FIELD                 MANUFACTURING

 

Review of Meat Processing qualification

 

National Certificate in Meat Processing (Further Processing) (Level 2) with strands in Boning and Trimming, Saw Operations, Processing, Packaging, and Dispatching

[Ref: 0690]

 

The New Zealand Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the qualification listed above that was registered in November 1999.

 

Date new version published                                                        July 2005

 

The next review of this qualification is planned to take place in December 2010

 

This qualification has been reviewed because of the review of the meat processing unit standards, the development of new meat processing unit standards, and the need to meet the requirements of new companies that have decided to undertake NQF qualifications.

 

A series of consultation meetings with representatives of both large and small companies that process meat products has resulted in several changes to the qualification that better reflect the broader sector role responsibilities.  Strands have been rationalised, new strands added and those strands better covered in other meat processing qualifications removed.  A compulsory section has also been added.

 

The new version was drafted in conjunction with the industry's Meat Advisory Group (MAG), which consists of company representatives, providers, and assessors.  The Advisory Group considered comments and endorsed version 5 of the qualification in May 2005 after evaluating feedback from the wider industry.

 

The qualification has been designed to recognise both the core and specialist knowledge and skills required to work safely and productively in a range of functions within the further processing sector of the meat processing industry.  The strands enable a candidate to select the strand that reflects the functions they carry out in their employing organisation.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

National Certificate in Meat Processing (Further Processing) (Level 2) with strands in Boning and Trimming, Saw Operations, Processing, Packaging, and Dispatching [Ref: 0690]

National Certificate in Meat Processing (Further Processing) (Level 2) with strands in Boning, Trimming, Saw Operations, Quartering, Packaging, and Dispatching [Ref: 0690]

 

The review has resulted in a structural change to the qualification.  A core compulsory section has been included to reflect generic skills needed by all employees.  The Boning and Trimming Strand has been rationalised into two distinct skill sets, a Quartering Strand has been added and the Processing Strand has been removed.

 

Changes to structure and content

·      Change in credit total from 50-70 to 53-58

·      Addition of Compulsory section and Quartering strand

·      Removal of Processing strand

·      Separation of Boning and Trimming strand into two distinct skill sets

·      Transfer of unit standards 497, 1277, 2505, 3501, 4248, 4249, 7123, 9677, 12382, and 17593 from Core Elective to Compulsory section

·      Addition of unit standards 3097, 4537, 9681, 20232, 20233, 20235 and 20238 to the Core Elective section

·      Addition of unit standards 4539 and 20239 to the Saw Operation strand

·      Addition of unit standards 20225, 20226, 20227, 20228, 20230, 20231, 20232, 20976, 20977 and 21625 to the Packaging strand

·      Removal of unit standards 2494, 2497, 2502, 2516, 3118, 4543 and 16457 from the Packaging strand

·      Removal of the Smallgoods Domain from the Packaging strand

·      Addition of unit standards 3097, 16500, 16501, 20241, and 20979 to the Dispatching strand.

 

Transition

 

People may complete version 4 of this qualification or transfer to version 5.  People choosing to complete version 4 must complete its requirements by 31 December 2006.

 

For detailed information see Review Summaries on the Qualifications Authority website.

 

All versions of this qualification will be recognised by the New Zealand Industry Training Organisation.

 

This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards.  For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the following removed unit standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the new standards.

 

Credit for

Exempt from

20218, 20223, 20244, 20245, 20247

21159

20224, 20246, 20576, 20578, 20579, 20580

21158

2494, 2497, 2502, 4541, 4543

21625

4538

21627

2492

20219 and 20575

2493

20244 and 20576

2496

20577 and 20222

 

It is not intended that anyone is disadvantaged by this review, and the above arrangements have been designed for a smooth transition.  However, anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the standard setting body.