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.

 

It is not intended that any existing candidates be disadvantaged by this review.  However, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged should contact the standard setter at the address below.

 

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