Field           Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

 

Review of Seafood unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Seafood

Seafood Processing

5328, 5332, 6204, 6213, 15344, 15656, 15884, 16712, 16715, 25183-25187, 25945, 25950, 26769-26773

Seafood Retailing

12475-12478, 21985

Seafood Risk Management

12314

 

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

 

Date new versions published                                                               Month 2018

 

Planned review date                                                                              December 2023

 

Summary

 

Primary ITO has reviewed a number of unit standards to better reflect industry needs and to meet the requirements of the outcomes listed in the primary industry skills qualification. 

 

There are a number of organisations with consent to assess by level, as well as individual unit standards.  Organisations with consent to assess, as well as industry stakeholders, had the opportunity to review the relevant unit standards and offer feedback.  This consultation was carried out by email in July 2018.  All feedback was actioned where appropriate.

 

Main changes

 

·      22 unit standards were revised to reflect current industry practices.

·      11 unit standards increased in level from level 2 to level 3 as their content better matched the level 3 descriptor.

·      The credit value of six unit standards changed to better reflect the time taken to learn, practice and be assessed for the skills stated in the unit standard

·      Unit standards 25950, 26771, 26772, and 12314 were expired as they were no longer required.

 

The last date for assessment of superseded versions of Category B unit standards is 31 December 2019

 

Category D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2019

 

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

Standard

15344, 16712

2

Standard

15344, 16712

3

 

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

 

All changes are in bold.

 

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

 

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Seafood > Seafood Processing

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

5328

Identify characteristics of seafood quality

Identify and assess characteristics of seafood quality

2

4

B

5332

Maintain personal hygiene and use hygienic work practices while working with seafood

Demonstrate knowledge of and use hygienic work practices while working with seafood

2

7

 

5

B

6204

Weigh, close and label packed seafood product

Weigh and label packed seafood product

2

7

5

B

6213

Describe and use safe work practices in the seafood industry

Demonstrate knowledge of and use safe work practices in the seafood industry

2

5

B

15344

Handle bivalve molluscan shellfish product

Demonstrate knowledge of handling, and handle, bivalve molluscan shellfish product

2

3

7

5

B

15656

Use basic knife skills to cut seafood product

Demonstrate basic knife skills to cut seafood product

2

7

5

B

15884

Describe characteristics of bivalve molluscan shellfish quality

Demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics of bivalve molluscan shellfish quality

2

3

 

2

B

16712

Identify seafood species in the New Zealand seafood industry

Demonstrate knowledge of seafood naming systems, and identify New Zealand seafood species

2

 

3

3

B

16715

Operate a band saw for the production of seafood product

Demonstrate knowledge of, and operate, a band saw for the production of seafood product

2

10

 

B

25183

Demonstrate knowledge of, and operate, a fish skinning machine

2

5

B

25184

Demonstrate knowledge of, and operate, a fish filleting machine

2

5

B

25185

Demonstrate knowledge of, and operate, a fish mincing machine

2

5

B

25186

Demonstrate knowledge of, and operate, a fish impregnating machine

2

5

B

25187

Demonstrate knowledge of, and operate, a fish slicing machine

2

5

B

25945

Maintain a safe work area while working with seafood products

Demonstrate knowledge of, and maintain, a safe work area while working with seafood products

2

5

B

25950

Store and prepare packaging for seafood products

2

5

D

26769

Describe a seafood company's inventory control system, and complete inventory records

Demonstrate knowledge of a seafood operation’s inventory control system, and complete inventory records

2

 

 

3

5

B

26770

Describe the storage of, and store, seafood goods in a seafood storage facility

Demonstrate knowledge of the storage of, and store, seafood goods in a seafood storage facility

2

 

3

10

B

26771

Describe and carry out good operating practices in a seafood goods storage facility

2

5

D

26772

Describe and prepare seafood goods for dispatch from a seafood goods storage facility

2

5

D

26773

Describe and carry out safe work practices in a seafood goods storage facility

Demonstrate knowledge of, and carry out, safe work practices in a seafood goods storage facility

2

 

3

5

B

 

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Seafood > Seafood Retailing

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

12475

Store, and maintain the presentation and quality of, seafood product in display and storage areas

Demonstrate knowledge of, and store and monitor, seafood product at point-of-sale

2

 

3

5

B

12476

Weigh, label, wrap, and pack seafood product for cross counter sale

Demonstrate knowledge of, and weigh, label and pack seafood product at point-of-sale

2

 

3

5

 

7

B

12477

Clean and maintain display and serviced cases for seafood product

Demonstrate knowledge of, and clean seafood product display and storage areas at point-of-sale

2

 

3

8

 

10

B

12478

Prepare and service a seafood counter for retail

Prepare and service a seafood display at point-of-sale

2

3

15

B

21985

Provide seafood product information to customers in a seafood retail environment

Provide seafood product information to customers at point-of-sale

2

 

3

5

B

 

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Seafood > Seafood Risk Management

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

12314

Monitor a seafood processing operation under a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point system

2

4

D