NZQA registered unit standard
27268 version 3
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the process of cooking raw materials
during rendering operations
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
5
This unit standard is for experienced people who are employed
in the rendering department in a meat processing operation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: the process of transferring raw materials from
storage to cooker; the process of cooking raw materials; and
cooking and raw-material size-reduction equipment used during
rendering operations.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Rendering
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products Act 1999.
2
Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Standard 6/Industry
Agreed Standard 6 (IS6/IAS6) – Processing of Edible Product; Industry Standard 7 –
Byproducts; available from the Ministry for Primary Industries at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emu-game/meatman/
Code of Practice: Rendering (NZFSA, 2009), available from Ministry for Primary
Industries at http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/elibrary/industry/code-practice-rendering/
3
Definitions
Cooking – cooking of raw materials using batch and/or continuous cookers.
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures that
are documented in memo, electronic, or manual format and available in the
workplace.
Raw materials – any animal tissue intended as a by-product that has not undergone
any treatment or been modified in any way. Raw materials may be refrigerated or
stabilised by chemical treatment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the process of transferring raw materials from storage to
cooker during rendering operations.
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SSB Code 101558
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NZQA registered unit standard
27268 version 3
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Types of transfer operations are described in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Range
1.2
Transfer requirements are outlined in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Range
1.3
transfer operations may include but are not limited to – blow line,
feeder, conveyor.
transfer requirements include but are not limited to – raw materials
consistency, temperatures, quantities.
Transfer maintenance requirements are outlined in accordance with
organisational requirements.
Range
transfer maintenance requirements include but are not limited to –
blockages, cleaning, start-up checks.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the process of cooking raw materials during rendering
operations.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The processes for cooking raw material are described in terms of organisational
requirements.
Range
processes may include but are not limited to – dry rendering, wet
rendering, batch processing, continuous processing.
2.2
Raw-material size-reduction is explained in terms of cooking quality and
efficiency.
2.3
The cooking process is described in terms of the cooking cycle.
Range
2.4
Batch and continuous cooking processes are compared in terms of effects on
company profitability and the environment.
Range
2.5
cooking cycle includes but is not limited to – time, temperature.
effects include but are not limited to – speed of production, product
quality, water consumption, electricity usage, equipment usage,
effluent.
Organisational requirements for loading raw materials into cooking equipment
are described in terms of productivity and product quality.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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NZQA registered unit standard
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The monitoring of cooking processes is described in accordance with
organisational requirements.
monitoring may include but is not limited to – non-condensed
emissions, vapours, product flows.
Range
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of cooking and raw-material size-reduction equipment used
during rendering operations.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Types of equipment used in the cooking process are identified in terms of their
use.
equipment includes but is not limited to – batch cooker, continuous
cooker.
Range
3.2
Types of equipment used in the size reduction of raw materials are identified in
terms of their use.
equipment includes but is not limited to – crusher, pre-breaker,
mincer.
Range
3.3
Types of equipment used in the cooking process and size reduction of raw
materials are described in terms of their main components.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 June 2011
31 December 2018
Review
2
27 January 2015
N/A
Revision
3
17 September 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0033
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27268 version 3
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR
also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
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