NZQA registered unit standard
Title
6541 version 6
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Demonstrate knowledge of sheepskin fellmongery operations
Level
Purpose
2 Credits 4
This unit standard is for people new to the fellmongery or leather processing industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: product reception, storage, use, and markets; and fellmongery processing methods, machinery types, operation, capabilities, and monitoring requirements, for sheepskin fellmongery products.
Classification Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Fellmongery
Processing Knowledge
Available grade Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
2 Definition
Organisational requirements
– instructions to staff on policies and procedures which are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the workplace.
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of product reception, storage, use, and markets for sheepskin fellmongery products.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Raw products received by the fellmongery department are identified in terms of types, amounts and sources.
1.2 The handling, storage, and processing methods are described for each type of raw product received.
1.3 End products are described in terms of their uses.
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Code 101558
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020

NZQA registered unit standard
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The main markets for each end product are identified and described in terms of end use and purchasing country.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of fellmongery processing methods, machinery types, operation, capabilities, and monitoring requirements for sheepskin fellmongery products.
Evidence requirements
2.1 The use of processing chemicals is described in terms of their effects on raw products.
2.2 Methods for handling each type of processing chemical are described in terms of organisational requirements.
2.3 Fellmongery machinery and its position and function in the fellmongery process is identified and described in terms of type.
2.4 The output capabilities of each machine are described in terms of the fellmongery process.
2.5 Operator responsibilities are identified and described in terms of monitoring and maintaining individual machines.
2.6 The procedures for handling machine malfunctions and breakdowns are described in terms of organisational requirements.
Planned review date 31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Review
Revision
1
2
3
23 April 1996
30 August 1999
19 July 2001
31 December 2014
31 December 2014
31 December 2014
Review
Review
4
5
24 November 2005
19 June 2009
31 December 2014
31 December 2015
Review 6 21 February 2013 N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0033
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Code 101558
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020

NZQA registered unit standard 6541 version 6
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, 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.
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.
Requirements for consent to assess 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
Code 101558
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020