FIELD                        MANUFACTURING

 

Review of Food and Related Products Processing unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Food and Related Products Processing

Food and Related Product Container Filling

7700, 7719, 7789

 

Food and Related Product Packaging

1665, 7626, 7654, 7664, 7680, 7732, 7822, 16642

 

Food and Related Product Production Equipment

7754, 7810

 

Food and Related Product Production Line Operation

7675, 7716, 7747, 7758, 7759

 

Competenz has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in April 1995, August 1996 and May 1999.

 

Date new versions published                        July 2004

 

New comments by date                        July 2008

 

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards                        December 2009

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

Meetings involving Competenz and industry representatives were convened late in 2002 to deliberate the review of Food and Related Products Processing unit standards.  Due to the large number of unit standards under review, considerable time was initially spent seeking agreement on the general format and flow to be followed across all the domains under review.

 

During 2003 feedback was received from industry, matters raised incorporated into the review of the unit standards detailed above, and a course of action agreed upon.

 

The industry representatives consulted were asked to consider the following:

·        the currency of the unit standards and their suitability for existing and proposed qualifications

·        the accuracy and appropriateness of their content

·        levels and credits commensurate with performance outcomes

·        any gaps in skills and/or knowledge that could be captured by the development of new unit standards.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·        Improved special notes to better convey assessment parameters, including improved definitions, updated references to legislation, and number of occasions/items required to show competence.

·        Improved and updated range statements, including clearer use of range statements that (1) are mandatory, or (2) are included to provide guidelines for the collection of evidence, in which case the range begins with may include but is not limited to.

·        Titles amended to better convey the overall outcome of each unit standard with elements similarly altered in many instances to ensure parity with the unit standard title.

·        The addition of an element in the practical unit standards to cover safe working practices.

·        Sundry editorial changes to performance criteria.

·        Amendments to levels/credits to better reflect the level of skill required by the candidate, the extent of supervision, and the overall learning demand.

·        The withdrawal of unit standard 7626 as it was found to be covered by reviewed unit standard 7680, and is no longer considered by industry to be useful.

 

Unit standard categorised as category D expire at the end of May 2005.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

Unit standard 1665 has been transferred from AMAP 0044 to AMAP 0111.  Other unit standards on AMAP 0044 will be progressively transferred to AMAP 0111 as they are reviewed.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

Current Accreditation for

Accreditation extended to

Nature of accreditation

Classification or Id

Level

Nature of accreditation

Classification or Id

Level

Subfield

Food and Related Products Processing

2

Unit standards

1665 and 7759

3

Domain

Food and Related Product Packaging

2

Unit standard

1665

3

Domain

Food and Related Product Production Line Operation

2

Unit standard

7759

3

 

Summary of main changes to standards' Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits

 

The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review.  All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category

 

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Subfield            Food and Related Products Processing

Domain            Food and Related Product Container Filling

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7700

Fill containers with dry food and related products using automated equipment

Fill containers with dry food or dry related products using automated equipment

2

1

B

7719

Fill and seam liquid food containers using pressurised multi-head automated equipment

Fill and seam liquid food or beverage containers using pressurised multi-head automated equipment

3

10

B

7789

Fill containers with food products using mechanical depositing equipment

2

3

B

20697

Set up and operate pumps in a food or beverage environment

2

4

New

 

Domain            Food and Related Product Packaging

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

1665

Implement operations plan on food packaging line

Implement a packaging line operations plan in a food or related products environment

2

3

3

B

7626

Wrap food and related products using automated electronic equipment

2

2

D

7654

Seam metal food containers using automated seaming equipment

Seam metal containers for food or related products using automated seaming equipment

2

2

B

7664

Identify and select food and related product packaging

Identify and select food or related product packaging

5

18

B

7680

Wrap food and related products using automated equipment

Wrap food or related products using automated equipment

2

2

B

7732

Fill and package casks with liquid food products using automated equipment

3

5

B

7822

Package canned food products using automated packaging equipment

Package canned food or related products using automated equipment

2

2

B

16642

Demonstrate knowledge of packaging for food and related products

Demonstrate knowledge of packaging for food or related products

3

3

 

5

B

 

Domain            Food and Related Product Production Equipment

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7754

Operate automated process control equipment in the food and related product processing industry

Operate automated process control equipment in the food or related product processing industry

3

3

B

7810

Configure modularised automated food and related product production lines

Configure modularised automated food or related product production lines

3

6

B

 

Domain            Food and Related Product Production Line Operation

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7675

Maintain material supplies to food and related product production lines

Maintain material supplies to food or related product production lines

2

2

B

7716

Depalletise goods using automated depalletising equipment

2

2

B

7747

Transfer food and related products from automated production lines manually

Manually transfer food or related products from automated production lines to temporary storage

1

2

B

7758

Rectify product and packaging faults on food and related product production lines

Identify product and/or packaging faults on food or related product production lines

2

3

B

7759

Apply quality control practices on food and related product production lines

Apply quality control practices on food or related product production lines

2

 

3

6

B