FIELD                        MANUFACTURING

 

Review of Dairy Manufacturing unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Dairy Manufacturing

Dairy Laboratory Methodology

8961, 8964, 8965, 8967, 8968

 

Dairy Product Safety and Risk Management

4314

 

Dairy Workplace Health and Safety

4308

 

The New Zealand Industry Training Organisation (NZITO) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in April 1995 and April 1997.

 

Date new versions published                        December 2005

 

New comments by date                        December 2009

 

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards                        December 2010

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

These unit standards have been reviewed and restructured at the request of the Dairy industry, as they no longer met current industry requirements.  These unit standards are part of review of the National Certificate in Dairy Manufacturing (Laboratory Technology) (Level 4) [Ref: 0581].  Other unit standards in this qualification are still undergoing review and will be covered in a separate review report.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

Unit standards 8961, 8964, 8965, 8968, and 4308 have been replaced by unit standards 22045, 22044, 22043, 22042, 22041 respectively.  All unit standards have had title changes and major changes to special notes, elements, and performance criteria to better reflect the industry's needs.  In unit standard 22045, (replacement unit standard for 8961) the credit value has been increased and for unit standard 22042 (replacement unit standard for 8968) the credit value has been decreased.

 

Changes have been made to the special notes and references for unit standard 8967.

 

Unit standard 4314 in the Dairy Product Safety and Risk Management domain has been reclassified to Dairy Laboratory Methodology domain and changes have been made to the special notes and references.

 

Twenty-five new unit standards have been developed to fill gaps identified within the domain of dairy laboratory methodology.

 

Unit standards categorised as category C expire at the end of December 2008.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

Current Accreditation for

Accreditation extended to

Nature of accreditation

Id

Level

Nature of accreditation

Id

Level

Standard

4308

3

Standard

22041

3

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

AMAP 0022 has been updated to reflect the changes made to the unit standards.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

Qualifications that contain the reviewed standards or classifications are tabled below.

 

Affected

The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set

The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits

The qualification lists a C or D category standard

Not materially affected

The qualification lists a standard that has a new title

The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification

 

The following table contains unit standards in both categories, with the items that generated the Affected status in bold.

 

The following NZITO qualifications are affected by the outcome of this review and are currently being reviewed or revised to take account of the changes.

 

Qualification title

Classification or standard in the qualification

National Certificate in Dairy Manufacturing (Laboratory Technology) (Level 4) [Ref: 0581]

8961, 8964, 8965, 8967, 8968, 8961

National Certificate in Dairy Manufacturing (Level 3) with optional strands in People Skills, and Computing Skills [Ref: 0027]

4308,4314

 

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            Dairy Manufacturing

Domain            Dairy Laboratory Methodology

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

8961

 

 

22045

Apply quality assurance and accreditation principles for a New Zealand dairy industry laboratory

Describe quality systems for a dairy industry laboratory

4

 

 

4

6

 

 

8

C

8964

 

22044

Explain and interpret functional test results in the New Zealand dairy industry

Explain and perform functional tests in the dairy industry

4

 

4

6

 

6

C

8965

 

22043

Perform sensory evaluation of natural cheese in the New Zealand dairy industry

Perform sensory evaluation of cheese products in the dairy industry

4

 

4

6

 

6

C

8967

Explain and apply sensory evaluation methods used within the New Zealand dairy industry

Explain and apply sensory evaluation methods used within the dairy industry

4

8

B

8968

 

 

22042

Conduct advanced biochemical and microbiological tests in the New Zealand dairy industry

Perform advanced biochemical and/or microbiological tests in the dairy industry

4

 

 

4

10

 

 

6

C

21988

Calibrate and maintain laboratory test equipment in the dairy industry

4

8

New

21989

Use computer application software in a dairy industry laboratory

3

4

New

21990

Use handheld instruments in a dairy industry laboratory

4

3

New

21991

Perform common detection testing for bacteria in the dairy industry

4

6

New

21992

Perform culture maintenance for microbiological testing in the dairy industry

4

5

New

21993

Perform environmental testing for micro-organisms in the dairy industry

4

5

New

21994

Prepare culture media for microbiological testing in the dairy industry

4

6

New

21995

Perform routine microbiological counts in the dairy industry

4

6

New

21996

Prepare samples for microbiological tests in the dairy industry

4

6

New

21997

Perform special microbiological counts in the dairy industry

4

7

New

21998

Perform special detection testing for bacteria in the dairy industry

4

6

New

21999

Perform microbiological tests of starter cultures in the dairy industry

4

7

New

22000

Explain and perform validation of materials for microbiological testing in the dairy industry

4

5

New

22001

Prepare chemical solutions in a dairy industry laboratory

4

3

New

22002

Perform fat testing in the dairy industry

4

8

New

22003

Perform High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) analyses in the dairy industry

5

16

New

22004

Use infrared technology for analysis in the dairy industry

4

10

New

22005

Perform gravimetric tests in the dairy industry

4

6

New

22006

Perform physical tests in the dairy industry

4

6

New

22007

Perform spectrophotometric analyses in the dairy industry

4

12

New

22008

Perform titrations in the dairy industry

4

10

New

22009

Perform sensory evaluation of cream products in the dairy industry

4

6

New

22010

Perform sensory evaluation of protein products in the dairy industry

4

6

New

22011

Perform sensory evaluation of milk powder products in the dairy industry

4

6

New

22444

Perform protein tests in the dairy industry

4

12

New

 

Domain            Dairy Product Safety and Risk Management

                        Dairy Laboratory Methodology

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

4314

Describe sensory evaluation for the New Zealand dairy industry

Identify and describe sensory evaluation components and methods for the dairy industry

3

2

B

 

Domain            Dairy Workplace Health and Safety

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

4308

 

22041

Apply health and safety practices in the New Zealand dairy industry laboratory

Demonstrate knowledge and ability to work safely in a dairy industry laboratory

3

 

3

4

 

4

C