have an option to read them with tracked changes.
| US number | US title |
Level |
Credits |
US document | US document with tracked changes |
| 28350 | Demonstrate knowledge of key cleaning equipment and basic cleaning principles
Demonstrate knowledge of cleaning equipment and basic cleaning principles |
2 |
10 |
||
| 28351 | Identify and use common cleaning agents
Identify, explain, and apply common cleaning products |
2 |
2 |
||
| 28352 |
Carry out core cleaning tasks |
2 |
10 |
||
| 28353 | Apply basic hygiene practices in the cleaning industry
Demonstrate knowledge of basic hygiene practices when working as a cleaner |
2 |
4 |
||
| 28354 | Explain cleaning product risks and physical hazards in the cleaning industry, and procedures for reporting incidents
Demonstrate knowledge of cleaning product risks, physical hazard risk strategies, and procedures for reporting incidents |
2 |
4 |
||
| 28355 | Explain hazards, injury prevention strategies and injury reporting requirements in the cleaning industry
Demonstrate knowledge of hazards, injury prevention strategies, and injury reporting when working as a cleaner |
2 |
5 |
||
| 28356 | Demonstrate knowledge of customer service in the cleaning industry
Demonstrate knowledge of customer service when cleaning |
2 |
2 |
||
| 28357 | Apply security requirements and explain privacy requirements and emergency procedures in the cleaning industry
Demonstrate knowledge of security and privacy requirements when working as a cleaner |
2 |
2 |
||
| 28358 | Demonstrate knowledge of infection prevention and control and manage laundry and waste in a health care facility
Demonstrate knowledge of infection transmission, prepare laundry, and dispose of waste, in a health care facility |
2 |
5 |