FIELD                 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

 

 

Review of Pork Production qualifications

 

National Certificate in Pork Production (Core Skills) [Ref: 0964]

National Certificate in Pork Production (Stockperson) (Level 3) with strands in Grower Unit, Indoor Operation, and Outdoor Operation [Ref: 0097]

National Certificate in Pork Production (Herd Manager) (Level 4) [Ref: 0098]

National Certificate in Pork Production (Grower Unit Manager) (Level 4) [Ref: 1236]

 

The Agriculture Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the qualifications listed above.

 

Replacement qualifications

 

National Certificate in Pork Production (Senior Stockperson - Husbandry) (Level 3) [Ref: 1560]

National Certificate in Pork Production (Senior Stockperson - Reproduction) (Level 3) [Ref: 1561]

National Certificate in Pork Production (Section Management) (Level 4) [Ref: 1562]

National Certificate in Pork Production (Unit Management) (Level 5) [Ref: 1564]

 

New qualifications

 

National Certificate in Pork Production (Husbandry) (Level 4) [Ref: 1563]

National Diploma in Pork Production (Level 5) [Ref: 1565]

 

Date report republished                                                                     May 2011

 

Date new versions published                                                          June 2010

 

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2015.

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

A qualifications review was carried out concurrently with a unit standard review in the Pork Production subfield.  Changes were made to existing qualifications and new qualifications were developed to reflect changes in roleholder requirements.

 

Consultation meetings for both unit standards and qualifications were held with pork industry representatives during May and June 2009.  Representatives from both indoor and outdoor farms, North and South Island farms, the Pork Industry Board, and the Agriculture ITO field staff attended.  Representatives were given the opportunity to discuss the current qualifications and offer any feedback on the currency and suitability of their content.

 

Initial discussions focused on the current status of the industry sector, any changes which had occurred since the last review which impacted on training, and the future direction of the industry.  Roleholders and associated skills and knowledge were identified for each industry sector.  These roleholder summaries were used as the basis for the draft qualifications.  Feedback received from industry, moderators, field staff, and training providers since the last review was also considered by the panel as part of the review process.

 

Final qualification drafts were placed on the Agriculture ITO website and all stakeholders including pork farmers, industry sector organisations, training providers, and other ITOs were notified of the opportunity to provide feedback.

 

This further feedback was considered by the review panel, and the qualifications were updated accordingly.  The final qualifications were then endorsed by the Pork Industry Committee.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·         Qualifications [Ref: 0097] and [Ref: 0098] have each been split into two new qualifications to reflect the requirements of different roleholders and industry needs for clear training pathways.

·         New qualification [Ref: 1563] was developed to provide a pathway for people who wish to specialise in advanced pork husbandry and technical skills.

·         New qualification [Ref: 1565] was developed to provide a progression for people who manage pork production units and who wish to develop higher level skills in stock and business management.

 

National Certificate in Pork Production (Core Skills) [Ref: 0964]

National Certificate in Pork Production (Stockperson) [Ref: 0964]

 

Review category

B

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

Changes to structure and content

·      Core Skills has been replaced by Stockperson in the title descriptor to reflect the roleholder title which is consistent with other pork industry qualifications.

·      Standard 497 has been added to the compulsory section.

·      Standards 19473 and 19474 have been replaced by standard 26163 in the compulsory section.

·      Standards 18465 and 18471 have been removed from the compulsory section.

·      Standards 561, 23540 and 23541 have been added to, and standards 19, 21, 573, 4467, and 19049 have been removed from, the elective section.

·      Elective credits have decreased from 12 to 5.

·      Total qualification credits have decreased from 47 to 45.

 

Transition

 

Current candidates may complete version 2, however the Agriculture Industry Training Organisation encourages people who are part way through version 2 of the qualification to transfer to version 3.

 

The start date for programmes or courses leading to version 3 is at the date of registration.

 

The last date for assessments to take place for version 2 is December 2012.

 

This qualification contains standards that replaced earlier standards.  For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards - see table below.

 

Credit for	Exempt from
19473, 19474	26163
19043, 19049	24552

 

National Certificate in Pork Production (Stockperson) (Level 3) with strands in Grower Unit, Indoor Operation, and Outdoor Operation [Ref: 0097]

National Certificate in Pork Production (Senior Stockperson - Husbandry) (Level 3) [Ref: 1560]

National Certificate in Pork Production (Senior Stockperson - Reproduction) (Level 3) [Ref: 1561]

 

Review category

C

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

There are significant differences between the expiring qualification and its replacement qualifications.  The differences include:

·      This qualification was replaced by two new qualifications allowing specialisation in either husbandry or reproduction.

·      Total qualification credits changed from 92-130 to 48 for [Ref: 1560] and 61 for [Ref: 1561].

·      Standards 6400, 6401, 6402, 18425, 19043, 19044, 19056, 19057, 19059, 21563, 21564 and 22082 from [Ref: 0097] do not appear in the replacement qualifications.

·      Standard 22095, which was in the National Certificate in Pork Production (Herd Manager) (Level 4) [Ref: 0098] and the National Certificate in Pork Production (Grower Unit Manager) (Level 4) [Ref: 1236], has moved to the compulsory section of [Ref: 1560].

 

Core Compulsory standards

·      Standards 4456, 22065, 22075, 22078, 22089, 22090, 22091, 22092, and 22093 have moved to the compulsory section of [Ref: 1560].

