Field           Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Manufacturing

 

Review of Primary Sector, Meat Processing, and Primary Products Food Processing unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Primary Sector

Primary Sector Core Skills

28619, 29090, 29155

Meat Processing

Boning Operations

20226, 21159, 25028, 28234, 28237

Meat Industry - Rendering

3108, 3109, 3111, 28174, 28175

Meat Manufacturing

3116, 3117, 18522, 18527, 18531, 18812, 19342, 19343, 20639, 28238-28242, 28250-28252

Meat Quality

20232

Pre and Post Slaughter and Dressing

16496, 20641, 20642, 20644, 21161, 21325, 23352-23354, 25840, 25841, 27003, 28178, 28179, 28182, 28183, 28248, 28249

Primary Products Food Processing

Primary Products Food Processing - Core Skills

28623, 28624, 28630, 28634, 29089

Primary Products Food Processing - Operational Skills

28262, 28267, 28665-28669, 29091, 29145, 29148, 29149, 29151, 29152

 

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

 

Date new versions published                                                               October 2019

 

Planned review date                                                                              December 2024

 

Summary

 

These unit standards were reviewed during December 2018 and April 2019 through face-to-face meetings, skype, and through an External Working Group (EWG) which comprised representatives from the Meat Processing Association and the New Zealand Petfood Manufacturers Association Inc.

 

The EWG then consulted within their own organisations as well as their wider industry networks.  The EWG discussed and agreed to incorporating recommended changes.

 

Revised unit standards were then sent out to Consent to Assess holders in July 2019 for feedback.  Changes were incorporated where appropriate in consultation with the EWG.

 

Main changes

 

·      A total of 68 unit standards were reviewed across eight domains.

·      Unit standards were updated to reflect current industry practices.

·      Titles of some unit standards were amended to more closely reflect the content.

·      13 unit standards were designated expiring and will not be replaced as they are no longer required.

·      The credits for units 19342, 28239, 28250, 28251, 28234, and 28262 were changed to more accurately reflect the time taken to learn, practice, and be assessed for the skills specified in the unit standards, and to reflect changes to content.

·      Three unit standards were replaced by four new standards.

·      Unit standards 20644, 21325, 28237, 28624, 29089, 29145, and 29150 were reclassified.

 

Category C and D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2021

 

The last date for assessment of superseded versions of Category B unit standards is December 2021

 

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

Subfield

Meat Processing

3-6

Standards

20644, 21325, 28237

3

Subfield

Primary Products Food Processing

3-5

Standards

28624, 29089

3

Domain

Boning Operations

4-6

Standard

28237

3

Domain

Pre and Post Slaughter and Dressing

4-7

Standards

20644, 21325

3

Domain

Primary Products Food Processing - Core Skills

4-7

Standards

28624, 29089

3

Domain

Primary Products Food Processing - Operational Skills

3-7

Standards

29145, 29150

3

Standard

3108

4

Standard

31948

4

Standard

3109

4

Standard

31948

4

 

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 > Primary Sector > Primary Sector Core Skills

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

28619

Apply quality assurance practices to own work area in a primary industry operation

Identify quality assurance requirements for own work and monitor own work quality in a primary industry operation

3

5

B

29090

Demonstrate knowledge of product safety practices and processes in a primary industry operation

3

5

B

29155

Set up data capture equipment for packaging in a primary industry operation

3

5

D

 

Manufacturing > Meat Processing > Boning Operations

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

20226

Operate a meat processing skinning machine

3

5

B

21159

Pre-trim carcasses in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

25028

Operate a mechanical saw for boning in a meat processing operation

4

10

B

28234

Trim meat products in a meat processing operation

3

5

10

B

 

Manufacturing > Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Rendering

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

3108

3109

31948

Operate a high-temperature rendering process

Operate a low-temperature rendering process

Operate and monitor rendering equipment and associated processes

4

4

4

20

20

20

C

C

3111

Prepare and dispatch tallow and rendered meat products

3

5

D

28174

Operate a blow line in a meat processing operation

3

5

D

28175

Operate rendering equipment during rendering in a meat processing operation

4

5

D

 

Manufacturing > Meat Processing > Meat Manufacturing

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

3116

Produce roasted, steamed, and smoked meat products in a meat processing operation

Prepare raw meat products and operate a meat preserving machine in a meat processing operation

3

10

B

3117

Produce cooked corned-beef products in a meat processing operation

3

5

D

18522

Prepare casings in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

18527

Prepare manufactured meat product formulations

3

5

B

18531

Sort meat for by-products in a meat processing operation

Demonstrate knowledge of and apply processes to sort and classify meat for by-products in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

18812

Batch meat for by-products in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

19342

Ferment and mature manufactured meat products in a meat processing operation

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of fermentation and maturation of manufactured meat products in meat processing

3

5

 

10

B

19343

Cure manufactured meat products in a meat processing operation

Demonstrate knowledge of curing manufactured meat products in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

20639

Extract animal foetal blood in a meat processing operation

3

10

B

28238

Prepare and operate equipment for making by-products in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

28239

Demonstrate knowledge of a meat by-products manufacturing operation

3

5

10

B

28240

Make meat by-products

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of meat by-product production

3

5

B

28241

Pull, strip, and pack runners in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

28242

31949

 

31950

 

31951

Prepare meat by-products

Prepare primary and secondary meat cuts for by-products manufacture

Prepare primary and secondary meat cuts for product manufacture

Prepare dry ingredients for meat product manufacture and prepare meat products for packaging

