Careerforce is reviewing twelve level 3 unit standards that are currently listed in the Directory of Assessment Standards (DAS). They are in Cleaning Skills and Cleaning and Caretaking domains.
If would like to comment on the revised standards, please email qualreview@careerforce.org.nz before the close of business on Friday 25 June 2021.
Points of note:
- Titles for all standards bar 29394 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 track changes |
| 29382 | Work independently as a cleaner
Demonstrate working independently as a cleaner |
3 |
16 |
||
| 29383 | Identify and use common cleaning agents
Identify and remove common stains from a variety of materials and surfaces |
3 |
6 |
||
| 29384 | Apply general knowledge of infection prevention and contamination as a cleaner
Demonstrate knowledge of infection prevention and contamination when working as a cleaner |
3 |
5 |
||
| 29385 | Clean carpet for a client
Demonstrate knowledge of carpet cleaning requirements, and clean carpet when working as a cleaner |
3 |
5 |
||
| 29386 | Clean hard floor surfaces
Demonstrate knowledge of hard floor cleaning requirements, and clean hard floor surfaces when working as a cleaner |
3 |
5 |
||
| 29388 | Meet site specific health and safety requirements when working as a cleaner
Demonstrate knowledge of site-specific health and safety requirements when working as a cleaner |
3 |
10 |
||
| 29389 | Apply specialised knowledge of infection control and contamination prevention when working as a cleaner
Demonstrate specialised knowledge of infection control and contamination prevention when working as a cleaner |
3 |
10 |
||
| 29390 | Rehabilitate water-affected carpet
Demonstrate knowledge of carpet water-damage categories, and restore water-damaged carpets |
3 |
10 |
||
| 29391 | Maintain and restore hard floor surfaces
Restore hard floor surfaces |
3 |
10 |
||
| 29392 | Identify, demonstrate, and apply food-safe cleaning practices
Identify, demonstrate, and apply food-safe cleaning practices when working as a cleaner |
3 |
10 |
||
| 29393 | Carry out specialist cleaning and restoration duties in high-risk environments
Carry out specialist cleaning and restoration duties in a high-risk environment |
3 |
10 |
||
| 29394 | Supervise a team of cleaners |
3 |
10 |