Domain - Meat Industry - Further Processing

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Level 2

Pack bobby calf offal products
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

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15718 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: pack bulk bobby calf offal products; pack individually wrapped bobby calf offal products; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to pack bulk and individual bobby calf offal products, and weigh, label and seal cartons to company specifications and standard operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Prepare inedible ovine offal products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard, unit standard 16450, and unit standard 16451 replace unit standard 3098.

16452 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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This unit standard is for people who have the ability to use a hand knife. People credited with this unit standard are able to: trim and prepare inedible ovine offal products to company specifications and standard operating speeds; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Prepare inedible bovine offal products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard, unit standard 16453, and unit standard 16454 replace unit standard 3100.

16455 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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This unit standard is for people who have the ability to use a hand knife. People credited with this unit standard are able to: trim and prepare inedible bovine offal products; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Pack bulk and individual bovine offal products
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 16457 replace unit standard 3101.

16456 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or bovine offal packaging process. People credited with this unit standard are able to: pack bulk offal products; pack individually wrapped bovine offal products; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to pack bulk and individual offal products, and weigh, label and seal cartons to company specifications and at normal chain and/or line operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Prepare inedible deer offal products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 16480 replace unit standard 4535.

16481 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is for people who have the ability to use a hand knife. People credited with this unit standard are able to: recover inedible deer offal products; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Prepare inedible bobby calf offal products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 16494 replace unit standard 15719.

16495 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: trim and prepare inedible bobby calf offal products for packaging; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Pre-trim venison products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 1 This unit standard and unit standard 20580 replaced unit standard 4540.

20218 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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This is an entry-level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or to the further processing of deer carcasses. People credited with this unit standard are able to: pre-trim venison products to organisational specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to pre-trim venison products to organisational specifications at normal chain and/or line operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Bone bobby calf carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 20220, unit standard 20221, unit standard 20240, unit standard 20242, and unit standard 20243 have been replaced by unit standard 26996. This unit standard and unit standard 20575 replaced unit standard 2492.

20219 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: bone bobby calf carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the boning rooms at meat processing plants and who are required to bone bobby calf carcasses to produce meat cuts in accordance with company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Bone mutton carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 20219, unit standard 20221, unit standard 20240, unit standard 20242, and unit standard 20243 have been replaced by unit standard 26996. This unit standard and unit standard 20583 replaced unit standard 16449.

20220 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: bone mutton carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the boning rooms at meat processing plants and who are required to bone mutton carcasses to produce meat cuts in accordance with company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Bone lamb carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 20219, unit standard 20220, unit standard 20240, unit standard 20242, and unit standard 20243 have been replaced by unit standard 26996. This unit standard and unit standard 20582 replaced unit standard 16448.

20221 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: bone lamb carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the boning rooms at meat processing plants and who are required to bone lamb carcasses to produce meat cuts in accordance with company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Pre-trim beef products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 1 This unit standard and unit standard 20579 replaced unit standard 2516.

20223 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or further processing of bovine carcasses. People credited with this unit standard are able to: pre-trim beef products to company specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Prepare beef cuts for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 1

20224 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: trim individual and/or bulk beef cuts; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Prepare carton liners to pack meat products
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 1

20229 Unit Standard 1 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: pull and fold carton liners; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Quarter beef carcasses for further processing
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6 This unit standard, unit standard 20222, unit standard 21627, unit standard 26998, and unit standard 27348 have been replaced by unit standard 28229.

20237 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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This entry level unit standard is for people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants and who are required to quarter beef sides in accordance with organisational and overseas customer requirements. People credited with this unit standard are able to: make initial cuts in beef carcasses; prepare to quarter beef sides; quarter beef sides; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Break down pork carcasses on bandsaw
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 27347.

20239 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this standard are able to: assemble, disassemble, set up and maintain bandsaws; break down pork carcasses; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants whose job is to set up and maintain bandsaws and to break down fresh and frozen pork carcasses to company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Bone deer carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 5 This unit standard, unit standard 20219, unit standard 20220, unit standard 20221, unit standard 20240, and unit standard 20243 have been replaced by unit standard 26996.

20242 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: bone deer carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with the organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the boning rooms at meat processing plants and who are required to bone deer carcasses to produce meat cuts in accordance with company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Bone goat carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 20219, unit standard 20220, unit standard 20221, unit standard 20240, and unit standard 20242 have been replaced by unit standard 26996. This unit standard and unit standard 20581 replaced unit standard 4542.

