Field           Manufacturing

 

Review of Fellmongery and Leather Processing unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Fellmongery and Leather Processing

 

Fellmongery Processing Knowledge

6541, 18568, 18569, 18573, 18574, 25148

Fellmongery Processing Skills

16487-16491, 22159, 25143, 27887, 27889, 27909

Leather Processing Knowledge

8011, 8263, 8382, 8393, 8395, 8399, 27893-27903, 27908

Leather Processing Skills

8013, 8015, 8017, 21830, 27904

 

The Primary ITO has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                               September 2021

 

Summary

 

Unit standards were identified that had little or no usage in the last two years.  Consent to assess holders were contacted in May and notified of their pending expiry.  Feedback was received from LASRA (NZ Leather and Shoe Research Association) on the completion status of past and present students.  This feedback did not affect the pending expiry of unit standards.

 

Main changes

 

·      Unit standards were expired due to little or no usage in the last two years, and no anticipated usage in the future.

 

Category D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2023

 

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

 

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

 

Manufacturing > Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Fellmongery Processing Knowledge

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

6541

Demonstrate knowledge of sheepskin fellmongery operations

2

4

D

18568

Demonstrate knowledge of fellmongery raw material and its preparation for fellmongering

4

5

D

18569

Demonstrate knowledge of depilation chemistry and depilatory paint preparation used in leather manufacture

4

5

D

18573

Demonstrate knowledge of principles and practices of lamb and sheep pelt liming, deliming, and bating

3

5

D

18574

Demonstrate knowledge of principles and practices of lamb and sheep pelt pickling and grading

4

5

D

25148

Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand fellmongery industry

2

3

D

 

Manufacturing > Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Fellmongery Processing Skills

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

16487

Grade slipe wool

3

5

D

16488

Pull slipe wool

3

5

D

16489

Wash slipe wool

3

5

D

16490

Dry slipe wool

3

5

D

16491

Grade processed pelts in a fellmongery or leather processing operation

3

5

D

22159

Preserve and store green skins

3

5

D

25143

Trim skins for wool removal

3

5

D

27887

Prepare and wash skins for wool removal

3

5

D

27889

Prepare and apply depilatory paint process for green skins

3

5

D

27909

Grade green skins

3

5

D

 

Manufacturing > Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Leather Processing Knowledge

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

8011

Demonstrate knowledge of hide processing operations

2

2

D

8263

Demonstrate knowledge of tannery operations

2

5

D

8382

Develop tannery production processes for product development

5

40

D

8393

Research and develop leather processes and products

6

40

D

8395

Analyse and evaluate leather colour

5

5

D

8399

Evaluate chrome tannage

5

5

D

27893

Analyse chemical testing in tanneries

5

5

D

27894

Analyse physical testing of leather

5

5

D

27895

Evaluate pretannage processes for woolskins

5

5

D

27896

Evaluate leather drying methods and conditioning

5

5

D

27897

Evaluate measurements used in leather manufacture

4

5

D

27898

Evaluate vegetable tannage

5

5

D

27899

Evaluate pretannage processes for bovine hides

5

5

D

27900

Evaluate chrome leather wet post-tannage processes

5

5

D

27901

Evaluate woolskin post-tannage processes

5

5

D

27902

Evaluate vegetable leather wet post-tannage processes

5

5

D

27903

Demonstrate knowledge of and analyse miscellaneous tannages

5

5

D

27908

Analyse and evaluate leather finishing requirements

5

5

D

 

Manufacturing > Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Leather Processing Skills

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

8013

Prepare hides for processing

3

5

D

8015

Complete wet salting hide process

3

5

D

8017

Prepare, operate and maintain complex tannery machinery

4

10

D

21830

Grade wet salted processed hides

3

5

D

27904

Prepare, operate and maintain basic tannery machinery

3

5

D