Review of Aquaculture unit standards 21344-21354

FIELD AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

Review of Aquaculture unit standards 21344-21354

Subfield	Domain	Id
Seafood	Aquaculture	21344-21354

The Seafood Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published November 2009

Planned review date December 2014

Summary of review and consultation process

The dive unit standards were due for review in 2009, so an advisory group was set up to undertake the review. The group consisted of registered assessors and industry experts. The group met in July 2009 to ensure the unit standards still met the requirements of the aquaculture dive industries and to ensure they were clear, logical, and fit for purpose. The process of the review was to go through each unit standard considering the wording, interpretation, and if additional clarity was required. These unit standards were presented to the wider aquaculture diving advisory group for consultation and review, and the final versions were endorsed.

The review also highlighted the need to create a new Aquaculture Diving domain, as the aquaculture diving unit standards were deemed a distinctive subset within the Aquaculture domain. The creation of this new domain is part of the Aquaculture sector's qualification strategy and will be beneficial in minimising overlap with other Aquaculture qualifications and in future-proofing the Aquaculture Dive qualification.

Main changes resulting from the review

· Unit standards reclassified into new Aquaculture Diving domain.

· Entry information amended for better clarity of prerequisite requirements.

· Special notes updated for accuracy and to provide better clarity in terms of interpreting definitions.

· Elements and performance criteria amended for consistency throughout the unit standards.

· Performance criteria amended to include quality measures.

· Range statements amended for clarity and to outline sufficiency of evidence.

· Title of unit standard 21354 amended for consistency with elements and performance criteria.

Impact on existing provider accreditations

Current Accreditation for			Accreditation extended to
Nature of accreditation	Classification	Level	Nature of accreditation	Classification	Level
Domain	Aquaculture	Any	Domain	Aquaculture Diving	Same

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

AMAP 0123 has been updated to reflect the changes made to the standards.

Impact on existing qualifications

Qualifications that contain the reviewed standards or classifications are tabled below.

Affected

The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set

The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits

The qualification lists a C or D category standard

Not materially affected

The qualification lists a standard that has a new title

The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification

The following Seafood ITO qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review. They will be updated when they are next reviewed. The classification that generated the status Affected is listed in bold.

Qualification title	Classification or standard in the qualification
National Certificate in Seafood (Level 4) with optional strands in Aquaculture, and Processing [Ref: 0854]	Aquaculture
National Certificate in Seafood (Level 3) with optional strands in Aquaculture, and Processing [Ref: 0906]	Aquaculture
National Certificate in Aquaculture (Diving) (Level 4) [Ref: 1210]	21344-21354
National Certificate in Aquaculture (Level 4) [Ref: 1417]	Aquaculture
National Certificate in Aquaculture (Farm Management of Single-seed Pacific oysters) (Level 4) [Ref: 1456]	Aquaculture
National Certificate in Aquaculture (Introductory Fish Farming) (Level 3) [Ref: 1459]	Aquaculture
National Certificate in Aquaculture (Caged Fish Farming) (Level 3) [Ref: 1460]	Aquaculture
National Certificate in Aquaculture (Freshwater Fish Farming) (Level 3) [Ref: 1461]	Aquaculture

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

All changes are 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 Seafood

Domain Aquaculture

Aquaculture Diving

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
21344	Explain health and safety legislation and the application of best practice to aquaculture diving	4	15	B
21345	Plan and carry out a dive to search and recover a light object on a marine farm	4	10	B
21346	Plan and carry out a dive to attach a line to a heavy object on a marine farm	4	10	B
21347	Plan and carry out routine repair and maintenance diving tasks on a marine farm	4	15	B
21348	Plan and carry out dives to film, inspect or survey, and sample or collect data on a marine farm	4	10	B
21349	Plan and carry out a dive to untwist droppers on a marine farm	4	5	B
21350	Plan and carry out a dive using a diver propulsion vehicle (DPV) on a marine farm	4	5	B
21351	Plan and carry out a dive to recover mortalities using airlifts in sea cages on a marine farm	4	5	B
21352	Plan and carry out a dive to clean nets using IDEMA with SSBA on a marine farm	4	5	B
21353	Explain emergency procedures and carry out the dive attendant role for diving on a marine farm	4	5	B
21354	Supervise aquaculture industry dive operations on a marine farm Supervise an aquaculture industry dive operation on a marine farm	6	15	B