Field           Manufacturing

 

Review of Meat Processing unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Meat Processing

Meat Retail Butchery

17234

Meat Retailing

17238, 33393

 

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council has completed the revision of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                                                               November 2025

 

Planned review date                                                                                               December 2029

 

Summary

 

A review of these standards was completed in February 2025. Errors were identified after the standards were listed, which required further review. Industry confirmed that the updated skills and knowledge in the reviewed standards was now comparable to similar Level 4 standards and that new standards should be registered. These changes align with the original intent of the February review, supported and endorsed by industry.  

 

Main changes

 

·     Unit standards 17234 and 17238 were set to expire and replaced with unit standards 33495 and 33496.

·     The credit value of unit standard 33393 was increased from 3 to 5 to correct a typographical error.

 

Category C unit standards will expire at the end of December 2027

 

The last date for assessment of superseded versions of Category B unit standards is December 2025

 

Impact on Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR)

 

CMR has been updated from 0013 to 0014 to reflect the recent review of consent and moderation requirements.

 

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

Standard

33495, 33496

4

Standard

17234

3

Standard

33495

4

Standard

17238

3

Standard

33496

4

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

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Manufacturing > Meat Processing > Meat Retail Butchery

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

17234

 

33495

Demonstrate knowledge of livestock development and slaughter

Demonstrate knowledge of the development and slaughter of livestock

3

 

4

4

 

8

C

 

 

 

Manufacturing > Meat Processing > Meat Retailing

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

17238

 

33496

 

 

Demonstrate knowledge of nutritional values and cooking methods for meat products

Demonstrate knowledge of the nutritional values and cooking and serving methods for meat products

3

 

4

 

 

4

 

6

 

C

 

33393

Explain the need for and the application of the legislation governing the retail or wholesale meat industry

4

3

5

B