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
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
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 |