| Type | Non-formal |
| Size/Credits | 0 |
| Level | 0 |
| Sector | Dairy |
| Owner | NZPMTA |
| Developer | NZPMTA |
| Primary topic | Vehicles, machinery and infrastructure |
| Secondary topic | None |
| Current? | Y |
| Pre-employment and/or On-the-job | Vocational |
| Qualification | Selecting the Right Pump |
| Learner outcomes / graduate profile | Pump selection and pumping principles Basic hydraulics and terminology needed to size piping systems and calculate head and flow requirements Cavitation – what it does to pumps and how to avoid it Pumps working in series and parallel Frequency drives – why they are used and how they can be used to advantage How electrical motors work in relation to pumps |
| Stackable | Not currently |
| Link to other learning | Contributes to Unit Standards 29158; 29163; NZMPTA Certificate of Achievement in Selecting the Right Pump. |
| Development / approval date | 12:00:00 AM |
| More information at | www.nzmpta.co.nz |
| Comments | QCONZ is the course provider. |