20243 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: bone goat carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the boning rooms at meat processing plants and who are required to bone goat carcasses to produce meat cuts in accordance with company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Pre-trim bobby calf products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 1 This unit standard and unit standard 20576 replaced unit standard 2493.

20244 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or further processing of bobby calf carcasses. People credited with this standard are able to: pre-trim bobby calf products to company specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to pre-trim bobby calf products to company specifications at normal chain and/or line operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Pre-trim ovine meat products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 1 This unit standard and unit standard 20578 replaced unit standard 2501.

20245 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or further processing of ovine carcasses. People credited with this unit standard are able to: pre-trim sheep and lamb products to company specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to trim sheep and lamb products to company specifications at normal chain and/or line operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Prepare pork products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 1

20246 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This is an entry-level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or to the further processing of pork carcasses. People credited with this unit standard are able to: trim pork products to company specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to trim pork products to company specifications at normal chain and/or line operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Pre-trim pork products
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 1

20247 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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This is an entry-level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or to the further processing of pork carcasses. People credited with this unit standard are able to: pre-trim pork products to company specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to trim pork products to company specifications at normal chain and/or line operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Prepare bobby calf products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 1 This unit standard and unit standard 20244 replaced unit standard 2493.

20576 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or further processing of bobby calf carcasses. People credited with this standard are able to: trim bobby calf products to company specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to trim bobby calf products to company specifications at normal chain and/or line operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Break and bone beef carcasses in forequarter cuts
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 27348. This unit standard and unit standard 20222 replaced unit standard 2496.

20577 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: break and bone beef sides for forequarters; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants who are required to break and bone beef carcasses in forequarter cuts in accordance with organisational and overseas customer requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Prepare ovine meat products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 1 This unit standard and unit standard 20245 replaced unit standard 2501.

20578 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or further processing of ovine carcasses. People credited with this unit standard are able to: trim sheep and lamb products; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to trim sheep and lamb products to company specifications at normal chain and/or line operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Prepare beef products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 1

20579 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or further processing of bovine carcasses. People credited with this unit standard are able to: trim beef products to company specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. replacement information:This unit standard and unit standard 20223 replaced unit standard 2516.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Prepare venison products for packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 1 This unit standard and unit standard 20218 replace unit standard 4540.

20580 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This is an entry-level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or to the further processing of deer carcasses. People credited with this unit standard are able to: trim venison products to company specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to trim venison products to company specifications at normal chain and/or line operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Break down goat carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 20575, unit standard 20582, and unit standard 20583 have been replaced by unit standard 26997. This unit standard and unit standard 20243 replaced unit standard 4542.

20581 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: break down goat carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants who are required to make breaking cuts to goat carcasses in accordance with organisational and overseas customer requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Bone bovine necks
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6 This unit standard, unit standard 19345, unit standard 26996, and unit standard 26997 have been replaced by unit standard 28230.

20727 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This entry level unit standard is for people who are employed in meat processing plants and who are required to bone bovine necks in accordance with customer specifications. People credited with this unit standard are able to: separate bovine neck bone and meat; remove paddywack; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Pack meat products
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 25142 and unit standard 25146. This unit standard replaced unit standard 2494, unit standard 2497, unit standard 2502, unit standard 4541, and unit standard 4543.

21625 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or meat packaging process. People credited with this unit standard are able to: pack bulk meat product; pack individually wrapped cuts; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to pack bulk and individual cuts and weigh, and label and seal cartons to company specifications at normal production speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Pack bobby calf products
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4

2494 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or calf packaging process. People credited with this unit standard are able to: pack bulk meat; pack individually wrapped cuts; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to pack bulk and individual cuts and weigh, label and seal cartons to company specifications at standard operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Pack bovine meat products
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4

2497 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or bovine meat packaging process. People credited with this unit standard are able to: pack bulk meat; pack individually wrapped cuts; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to pack bulk and individual cuts and weigh, label and seal cartons to company specifications at standard operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Pack ovine meat products
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4

2502 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or ovine packaging process. People credited with this unit standard are able to: pack bulk meat; pack individually wrapped cuts; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to pack bulk and individual cuts and weigh, label and seal cartons to company specifications at standard operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Quarter pig carcasses for further processing
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 20222, unit standard 20237, unit standard 21627, and unit standard 27348 have been replaced by unit standard 28229.

