FIELD                 Manufacturing

 

Review of Meat Retailing unit standards 6990, 6991, and 6996

 

Subfield	Domain	Id
Meat Processing	Meat Retailing	6990, 6991, 6996

 

The Retail Meat Industry Training Organisation (RMITO) has reviewed the unit standards listed above, which were registered in March 2000.

 

Date new versions published                                                      September 2005

 

New comments by date                                                                March 2009

 

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards                December 2010

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The RMITO Advisory Group made up of industry representatives involved in the retail meat trade met in December 2004 to review unit standards 6990, 6991, and 6996.  The unit standards were reviewed on the basis of industry practice, clarity of expression, and updating legislative changes.  Draft changes were sent out to the members of the Advisory Group on two occasions for comment and their views were taken into account during the review process.

 

Reason for the review

 

The reason for the review is to ensure that the standards are consistent with industry practice and to draw upon the practical experience gained from assessing and training apprentices against the standards.  The review was also aimed at improving the clarity of the standards and remove inconsistencies between the elements and performance criteria.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·        Legislation and regulations in special notes were updated.

·        The review has resulted in minor changes, particularly performance criteria and ranges, to clarify the parameters for assessment.

·        Credit value of 6991 changed to better reflect the time involved in learning, practice, and assessment required for this standard.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

National Certificate in Meat Retailing (Proficient) with optional strands in Boning; Curing, Smoking and Smallgoods; Retailing; and Forecasting, Purchasing and Production [Ref 0900] has been affected by the outcome of this review and will be updated to take account of the changes.

 

Summary of main change to standards' classification and credits

The following table shows the changes made to the standards.  Change is in bold.

 

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the 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          Meat Processing

Domain          Meat Retailing

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
6990	Forecast requirements and order product for meat retailing	4	16	B
6991	Assess quality and determine use of carcass meat and primal cuts	4	8 22	B
6996	Produce value-added meat-based products for display and sale	4	20	B