FIELD                 MANUFACTURING

 

Review of Food and Related Products Processing unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Food and Related Products Processing

Food and Related Product Information Provision

7670, 7824

Food and Related Product Laboratory Practice

7635, 7636, 7645

Food and Related Product Process Development

7662

Food and Related Product Production Planning

7639, 7640, 7647, 7673, 7674, 7761

Food and Related Product Storage and Distribution

7633, 7838

Food Production – Frozen Products

7844, 7845

Food Production – Fruit and Vegetables

7638, 7667, 7672, 7699, 7772, 7796, 7828, 7830, 7831,18076

 

Competenz has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                 August 2007

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The unit standards listed have had minimal or no use since they were first registered.  There is no evidence of interest in using any of these unit standards in the future.  As a result of minimal usage and minimal intent for use, these 26 unit standards were designated category D.  The Industry Qualification Advisory Group endorsed the recommendations for these unit standards at meetings held in October 2006 and May 2007.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

All 26 standards were designated category D, and will expire.

 

Unit standards categorised as category D expire at the end of December 2009.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.

 

Review Categories and changes to classification, titles, levels, and credits

 

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         Food and Related Product Processing

Domain          Food and Related Product Information Provision

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7670

Provide practical and commercial advice to bakers

7

10

D

7824

Provide technical and professional brewing advice

6

12

D

 

Domain          Food and Related Product Laboratory Practice

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7635

Prepare and analytically test food or related products and interpret results

5

12

D

7636

Use and calibrate laboratory test equipment for testing food or related products

5

9

D

7645

Microbiologically test food or related products and interpret results

5

8

D

 

Domain          Food and Related Product Process Development

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7622

Develop and implement energy control systems for food or related product processing environments

5

8

D

 

Domain          Food and Related Product Production Planning

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7639

Maintain sustainable crop resources for production

7

18

D

7640

Establish, implement, and evaluate crop planting and harvesting programmes

6

12

D

7647

Issue and control recipes for food or related products production

5

12

D

7673

Design and develop organic crop growth programmes for crops used in food or related products

7

18

D

7674

Forecast and plan crop harvests for crops used in food or related products production

6

6

D

7761

Schedule daily crop harvest for crops used in food or related products production

5

6

D

 

Domain          Food and Related Product Storage and Distribution

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7633

Manage food or related product stock levels to meet out-of-season demand

5

12

D

7838

Deliver bulk liquid food or related products

3

5

D

 

Domain          Food Production – Frozen Products

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7844

Prepare flavours and colourings for frozen food production

2

3

D

7845

Prepare and mix ingredients for frozen food production

3

8

D

 

Domain          Food Production – Fruit and Vegetables

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7638

Develop Crop supply and productions plans, select resources and contract growers to produce crops

6

12

D

7667

Select fruit and vegetable crop samples

3

2

D

7672

Plan and coordinate seed and seedling distribution for fruit and vegetable crop production

6

12

D

7699

Cook vegetable products using continuous automated frying equipment

3

6

D

7772

Prepare vegetables for processing using automated production equipment

3

3

D

7796

Produce food pastes using automated wet milling production equipment

3

3

D

7828

Steam peel vegetable products using automated steam peeling equipment

2

2

D

7830

Cut and pit stone fruit using automated production equipment

2

3

D

7831

Peel fruit and vegetable products using automated peeling equipment

1

2

D

18076

Operate a product inspection belt to inspect vegetables

2

2

D