FIELD AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
Review of Seafood Processing qualification
National Certificate in Seafood Processing (Level 2) [Ref: 0563]
The Seafood Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the qualification listed above.
Date version published April 2011
Summary of review and consultation process
There was an oversight when the Seafood Processing and Aquaculture sectors reviewed the National Certificates in Seafood with optional strands. This qualification was supposed to be part of the replaced suite of qualifications.
With the recent registration of the National Certificate in Seafood Processing with strands in Basic Processing Skills and Intermediate Processing Skills [Ref: 1621], this qualification is surplus to requirements.
This decision has been endorsed by the Seafood Processing sector.
Main changes resulting from the review
National Certificate in Seafood Processing (Level 2) [Ref: 0563]
Review category |
D |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Main changes
The qualification has been designated expiring. While it has been designated category D due to the oversight detailed above, the Seafood Industry Training Organisation considers the National Certificate in Seafood Processing with strands in Basic Processing Skills and Intermediate Processing Skills [Ref: 1621] to be a replacement for this qualification.
Transition
People currently enrolled in programmes leading to the award of version 3 of the qualification may either complete that version by December 2012 or transfer to the National Certificate in Seafood Processing with strands in Basic Processing Skills, and Intermediate Processing Skills [Ref: 1621] under the guidance of the Seafood ITO.
All credits from the Compulsory, Elective Group B and Elective Group C (Balance) in Ref: 0563 can be used towards the requirements of Ref: 1621. Level 2 standards 5328, 6204, 15344, 15656, 15884, 16712, 25945, 25948, and 25950 from the Seafood Processing domain (Group A) can also be used towards the requirements of Ref: 1621.
Seafood Industry Training Organisation
Private Bag 24901
Manners Street
Wellington 6142
Telephone 04 385 4005
Fax 04 385 2727
Email admin@seafood.co.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 |