3

3

 

3

 

3

10

7

 

3

 

7

C

28250

Produce freeze-dried meat products

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of machines and processes used to produce freeze-dried meat products

3

10

5

B

28251

Produce cooked meat products in a meat processing operation

3

10

5

B

28252

Produce meat extracts in a meat processing operation

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of meat extract production in a meat processing operation

3

10

B

 

Manufacturing > Meat Processing > Meat Quality

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

20232

Carry out fat testing on meat products

3

5

D

 

Manufacturing > Meat Processing > Pre and Post Slaughter and Dressing

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

16496

Process non-conforming product in a meat processing operation

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of non-conforming product and procedures for processing and removal

3

5

B

20641

Operate a suspended splitting saw in a meat processing operation

3

10

B

20642

Supply skids and gambrels for a meat processing operation

Supply, inspect and maintain skids and gambrels in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

21161

Use retain rail equipment in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

23352

Demonstrate knowledge of the slaughtering of livestock in a meat processing operation

Describe livestock slaughter in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

23353

Demonstrate knowledge of pre-slaughter stunning in a meat processing operation

Describe livestock pre-slaughter stunning in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

23354

Demonstrate knowledge of livestock behaviour prior to slaughter in the meat processing industry

Describe livestock behaviour during unloading, moving and penning prior to slaughter in the meat processing industry

3

10

B

25840

Identify individual animals during the slaughter process using electronic systems in a meat processing operation

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of electronic identification for individual animals during the slaughter process

3

5

B

25841

Demonstrate knowledge of livestock emergency slaughter in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

27003

Shackle stock in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

28178

Stun stock in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

28179

Stick stock in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

28182

Recover viscera by-products in a meat processing operation

4

10

B

28183

Remove non-viscera by-products from carcasses in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

28248

Handle stock in the yards in a meat processing operation

3

5

B

28249

Receive and inspect stock in the yards in a meat processing operation

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of receiving and inspecting stock in the yards in a meat processing operation

4

15

B

 

Manufacturing > Primary Products Food Processing > Primary Products Food Processing - Core Skills

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

28623

Compare product compliance to written specifications in a primary products food processing operation

3

3

D

28630

Apply hygiene and food safety requirements to own work area in a primary products food processing operation

Apply hygiene and food safety procedures to own work area in a primary products food processing operation

3

5

B

28634

Clean and sanitise work areas, machinery and equipment in a primary products food processing operation

3

2

B

 

Manufacturing > Primary Products Food Processing > Primary Products Food Processing - Operational Skills

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

28262

Use and maintain hand knives in a primary products food processing operation

3

3

5

B

28267

Sharpen hand knives in a primary products food processing operation

Sharpen a hand knife in a primary products food processing operation

3

2

B

28665

Apply laboratory fundamentals in a primary products food processing operation

3

10

D

28666

Apply microbiological fundamentals used in a laboratory in a primary products food processing operation

3

5

D

28667

Apply chemistry fundamentals used in a laboratory in a primary products food processing operation

3

5

D

28668

Operate rapid analytical laboratory instruments in a primary products food processing operation

3

5

D

28669

Use handheld laboratory instruments in a primary products food processing operation

3

5

D

29091

Smoke food products in a primary products food processing operation

3

5

D

29148

Pack products in a primary products food processing operation

Handle incoming products and check, weigh and pack products in a primary products food processing operation

3

10

B

29149

Prepare containers to pack products in a primary products food processing operation

3

5

B

29151

Weigh products and label containers in a primary products food processing operation

3

5

B

29152

Operate packaging machines in a primary products food processing operation

Prepare, operate and maintain packaging machines in a primary products food processing operation

3

10

B

 

Manufacturing > Meat Processing

Manufacturing > Primary Products Food Processing

ID

Domain

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

21325

Pre and Post Slaughter and Dressing

Primary Products Food Processing - Operational Skills

Prepare stock for slaughter in a meat processing operation

 

Prepare stock for slaughter in a primary products food processing operation

3

5

B

28237

Boning Operations

Primary Products Food Processing - Operational Skills

Operate a bandsaw in a meat processing operation

Operate a bandsaw in a primary products food processing operation

3

10

B

 

Manufacturing > Meat Processing > Pre and Post Slaughter and Dressing

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Primary Sector > Primary Sector Core Skills

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

20644

Demonstrate knowledge of the Animal Welfare Act in relation to the meat processing industry

Demonstrate knowledge of the Animal Welfare Act in a primary industry operation

3

5

B

 

Manufacturing > Primary Products Food Processing > Primary Products Food Processing - Core Skills

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Primary Sector > Primary Sector Core Skills

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

28624

Apply sustainable environmental practices in a primary products food processing operation

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of sustainable environmental practices in a primary industry operation

3

2

B

29089

Apply product safety practices to own work area in a primary products food processing operation

Apply product safety practices to own work area in a primary industry operation

3

5

B

 

Manufacturing > Primary Products Food Processing > Primary Products Food Processing - Operational Skills

Manufacturing > Primary Products Food Processing > Primary Products Food Processing - Core Skills

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

29145

Work in a freezer in a primary products food processing operation

Work in a freezer storage area in a primary industry operation

3

10

B

29150

Dispatch products in a primary products food processing operation

Dispatch products in a primary industry operation

3

5

B