·      Standards 22080 and 22085 have moved to the compulsory section of [Ref: 1561].

·      Standard 22076 has moved to elective 2 of [Ref: 1561].

 

Core Elective Standards

·      Standards 4463, 4465, and 4466 have moved to the elective section of [Ref: 1560] and elective 3 of [Ref: 1561].

·      Standards 4459 and 4460 have moved to the elective section of [Ref: 1560].

·      Standards 22079 and 22084 have moved to elective 3 of [Ref: 1561].

 

Strand Standards

·      Standard 22077 has moved to elective 2 of [Ref: 1561].

·      Standards 22083 and 22096 have been replaced by standard 26161, and standards 22086 and 22087 have been replaced by standard 26162.  Both new standards appear in the compulsory section of [Ref: 1561].

·      Standard 22073 has moved to elective 1 of [Ref: 1561].

·      Standard 22081 has moved to the compulsory section of [Ref: 1560].

·      Standard 22074 has moved to elective 1 of [Ref: 1561].

 

In addition to the changes noted above:

·      Standard 4454 has been replaced by standards 26158 and 26159, which appear in the compulsory section of [Ref: 1563] and [Ref: 1565].

·      Standard 4468 has moved to the elective 2 section of [Ref: 1562].

·      Standard 22088 has moved to the compulsory section of [Ref: 1562].

 

Transition

 

The Agriculture Industry Training Organisation encourages people who are part way through the replaced qualification to transfer to one of the new qualifications.

 

The start date for programmes or courses leading to the new qualifications is at the time of registration.

 

The last date for assessments to take place for the replaced qualification is December 2012.

 

[Ref: 1561] contains standards that replaced earlier standards.  For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards - see table below.

 

Credit for	Exempt from
22083	26161
22086	26162
22087	26162
22096	26161

 

National Certificate in Pork Production (Herd Manager) [Ref: 0098]

National Certificate in Pork Production (Grower Unit Manager) (Level 4) [Ref: 1236]

National Certificate in Pork Production (Section Management) (Level 4) [Ref: 1562]

National Certificate in Pork Production (Unit Management) (Level 5) [Ref: 1564]

 

Review category

C

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

There are significant differences between the expiring qualifications and their replacement qualifications.  The differences include:

·      These qualifications were replaced by two new qualifications.

·      Total qualification credits changed from 123 for [Ref: 0098] and 66 for [Ref: 1236], to 95-98 for [Ref: 1562] and 44 for [Ref: 1564].

 

Compulsory Standards

·      Standards 22062, 22066, 22069, 22070, 22071, 23543 and 22094 have moved to [Ref: 1562].

·      Standards 4485, 22068, and 22067 have been replaced by standard 26157, which appears in [Ref: 1564].

·      Standard 22061 has moved to elective 1 of [Ref: 1562].

·      Standard 22072 has moved to [Ref: 1564].

 

Elective Standards

·      Standards 4098, 6400, 6401, 6402, 21454 and 21563 are not included in the replacement qualifications.

·      Standard 22064 has moved to elective 2 of [Ref: 1562].

 

In addition to the changes noted above:

·      Standard 26157 also appears in [Ref: 1565].

·      Standard 22061 has also moved to the elective section of [Ref: 1563] and to [Ref: 1565].

·      Standard 22063, along with standard 4454 (which was not in the replaced qualifications), has been replaced by standards 26158 and 26159, which appear in [Ref: 1563] and [Ref: 1565].

·      Standard 22072 has also moved to [Ref: 1565].

·      Standards 22095 and 22075 have moved to the compulsory section of [Ref: 1560].

·      Standard 22085 has moved to the compulsory section of [Ref: 1561].

·      Standard 4463 has moved to the elective of [Ref: 1560] and elective 3 of [Ref: 1561].

 

Transition

 

The Agriculture Industry Training Organisation encourages people who are part way through the replaced qualifications to transfer to one of the new qualifications.

 

The start date for programmes or courses leading to the new qualifications is at the time of registration.

 

The last date for assessments to take place for the replaced qualification is December 2012.

 

[Ref: 1564] contains a standard that replaced earlier standards.  For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standard - see table below.

 

Credit for	Exempt from
4485, 22067, 22068	26157

 

It is not intended that anyone be disadvantaged by this review.  However, anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the Agriculture Industry Training Organisation at the address below.

 

Agriculture Industry Training Organisation

PO Box 10383

The Terrace

Wellington 6143

 

Telephone         04 801 9616

Facsimile           04 801 9626

Email                  standards@agricultureito.ac.nz

Website              http://www.agricultureito.ac.nz/

 

Key to Qualification Review Categories

 

Category A The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID	Changes are made to SSB name, contact details or purpose statement
	No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification
	No transition arrangements are required
Category B The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID	Changes are made to title, rules or components
	The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that recognised by the previous version
	The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are comparable in terms of competence
	Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different credits for the new version
Category C A new (replacement) qualification is published with new NQF ID	Significant changes are made to the qualification in terms of components, structure, type or level
	The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly different in terms of competence from those with the replaced qualification
	Transition arrangements are required
	Transition may be limited to phase-out dates
Category D Qualification will expire. There is no replacement qualification	Qualification is no longer required by industry
	The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set