26998 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard is for people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants and who are required to quarter pig sides in accordance with organisational and overseas customer requirements. People credited with this unit standard are able to: make initial cuts in pig carcasses; prepare to quarter pig sides; quarter pig sides; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Pack ovine offal products
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4

3099 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat industry or ovine offal packaging process. People credited with this unit standard are able to: pack bulk ovine offal products; pack individually wrapped ovine offal products; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to pack bulk and individual offal products, and weigh, label and seal cartons to company specifications and standard operating speed.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Pull and strip runners
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 9 This unit standard and unit standards 3105, 26382, 26383, 26433 have been replaced by unit standard 28241.

3102 Unit Standard 8 Credits

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This entry level unit standard is for people who are employed in the casings and calibrations department at meat processing plants whose job is to hang crowns and to pull and strip runners to company specifications. People credited with this unit standard are able to: hang and prepare crowns; pull and strip runners; tank and soak runners; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Demonstrate knowledge of high temperature rendering systems used in the meat processing industry
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 7

3106 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: product reception, storage, use and markets; and high temperature rendering systems used in the meat processing industry. This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat processing industry or the high temperature rendering process who are required to have a knowledge of rendering systems.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Demonstrate knowledge of low temperature rendering systems used in the meat processing industry
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 7

3107 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: product reception, storage, use and markets; and low temperature rendering systems used in the meat processing industry. This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat processing industry or the low temperature rendering process who are required to have a knowledge of rendering systems.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Pack bulk deer offal products
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4

4536 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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This is an entry-level unit standard for people new to the meat industry, or to deer offal packaging process. People credited with this unit standard are able to: pack bulk offal products; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Pack venison products
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4

4541 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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This is an entry-level unit standard for people new to the meat industry, or to the venison packaging process. People credited with this unit standard are able to: pack bulk meat; pack individually wrapped cuts; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to pack bulk and individual meat and cuts, and weigh, label, and seal cartons to company specifications at standard operating speeds.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Pack goat meat
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4

4543 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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This is an entry-level unit standard for people new to the meat industry, or to the further processing of goat carcasses. People credited with this unit standard are able to: trim goat meat, pack bulk meat; weigh, label and seal cartons; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Level 3

Break and bone beef carcasses in hindquarter cuts
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 5 This unit standard, unit standard 20237, unit standard 21627, unit standard 26998, and unit standard 27348 have been replaced by unit standard 28229.

20222 Unit Standard 16 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced people who are employed in the boning rooms at meat processing plants and who are required to make breaking and boning cuts to beef carcasses to produce hindquarter cuts in accordance with company specifications without supervision. People credited with this unit standard are able to: break and bone beef sides for hindquarters; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Bone pork carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 20219, unit standard 20220, unit standard 20221, unit standard 20242, and unit standard 20243 have been replaced by unit standard 26996.

20240 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: bone pork carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the boning rooms at meat processing plants and who are required to bone pork carcasses to produce meat cuts in accordance with company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Break down bobby calf carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 20581, unit standard 20582, and unit standard 20583 have been replaced by unit standard 26997. This unit standard and unit standard 20219 replaced unit standard 2492.

20575 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: break down bobby calf carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants and who are required to make breaking cuts to bobby calf carcasses in accordance with organisational and overseas customer requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Break down lamb carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 20575, unit standard 20581, and unit standard 20583 have been replaced by unit standard 26997. This unit standard and unit standard 20221 replaced unit standard 16448.

20582 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: break down lamb carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants who are required to make breaking cuts to lamb carcasses in accordance with organisational and overseas customer requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Break down mutton carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 20575, unit standard 20581, and unit standard 20582 have been replaced by unit standard 26997. This unit standard and unit standard 20220 replaced unit standard 16449.

20583 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: break down mutton carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants who are required to make breaking cuts to mutton carcasses in accordance with organisational and overseas customer requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Break down deer carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 5 This unit standard, unit standard 20222, unit standard 20237, unit standard 26998, and unit standard 27348 have been replaced by unit standard 28229.

21627 Unit Standard 16 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants and who are required to make breaking cuts to deer carcasses in accordance with organisational and overseas customer requirements without supervision. People credited with this unit standard are able to: break down deer carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Break down ovine carcasses on bandsaw
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 9 This unit standard, unit standard 4539 and unit standard 27347 have been replaced by unit standard 28237.

