Field           Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Rollover and Revision of Equine Care unit standards

Subfield	Domain	ID
Equine	Equine Care	1623, 1625, 1648, 1656, 1661, 6578, 6612, 6613, 6617, 6623, 19459-19461, 24303, 25979, 32109, 32115, 32118

Muka Tangata – People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council has completed the rollover and revision of the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published                                                               June 2025

Planned review date                                                                              December 2028

Summary

Muka Tangata – People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council has changed the scheduled review date of the unit standards in Equine Care domain to maintain their currency and allow time for a review to take place before December 2028.

During 2023 and 2024, representatives of the equine industry provided feedback to Muka Tangata – People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council which triggered revisions to the equine qualifications.  As part of the consultation, Muka Tangata – People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council confirmed with industry stakeholders that the current unit standards are fit for purpose and that there is no capacity or desire to undertake a review at this time.

Main changes

· The standard setting body details were changed from the Primary Industry Training Organisation to Muka Tangata – People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council in superseded templates.

· The web link to the Code of Welfare: Horses and Donkeys (2018) was updated in unit standards 1661, 19461, 32109, 32115, and 32118.

Impact on Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR)

· The unit standards were moved from CMR 0018 to CMR 0052.