FIELD                 Manufacturing

 

Review of Food and Related Products Processing unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Food and Related Products Processing

Food and Related Product Production Equipment

7625, 7660, 7754, 7810

Food and Related Product Production Line Operation

7675, 7716, 7747, 7758, 7759

Food and Related Product Storage and Distribution

7637, 7655, 7656, 7678, 7692, 7721, 7722, 7750, 7760, 7786, 7848

Food Production - Frozen Products

7787, 7846

 

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

 

Date new versions published                                                          December 2009

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2015

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The standards in these domains where last registered in 2004 and have now been reviewed to ensure continuing fitness for purpose.  Feedback was invited from providers, assessors, moderators, and companies in the industry, and standards edited.  Suggested changes were relatively minor, and the opportunity was taken to generally improve the quality of the standards.  Meetings involving Competenz and industry representatives considered the feedback and endorsed the changes in August 2009.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·         Titles were amended for consistency.

·         Elements and performance criteria were amended to improve clarity and consistency.

·         Purpose statements were amended to accommodate changes to the elements.

·         Special notes were updated to better convey assessment parameters, including clearer definitions, updated references to legislation, and clarification of the breadth and depth of evidence required to demonstrate competence.

·         Level of unit standard 7747 was increased from 1 to 2 to better reflect the complexity of the knowledge and skills required.

·         Unit standards 7660, 7692, and 7848 were designated 'D' category expiring and will not be replaced.

 

Unit standards catergorised as category D expire at end of December 2011.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

The following Competenz qualification is not materially affected by the outcome of this review and will be updated when it is next revised or reviewed.

 

Qualification Title and Reference

Classification or ID

National Certificate in Food and Related Products Processing (Level 3) [Ref: 0343]

7759

 

Review Categories and changes to classification, title, level, and credits

 

All changes are in bold.  Suggested alternative standards are in italic.

 

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 Products Processing

Domain          Food and Related Product Production Equipment

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7625

Set up, maintain and repair food or related products production line equipment

4

16

B

7660

Harvest crops using automated harvesting equipment

3

3

D

7754

Operate automated process control equipment in the food or related products processing industry

3

3

B

7810

Configure modularised automated food or related products production lines

3

6

B

 

Domain          Food and Related Product Production Line Operation

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7675

Maintain material supplies to food or related products production lines

2

2

B

7716

Depalletise goods using automated depalletising equipment

2

2

B

7747

Manually transfer food or related products from automated production lines to temporary storage

1

2

2

B

7758

Identify product and/or packaging faults on food or related products production lines

2

3

B

7759

Apply quality control practices on food or related product production lines

Apply quality control practices to food or related products production line operations

3

6

B

 

Domain          Food and Related Product Storage and Distribution

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7637

Maintain food or related product storage buildings

Maintain food or related products storage buildings

3

5

B

7655

Palletise packaged food or related products using automated equipment

2

2

B

7656

Monitor and maintain food or related product stock levels

Monitor and maintain food or related products stock levels

3

3

B

7678

Fill transportable tankers with liquid food or related products

2

2

B

7692

Deliver pressurised bulk beverages to customers

4

5

D

7721

Fill transportable pressurised tankers with bulk beverages

2

2

B

7722

Receive, store, and issue materials for food or related product production

Receive, store, and issue materials for food or related products production

3

3

B

7750

Store, maintain, and distribute liquid food or related products using automated systems

3

3

B

7760

Operate silo systems for food or related products

Operate and maintain silo system to receive food or related products

3

5

B

7786

Pack freight containers with food or related products

Load freight containers with food or related products

2

2

B

7848

19880

Load and deliver frozen food products

Demonstrate knowledge of packaging and loading perishable products for transport by road

4

3

3

3

D

 

Domain          Food Production - Frozen Products

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7787

Blend and churn frozen food products using automated production equipment

3

8

B

7846

Form and finish frozen food products using automated production equipment

3

9

B