2500 Unit Standard 30 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced people whose job is to set up and maintain bandsaws and to break down fresh and frozen ovine carcasses to company specifications without supervision. People credited with this unit standard are able to: assemble, disassemble, set up and maintain bandsaws; break down ovine carcasses; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Salt and pack runners in a meat processing plant
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 3102, unit standard 3105, unit standard 26383, unit standard 26433 have been replaced by unit standard 28241.

26382 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: salt and pack runners; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements in a meat processing plant. This unit standard is for people who are employed at meat processing plants to salt and pack runners to company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

De-tank, crush and finish runners in a meat processing plant
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 3102, unit standard 3105, unit standard 26382 and unit standard 26433 have been replaced by unit standard 28241.

26383 Unit Standard 16 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: de-tank runners; thread, rough and finish runners; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements in a meat processing plant. This unit standard is for people who are employed at meat processing plants to de-tank, crush, strip, and finish runners to company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Calibrate bulk runners in a meat processing plant
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 3102, unit standard 3105, unit standard 26382 and unit standard 26383 have been replaced by unit standard 28241.

26433 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and measure bulk runners; count bulk runners; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements in a meat processing plant. This unit standard is for people who are employed at meat processing plants to calibrate bulk runners to company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Bone meat carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 19345, unit standard 20727, and unit standard 26997 have been replaced by unit standard 28230.

26996 Unit Standard 16 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced people who are employed in the boning rooms at meat processing plants and who are required to bone meat carcasses to produce meat cuts in accordance with company specifications without supervision. People credited with this unit standard are able to: bone meat carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Break down meat carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 19345, unit standard 20727, and unit standard 26996 have been replaced by unit standard 28230.

26997 Unit Standard 16 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants and who are required to make breaking cuts to meat carcasses in accordance with company specifications and overseas customer requirements without supervision. People credited with this unit standard are able to: break down meat carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Break down pork carcasses on bandsaw
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standards 2500 and unit standard 4539 have been replaced by unit standard 28237.

27347 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants whose job is to set up and maintain bandsaws and to break down fresh and frozen pork carcasses to company specifications without supervision. People credited with this unit standard are able to: assemble, disassemble, set up and maintain bandsaws; break down pork carcasses; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Break and bone beef carcasses in forequarter cuts
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard, unit standard 20222, unit standard 20237, unit standard 21627, and unit standard 26998 have been replaced by unit standard 28229.

27348 Unit Standard 16 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants who are required to break and bone beef carcasses in forequarter cuts in accordance with organisational and overseas customer requirements without supervision. People credited with this unit standard are able to: break and bone beef sides for forequarters; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

De-tank, crush and finish runners
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 7 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 26382 and unit standard 26383.

3103 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: de-tank runners; thread, rough and finish runners; salt and pack runners; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the casings and calibrations department at meat processing plants whose job is to de-tank, crush, strip, finish, salt and pack runners to company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Calibrate bulk runners in a meat processing plant
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 7 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 26433.

3104 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and measure, count, and salt and pack, bulk runners in a meat processing plant; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the casings and calibrations department at meat processing plants whose job is to calibrate and salt and pack bulk runners to company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO)

Calibrate individual runners in a meat processing plant
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 8 This unit standard, unit standard 3102, unit standard 26382, unit standard 26383 and unit standard 26433 have been replaced by unit standard 28241.

3105 Unit Standard 35 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare, flush and grade, spool and/or tube, calibrate and lock, and pack individual runners in a meat processing plant; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people who are employed in the casings and calibrations department at meat processing plants whose job is to prepare, spool and/or tube, calibrate, and pack individual runners to company specifications.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Break and bone deer carcasses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4

4538 Unit Standard 45 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: break and bone deer carcasses; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team work; and comply with company and statutory hygiene and safety requirements. This unit standard is for people whose job is to make all breaking and boning cuts to remove venison products to company specifications at normal chain operating speed.

Standard-setting body:

Primary Industry Training Organisation (NZITO-Meat Processing Advisory Group)

Break down deer carcasses on bandsaw
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 9 This unit standard, unit standards 2500 and unit standard 27347 have been replaced by unit standard 28237.

4539 Unit Standard 25 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced people who are employed in the further processing department at meat processing plants whose job is to set up and maintain bandsaws, and to break down fresh and frozen deer carcasses to company specifications without supervision. People credited with this unit standard are able to: assemble, disassemble, set up, and maintain bandsaws; break down deer carcasses; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Level 4

Optimise meat yield when breaking and boning beef carcasses to produce cuts to specification
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 24592, unit standard 24593, unit standard 24594, unit standard 24596, unit standard 24597, unit standard 24598, and unit standard 24599 have been replaced by unit standard 28231.

