National Certificate in Meat Retailing (Carcass Processing) [Ref: 0269]
National Certificate in Meat Retailing (Curing, Smoking and Small-goods Manufacture) [Ref: 0270]
National Certificate in Meat Retailing (Forecasting, Purchasing and Production) [Ref: 1213] National Certificate in Meat Retail Butchery (Cabinet and Shelf Ready) [Ref: 1582] National Certificate in Meat Retailing with strands in Consumer Ready, and Meat Packing [Ref: 1583]
National Certificate in Meat Retail Butchery (Introductory) [Ref: 1584]
National Certificate in Meat Retail Butchery (Advanced) (Level 4) with an optional strand in Curing, Smoking and Smallgoods Manufacture [Ref: 1585]
Competenz has completed the review of the qualifications listed above.
New Zealand Certificate in Butchery Operations Management (Level 5) [Ref: 2971] New Zealand Certificate in Trade Butchery (Level 4) with optional strands in Carcass Breaking and Boning, Curing and Smoking, and Handcrafted Small Goods [Ref: 2972] New Zealand Certificate in Butchery (Level 3) [Ref: 2973]
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2020.
The review occurred as a result of the mandatory review of Food Processing qualifications, part of the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ). The mandatory review involved extensive consultation with stakeholders working in the industry. Consultation included meetings to discuss the need to review the qualifications, and subsequent meetings took place in order to consider the proposed content of the qualifications.
Industry confirmed the on-going need for a set of qualifications in retail meat that would recognise graduate capabilities and provide an education pathway for trainees.
The existing national qualifications have been reviewed and five have been replaced by New Zealand qualifications (see below).
Changes to content and credit values:
Total credit value changes are:
Ref: 0269 reduced from 85 to 84
Ref: 0270 reduced from 111 to 107
Ref: 1582 reduced from 179 to 175
Ref: 1583 increased from 66-88 to 70-88
Ref: 1584 reduced from 79 to 75
Ref: 1585 reduced from 243 to 239
Standard 2503 was removed from the compulsory section of Ref: 0269, Ref: 0270, Ref: 1582, Ref: 1584, Ref: 1585, and compulsory section in meat processing strand of Ref: 1583 replaced by standard 28262
Standard 26999 was removed from compulsory section of Ref: 0269, Ref: 0270,
Ref: 1582, Ref: 1584, Ref: 1585, and compulsory section in meat processing strand of Ref: 1583 replaced by standard 28267
Standard 12624 was removed from the compulsory section of Ref: 0270, Ref: 1582, Ref: 1584, Ref: 1585, and compulsory section in meat processing strand of Ref: 1583 replaced by standard 28263
Standard 11974 was removed from the compulsory section of Ref: 1583 replaced by standard 9677
The Level 2 national certificates Ref: 1583 and Ref: 1584 have been reviewed and have not been replaced. The low uptake of these two qualifications did not support the inclusion of a Level 2 retail meat specific qualification.
The Level 3 National Certificate in Meat Retailing (Curing, Smoking and Small Goods) [Ref: 0270] has been replaced by a Level 4 qualification with optional strands because it was determined that the skills required by a graduate were actually at Level 4, not level 3.
The Level 3 National Certificate in Meat Retail Butchery (Cabinet and Shelf Ready) [Ref: 1582] has been replaced by a Level 4 qualification in Trade Butchery with optional strands in Carcass Breaking and Boning, Curing and Smoking, and Handcrafted Small Goods [Ref: 2972] because it was determined that the skills required by a graduate were actually at Level 4, not Level 3.
National Certificate in Meat Retailing (Forecasting, Purchasing and Production) [Ref: 1213]
Replaced by:
The Level 4 National Certificate in Meat Retailing (Forecasting, Purchasing and Production) [Ref: 1213] has been replaced by a Level 5 qualification in butchery operations management because it was determined that the skills required by a graduate were actually at Level 5 not Level 4.
Review category | C | See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
National Certificate in Meat Retailing (Carcass Processing) [Ref: 0269]
National Certificate in Meat Retailing (Curing, Smoking and Smallgoods Manufacture)
[Ref: 0270]
National Certificate in Meat Retail Butchery (Advanced) (Level 4) with an optional strand in Curing, Smoking and Smallgoods Manufacture [Ref: 1585]
National Certificate in Meat Retail Butchery (Cabinet and Shelf Ready) [Ref: 1582]
Replaced by:
Review category | C | See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
National Certificate in Meat Retailing with strands in Consumer Ready, and Meat Packing [Ref: 1583]
National Certificate in Meat Retail Butchery (Introductory) [Ref: 1584]
Review category | D | See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced National Certificates is 31 December 2016.
The last date for assessment against the replaced National Certificates is 31 December 2019.
Candidates currently enrolled in the replaced National Certificates will need to complete them by the 31 December 2019 as there are no transfer opportunities to the respective replacement qualification.
Ref: 0269 contains expired standards which have been replaced. For the purpose of this qualification people who have gained credit for the replacement standards will be exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring standards – see table below.
Credit for | Exempt from |
2503 | 28262 |
26999 | 28267 |
Refs: 0270, 1582 and 1585 contain expired standards which have been replaced. For the purpose of these qualifications, people who have gained credit for the replacement standards will be exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring standards – see table below.
Credit for | Exempt from |
26999 | 28267 |
Credit for | Exempt from |
12624 | 28263 |
2503 | 28262 |
Ref: 1583 contains expired standards which have been replaced. For the purpose of this qualification people who have gained credit for the replacement standards will be exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring standards – see table below.
Credit for | Exempt from |
26999 | 28267 |
12624 | 28263 |
2503 | 28262 |
11974 | 9677 |
Ref: 1584 contains expired standards which have been replaced. For the purpose of this qualification people who have gained credit for the replacement standards will be exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring standards – see table below.
Credit for | Exempt from |
26999 | 28267 |
12624 | 28263 |
2503 | 28262 |
It is anticipated that no existing candidates will be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements. However, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to Competenz at the address below. Appeals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Competenz PO Box 9005
Newmarket Auckland 1149
Telephone 0800 526 1800
Fax 09 539 9899
Email qualifications@competenz.org.nz Website www.competenz.org.nz
Category A The qualification is published as a new version with the same NZQF 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 NZQF 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 NZQF 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 |