Review of Fellmongery and Leather Processing and development of new Meat Processing unit standards

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Review of Fellmongery and Leather Processing and development of new Meat Processing unit standards

Subfield	Domain	ID
Fellmongery and Leather Processing	Fellmongery Processing Knowledge	18568-18571, 18574
	Fellmongery Processing Skills	16487, 16490, 16491, 27889, 27909
	Leather Processing Knowledge	8383-8386
	Leather Processing Skills	8017, 21830, 27904

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

Date new versions published February 2015

Planned review date December 2019

Summary

The Fellmongery and Leather Processing standards have been reviewed as a result of the mandatory review of Food Processing qualifications, which is part of the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TROQ).

The review process has identified seventeen standards that needed amending to reflect the development of training programmes and one new standard that needed to be developed.

The meat processing sector has also developed six new standards at Level 2 to meet the needs of people requiring pre-entry training before beginning work in the industry.

The changes were endorsed by the sector in June 2014.

Main changes

· Standards 8017, 8386, 16487, 16490, 16491, 21830, 27889, and 27909 have had their credits amended.

· Standards 8017, 8383-8386, 16487, 16491, 18568-18571, 21830, 27909, and 28574 have had their levels amended.

· Standards 8017, 16491, 18569, 18590, and 27904 have had their titles amended.

· Seven new standards have been developed.

Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess

Current consent for			Consent extended to
Nature of consent	Classification or ID	Level	Nature of consent	Classification or ID	Level
Domain	Fellmongery Processing Knowledge	3	Standards	18568, 18569, 18570, 18571, 18574	4
Domain	Leather Processing Knowledge	4	Standards	8383, 8384, 8385, 8386	4
Domain	Leather Processing Skills	3	Standard	8017	4

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

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

Manufacturing > Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Fellmongery Processing Knowledge

ID	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
18568	Demonstrate knowledge of fellmongery raw material and its preparation for fellmongering	3 4	5	B
18569	Demonstrate knowledge of depilation chemistry and depilatory paint preparation and use in a fellmongery Demonstrate knowledge of depilation chemistry and depilatory paint preparation used in leather manufacture	3 4	5	B
18570	Demonstrate knowledge of fellmongery paint tables, painted skin holding, and machine wool pulling Demonstrate knowledge of fellmongery paint tables, painted skin holding and machine wool pulling	3 4	5	B
18571	Demonstrate knowledge of wool grading, washing and drying, and slipe wool usages	3 4	5	B
18574	Demonstrate knowledge of principles and practices of lamb and sheep pelt pickling and grading	3 4	5	B

Manufacturing > Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Fellmongery Processing Skills

ID	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
16487	Grade slipe wool	4 3	20 5	B
16490	Dry slipe wool	3	10 5	B
16491	Grade processed pelts Grade processed pelts in a fellmongery or leather processing operation	4 3	20 5	B
27889	Prepare and apply depilatory paint process for green skins	3	10 5	B
27909	Grade green skins	4 3	20 5	B

Manufacturing > Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Leather Processing Knowledge

ID	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
8383	Demonstrate knowledge of hides and skins used in leather manufacture	3 4	5	B
8384	Demonstrate knowledge of hide and skin structure	3 4	5	B
8385	Demonstrate knowledge of hide and skin faults	3 4	5	B
8386	Demonstrate knowledge of manufacturing stages used in leather manufacture	3 4	10 15	B
28577	Demonstrate knowledge of product quality requirements for leather goods	4	10	New

Manufacturing > Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Leather Processing Skills

ID	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
8017	Operate sammer to prepare wet blue hides for grading and packing Prepare, operate and maintain complex tannery machinery	3 4	5 10	B
21830	Grade wet salted processed hides	4 3	20 5	B
27904	Prepare, operate, and maintain hide fleshing machines Prepare, operate and maintain basic tannery machinery	3	5	B

Manufacturing > Meat Processing > Meat Processing - Core Skills

ID	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
28578	Demonstrate knowledge of the rendering process in a meat processing operation	2	5	New
28579	Demonstrate knowledge of viscera operations in a meat processing operation	2	5	New
28580	Demonstrate knowledge of livestock behaviour in the yards in a meat processing operation	2	5	New
28581	Demonstrate knowledge of meat manufacturing in a meat processing operation	2	5	New
28582	Demonstrate knowledge of producing quality meat in a meat processing operation	2	5	New
28583	Demonstrate knowledge of grading meat carcasses in a meat processing operation	2	5	New