Field           Manufacturing

 

Review of Food and Related Products Processing unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Food and Related Products Processing

Food and Related Product Production Line Operation

7675

Food Production - Poultry Products

18820-18842, 18844-18855, 22866-22872

 

Competenz has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                               February 2021

 

Planned review date                                                                              December 2025

 

Summary

 

The review was conducted in conjunction with the review of the qualifications for this sector, and the development of programmes leading to the:

 

A Technical Advisory Group, made up of key industry stakeholder representatives, was convened.  This group met to consider, in consultation with the industry networks of members, the unit standard content and to ensure it is current and fit-for-purpose for industry.

 

All feedback received prior to and during the review process was incorporated and endorsed for registration by the Technical Advisory Group in November 2020.

 

Main changes

 

·         20 unit standards were set to expire without replacement as they are no longer required.

·         One new unit standard was developed to meet food and related products processing industry sector need.

·         Guidance information, purpose statements, ranges, outcomes, and performance criteria were updated to reflect current industry practices in the food and related products processing industry sector.

·         Credits for unit standards 18828, 18830, 18851, and 22867 were amended to better reflect the time required for learning and assessment.

·         The level of unit standard 18831 was lowered to better align with its content.

·         Some titles were amended to better reflect outcomes.

·         Last dates for assessment of superseded versions of older versions of some Category B standards were specified.

 

Category D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2022

 

The last date for assessment of superseded versions of Category B unit standards is December 2022

 

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

 

Manufacturing > Food and Related Products Processing > Food and Related Product Production Line Operation

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7675

Maintain material supplies to food or related products production lines

Maintain supplies to food or related products production lines

2

2

B

 

Manufacturing > Food and Related Products Processing > Food Production - Poultry Products

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

18820

Handle, maintain and use knives safely in the poultry processing industry

Use and maintain knives for poultry processing

2

4

B

18821

Produce whole-bird poultry products

2

7

D

18822

Produce marinated poultry products using an injection marinating machine

3

4

B

18823

Produce marinated poultry products using a vacuum tumble marinating machine

3

10

D

18824

Produce marinated poultry products using a tumbler marinating machine

2

4

D

18825

Produce coated fresh poultry products

2

4

B

18826

Produce and pack stuffed poultry rolled roasts

2

2

D

18827

Produce stuffed poultry breasts

2

3

B

18828

Demonstrate knowledge of the production of secondary poultry products

2

2

5

B

18829

Check calibration of, and record calibration of scales in poultry manufacturing

2

1

B

18830

Package and label poultry products

Package poultry products

2

2

3

B

18831

Demonstrate knowledge of the production of primary processed poultry

3

2

8

B

18832

Inspect KFC poultry portions on automated nine cut automatic saw machine production line

2

12

D

18833

Set up, adjust and operate an automatic poultry cutting machine

2

8

D

18834

Produce poultry portions using a hand operated saw

2

7

B

18835

Produce poultry thigh fillets using automated equipment

2

4

D

18836

Produce chicken nibbles

2

2

B

18837

Produce poultry breasts and/or tenderloin fillets

Produce poultry breasts and tenderloin fillets

2

12

B

18838

Trim poultry fillets to specified size and weight

2

4

B

18839

Produce stir fry cut poultry pieces

2

2

D

18840

Operate a poultry carcass mincing machine

2

2

D

18841

Operate automated free-flow frozen poultry portion weighing and packaging equipment

2

10

D

18842

Hang live birds in shackles

2

6

B

18844

Inspect and eviscerate poultry carcasses

Inspect and eviscerate poultry carcasses and harvest offal

2

4

B

18845

Hang and grade eviscerated poultry carcasses

Hang and grade chilled, eviscerated poultry carcasses

2

4

B

18846

Carry out quality control checks for poultry processing

2

12

D

18847

Operate a system for cooling eviscerated poultry carcasses

3

12

B

18848

Set up, shut down and clean computerised labelling system for poultry products

2

4

D

18849

Pack poultry products in atmosphere-modified packs

2

1

D

18850

Take part in dixie wash processes

2

2

D

18851

Perform general support duties in a poultry processing production team

2

8

4

B

18852

Operate a poultry products spiral freezer for frozen poultry products production

3

2

B

18853

Operate a blast chiller and freezer for poultry products production

3

8

D

18854

Coordinate production and packaging to meet orders in a poultry processing production team

3

4

B

18855

Demonstrate knowledge of quality assurance in the poultry processing industry

3

6

D

22866

Produce poultry whole-leg manually using a boning knife

Produce poultry whole-leg products manually using a boning knife

2

4

B

22867

Produce cut, tucked and trussed whole-bird poultry products

Tuck and truss whole-bird poultry

2

5

 

7

B

22868

Set up, adjust and operate primary poultry processing production line in the eviscerate room

3

10

D

22869

Produce poultry nine cut portions using a hand operated saw

2

3

D

22870

Rehang poultry carcasses on an automatic poultry cutting machine

1

1

D

22871

Set up, adjust and operate primary poultry processing production line in the kill room

Set up, adjust and operate primary poultry processing production line

3

10

B

22872

Stick live birds not stuck by the automated equipment

2

2

D

32342

Load and operate an automatic poultry production machine

2

8

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