Field: Manufacturing, Meat processing

Change report for the review of Butchery New Zealand Qualifications

Reviewed qualifications

Ref	Version	Qualification title	Level	Credits
2971	1	New Zealand Certificate in Butchery Operations Management (Level 5)	5	70
2973	1	New Zealand Certificate in Butchery (Level 3)	3	80

Review information

Qualification Developer	Competenz
Reason for the review	Scheduled 5-year review
Review date	July 2020
Outcome date	September 2020
Next review date	December 2022

Summary of review and consultation process

The review of the two qualifications listed above was held during 2020 including a preparatory stage when information was gathered and the reviewed qualification documents were circulated via email to the stakeholder group for final comment and completion of attestations.

The consultation Stakeholder group consisted of employers, industry experts, and association representatives.

Both these qualifications have had no uptake and the usual practice would be to expire them, however, as the Covid-19 pandemic has prevented the stakeholder group from engaging in an in-depth review to better explore and ascertain the reasons for the lack of uptake, the following has been agreed upon:

· a refresh of language and other qualification processes this year to meet current NZQA requirements;

· early review of these qualifications to align with the review of the 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] due December 2022 to cement the required skills and knowledge in the butchery industry and ensure the qualifications going forward meet current and future learning needs for these industries.

Main changes resulting from the review

The qualifications were reviewed to ensure they remained fit for purpose. This included the strategic purpose statement, graduate profile outcome statements, and indicative credits of the outcomes where required.

The qualification award was amended to ensure clarity and meet current requirements for listing.

Evidence requirements for assuring consistency were amended to align with industry requirements.

Review outcome

Ref	Version	Reviewed qualification	Outcome category	New qualification details/version
2971	1	New Zealand Certificate in Butchery Operations Management (Level 5)	B-New version of qualification	2871-2
2973	1	New Zealand Certificate in Butchery (Level 3)	B-New version of qualification	2973-2

Transition information

Ref	Qualification title	Last date of entry	Last date of assessment
2971-1	New Zealand Certificate in Butchery Operations Management (Level 5)	N/A	31 December 2022
2973-1	New Zealand Certificate in Butchery (Level 3)	N/A	31 December 2022

Any additional information

It is the intention that no trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements. Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the qualification developer Connexis – Infrastructure ITO at qualifications@connexis.org.nz or 04 499 9144.