FIELD                  Animal Product Examination

 

Review of Animal Product Examination qualification

 

New Zealand Certificate in Meat Processing (Animal Product Examination) (Level 5) with strands in Nominated Person Inspector-in-Charge or Rover Inspector [Ref: 3673]

 

The Primary ITO has completed the review of the qualification listed above.

 

 

Date new versions published                                                                November 2017

 

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2022.

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

Primary ITO has reviewed the above qualification because the Ministry of Primary Industry (MPI) changed the requirements for the Rover Inspector roleholder, which affected the achievability of this strand. Both MPI and AsureQuality were consulted and confirmed the need for this change.  

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·         The requirement to carry out ante-mortem examination has been removed from the graduate outcome of Rover-Inspector strand.  There are no changes to the qualification title.

 

New Zealand Certificate in Meat Processing (Animal Product Examination) (Level 5) with strands in Nominated Person Inspector-in-Charge or Rover Inspector [Ref: 3673]

 

Review category

B

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

Transition

 

The last date of assessment for version 1 of this qualification is 31 December 2020.

 

It is the intention of Primary ITO that no existing trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements. Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the Primary ITO, PO Box 10383, The Terrace, Wellington 6143. 

 

Email standards@primaryito.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