24591 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced beef carcass boners employed in export meat processing plants who are required to make all breaking and boning cuts to beef carcasses to specifications while optimising company and customer yield requirements. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to break and bone beef carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knowledge of the quality and yield requirements for breaking and boning beef carcasses; optimise yield when breaking and boning beef carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Optimise meat yield when breaking and boning bobby calf carcasses to produce cuts to specification
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 24591, unit standard 24593, unit standard 24594, unit standard 24596, unit standard 24597, unit standard 24598, unit standard 24599 have been replaced by unit standard 28231.

24592 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced bobby calf carcass boners employed in export meat processing plants who are required to make all breaking and boning cuts to bobby calf carcasses to specifications while optimising company and customer yield requirements. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to break and bone bobby calf carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knowledge of the quality and yield requirements for breaking and boning bobby calf carcasses; optimise yield when breaking and boning bobby calf carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Optimise meat yield when breaking and boning deer carcasses to produce cuts to specification
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 24591, unit standard 24592, unit standard 24594, unit standard 24596, unit standard 24597, unit standard 24598, and unit standard 24599 have been replaced by unit standard 28231.

24593 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced deer carcass boners employed in export meat processing plants who are required to make all breaking and boning cuts to deer carcasses to specifications while optimising company and customer yield requirements. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to break and bone deer carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knowledge of the quality and yield requirements for breaking and boning deer carcasses; optimise yield when breaking and boning deer carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Optimise meat yield when breaking and boning goat carcasses to produce cuts to specification
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 24591, unit standard 24592, unit standard 24593, unit standard 24596, unit standard 24597, unit standard 24598, and unit standard 24599 have been replaced by unit standard 28231.

24594 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced goat carcass boners employed in export meat processing plants who are required to make all breaking and boning cuts to goat carcasses to specifications while optimising company and customer yield requirements. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to break and bone goat carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knowledge of the quality and yield requirements for breaking and boning goat carcasses; optimise yield when breaking and boning goat carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Optimise meat yield when breaking and boning lamb carcasses to produce cuts to specification
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 24591, unit standard 24592, unit standard 24593, unit standard 24594, unit standard 24597, unit standard 24598, and unit standard 24599 have been replaced by unit standard 28231.

24596 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced lamb carcass boners employed in export meat processing plants who are required to make all breaking and boning cuts to lamb carcasses to specifications while optimising company and customer yield requirements. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to break and bone lamb carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knowledge of the quality and yield requirements for breaking and boning lamb carcasses; optimise yield when breaking and boning lamb carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Optimise meat yield when breaking and boning pork carcasses to produce cuts to specification
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 24591, unit standard 24592, unit standard 24593, unit standard 24594, unit standard 24596, unit standard 24598, and unit standard 24599 have been replaced by unit standard 28231.

24597 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced pork carcass boners employed in export meat processing plants who are required to make all breaking and boning cuts to pork carcasses to specifications while optimising company and customer yield requirements. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to break and bone pork carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knowledge of the quality and yield requirements for breaking and boning pork carcasses; optimise yield when breaking and boning pork carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Optimise meat yield when breaking and boning ratite and other bird carcasses to produce cuts to specification
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 24591, unit standard 24592, unit standard 24593, unit standard 24594, unit standard 24596, unit standard 24597, and unit standard 24599 have been replaced by unit standard 28231.

24598 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced ratite or other bird carcass boners employed in export meat processing plants who are required to make all breaking and boning cuts to ratite and other bird carcasses to specifications while optimising company and customer yield requirements. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to break and bone ratite and other bird carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knowledge of the quality and yield requirements for breaking and boning ratite and other bird carcasses; optimise yield when breaking and boning ratite and other bird carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

Optimise meat yield when breaking and boning sheep carcasses to produce cuts to specification
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 24591, unit standard 24592, unit standard 24593, unit standard 24594, unit standard 24596, unit standard 24597, and unit standard 24598 have been replaced by unit standard 28231.

24599 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is for experienced sheep carcass boners employed in export meat processing plants who are required to make all breaking and boning cuts to sheep carcasses to specifications while optimising company and customer yield requirements. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to break and bone sheep carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knowledge of the quality and yield requirements for breaking and boning sheep carcasses; optimise yield when breaking and boning sheep carcasses to specifications; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

Standard-setting body:

Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board

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