FIELD                        MANUFACTURING

 

Review of Food and Related Products Processing unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

id

Food and Related Products Processing

Food Production -Beverages

7695, 7701, 7776, 7777, 7821, 7861, 16639, 16640, 16814, 16815

 

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

 

Date new versions published                        May 2005

 

New comments by date                        May 2009

 

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards                        December 2010

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

Three meetings involving Competenz and industry representatives were convened late in 2002 to deliberate the review of unit standards in the Food and Related Products Processing subfield.  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.

 

During 2003 feedback was received from industry, agreed upon, and incorporated into the attached batch of reviewed unit standards.  The initial review process was completed in December 2003, and unit standard 7826 was designated as expiring, as its content was found to be covered by unit standards 16814 and 16815.  However, during the registration process it was found that further consultation was required with the Plastics and Material Processing Industry Training Organisation for some of the standards.  The standards in this set were separated from others in the review and proceeded to registration in May 2005.

 

This review report summarises the outcomes of the review of the unit standards in the Food Production – Beverages domain.

 

The groups 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

·        Level and credits commensurate with performance outcomes.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

The review process has resulted in the following changes to the unit standards.

·        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) have the range stem may include but is not limited to

·        Titles amended to better convey the performance expectation of the unit standards, with element titles similarly altered in many instances to ensure parity with the unit title

·        The addition of an opening element in the practical unit standards covering safe working practices

·        Sundry editorial changes to performance criteria

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

 

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

Standard

16639

3

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.

 

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

 

The following summary shows the changes made to unit 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 unit standard carries the same id and a new version number

B

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

C

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

D

Unit standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Domain            Food Production – Beverages

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7695

Filter beverage and related products using automated production

Filter beverage or related products using automated equipment

3

5

12

B

7701

Produce blended bulk wines

2

3

B

7776

Blend alcohol-based liquids using automated production equipment

Blend alcohol-based liquids using automated equipment

4

2

B

7777

Clarify and stabilise beverages

3

3

B

7821

Carbonate beverages using automated production equipment

Carbonate beverages using automated equipment

3

3

B

7861

Transfer bottle-fermented sparkling wines using automated production equipment

Transfer bottle-fermented sparkling wines using automated equipment

3

5

B

16639

Demonstrate knowledge of the maturation and storage of fermented beverages

2

3

2

5

B

16640

Demonstrate knowledge of beverage filtration

Demonstrate knowledge of beverage filtration in a commercial beverage plant

3

2

4

B

16814

Move deposits from bottle-fermented sparkling wines by riddling manually

Move yeast lees from bottle-fermented sparkling wines by riddling manually

2

4

B

16815

Remove deposits from bottle-fermented sparkling wines by disgorging

Remove yeast lees from bottle-fermented sparkling wines by disgorging

2

3

5

B