Welcome to the
New Zealand
Certificate in
Irrigation
System Design
March 2024
Agenda
Module 1
2 days
Introductions
Course outline – the topics
Assessment process – the assignments
Learning support – your questions
Marking and feedback – our guidance
Time and effort needed
Make a plan, stick too it!
NZCID learners
– introductions –
around the room
My
irrigation
journey
-
technology
• [Link]. Massey 1983 – 86
• Crop management advisor
• Greenhouse systems engineer
• Grower - Exporter
• Irrigation systems designer
• Consultant – irrigation schemes
• Irrigation NZ advisor (3 years)
My irrigation journey
- people
-training, advocacy
About IrrigationNZ
The INZ Team
• Venessa - CEO
• Stephen - Technical/Training
• Julie - Commercial
• Lynn - Administration
• Ella – Communication
• Policy – Student interns
• We advocate on policy matters impacting irrigators
• We set industry standards, codes of practice and guidelines
for the irrigation industry
What we do
• We provide training to those wanting to irrigate more
effectively and efficiently
Module Content and Unit Standards
Unit 28932
1 2 3
Plan an Irrigation
System
Specification Design Implementation Operation
• Objectives • Select options • Contract • Handover
investigated • Detail solutions • Install • Training
• Gather data • KPIs calculated • As-Built • Monitoring KPIs
• KPI targets set • Documentation • Test • Maintain
• Proposal • Commission • Optimise
• Verify KPIs
Unit 28934
Unit 28933
Determine
Prepare the
Irrigation System
documentation
requirements
INZ Resources
INZ Resources
INZ Resources
INZ Resources
Irrigation Development Design CoP INZ Std Contract Operator and Manager
Guide Design Standards Installation CoP Training
Design Brief Checklist Guide to Commissioning Assessor Training
O&M Guideline
Irrigation Design Qualification
- teaching plan
Module 1
▪ Day 1 Stephen McNally
▪ Course overview
▪ Freshwater Policy and
Regulations
▪ Irrigation Essentials
▪ Soil moisture management
▪ Guest Speaker – Farmer view!
▪ Day 2 Stephen McNally
▪ System Types
▪ System Selection
▪ Preparing a Design Brief
▪ Capex and Opex
Four days – Victor Mthamo
▪ Hydraulic Design
▪ Pipelines
▪ Headworks
Module 2 ▪
▪
System curves
Pump Theory
▪ Pump selection
▪ Pumps and motors – Well hydraulics
▪ Emitters
▪ Irrigators and Irrigator hydraulics
▪ Componentry & Control Systems
▪ Understand the range of valve types and
applications
▪ Basics of starter types, variable speed drives,
electrical supply and controls
▪ Specialist systems
▪ Fertigation and effluent
Guest speakers and site visit
Module 3
Three days – Stephen McNally
▪ Document design process
▪ Prepare a client design report
and contract
▪ Develop a plan for installation
▪ Prepare as-built drawings
▪ Prepare a testing and
commissioning plan
▪ Develop and Operations and
Maintenance manual for an
irrigation system
▪ Field trip to reverse engineer
an irrigation system
▪ Wrap up, key points, assessment due
dates
Resources
• Irrigation Design Brief Checklist
• Operations & Maintenance Manual
• Standard Irrigation Contract
• Guide to Commissioning and Piped
Irrigation System
• Design report Check List
• Book 1: Introduction to Irrigation -
Irrigation Overview, Irrigation Systems
and Irrigation System Components
• Book 4: Irrigation Essentials - Soil, Crop
and Climate
• Book 6: Irrigation Development -
Considerations for Irrigation
Development, Specifying an Irrigation
System and Managing Irrigation
Development
• Book 10: Guide to Hydraulics & Pumping
Irrigation New Zealand Guides
New Zealand Piped
New Zealand Piped New Zealand Piped
Irrigation Systems
Irrigation Systems Irrigation Systems
Installation Code of
Design Code of Practice Design Standards
Practice
New Zealand Piped
Irrigation Systems New Zealand Water
New Zealand Technical
Performance Measurement Code of
Glossary
Assessment Code of Practice
Practice
Assessment - overview
▪ Implications of the Resource Management Act
on irrigation activity.
▪ Interpret a resource consent or water supply
agreement.
▪ Carry out a soil profiling exercise to determine
Assignment
the soil type at a specific site.
One
▪ Create a crop water demand profile over the
season.
▪ Collect and collate the climate data for
property.
▪ Map the property and environment features,
and proposed management units for the site.
▪ Write a design brief for an irrigation system
according to the Design Brief Checklist.
Assignment ▪ Assignment 2 - Design Report 1
Two & Four ▪ Complete a design report in accordance with
the Irrigation Design Checklist
▪ Assignment 4 - Design Report 2
▪ Complete a second design report in
accordance with the Irrigation Design Checklist
• Section 1: Preparation for Delivery
• Provide a comprehensive installation programme of
work for the system designed.
• Prepare a contract to deliver the system designed.
• Section 2: Preparation for Completion
• Prepare a commissioning plan for the system
designed.
Assignment • Create as-built drawings of an irrigation system.
Three • Section 3 Operation and Maintenance
• Prepare an operations and maintenance manual for
the system designed.
• Section 4 Electrical specification and safety
• Provide the appropriate information for an electrician
or contractor to design electrical and control
componentry.
• Identify the need and state the criteria for an
electrical certificate of compliance.
• Section 5 Opex and Capex
• Explain the cost (opex and capex) comparisons you
have carried out for each of the following: system
selection ; pump and motor selection; distribution
system selection
▪ Assessment Outcomes
▪ Learners will receive email notification
of the outcome of their assessment.
This will include some comments about
how they performed, but will not
Assessment include a marked-up version of their
assignment.
▪ Marking Criteria for Assignments 2 and 4
▪ Distinction <25 points
▪ Pass < 125 points
▪ Fail >= 125 points
▪ Assignment Failure Process
▪ If a design assignment is failed (mark
is>= 125 points) then an assignment
failure process is initiated.
Assignment Failure Process
Follow up conversation with INZ
Simple errors Gross misinterpretation
INZ to assess 1 hour discussion involving
level of learner, mentor
learner, mentor and
and
competence assessor, moderated by INZ
Re-submit all critical
All correct
questions that were incorrect
Fail: any incorrect
Blended
Attend module 2 again?????
learning
Continue with assignments
IrrigationNZ informs
Primary ITO that learner
has successfully
completed assignments
Completion
Primary ITO registers
learner with NZQA and
certificate issued
