NZQA registered unit standard
18574 version 6
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of principles and practices of lamb and
sheep pelt pickling and grading
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
5
This theory-based unit standard is for experienced people in
the fellmongery or leather processing industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: lamb and sheep pelt pickling; lamb and sheep
pickled pelt grading and packing; and the main features of a
quality assurance system and quality controls used in lamb and
sheep pelt pickling and grading, for leather manufacture.
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
Resource documents include but are not limited to – Specification for Grading New
Zealand Lamb Pelts; Specification for Grading New Zealand Sheep Pelts;
Specification for the Treatment, Grading and Classification of NZ Sheep and
Lambskins for Tannery Dressing, available from the New Zealand Leather and Shoe
Research Association (LASRA), Private Bag 8094, Fitzherbert Science Centre,
Palmerston North 4446.
3
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.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of lamb and sheep pelt pickling for leather manufacture.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The process of pelt pickling is described in terms of its principles.
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Practices of pelt pickling are described in terms of different process vessels.
Range
process vessels include but are not limited to – dolly use, drum or
mixer use.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of lamb and sheep pickled pelt grading and packing for leather
manufacture.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Pelt faults evident at pickle pelt grading are described in terms of their visible
features and origins.
2.2
Industry definitions of the main pelt grades are described in terms of grading
specifications.
Range
2.3
lamb grades include but are not limited to – super, regular/run,
third, pinhole, alpha, ribby, seedy, merino, fourth, pieces, small;
sheep grades include but are not limited to – regular/run heavy
sheep, third heavy sheep, regular light sheep, third light sheep,
ribby sheep, merino sheep.
The procedures for pressing and packing pickled pelts are described in terms of
organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the main features of a quality assurance system and quality
controls used in lamb and sheep pelt pickling and grading for leather manufacture.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The features of a quality assurance system used in lamb and sheep pelt
pickling and grading are described in terms of organisational requirements.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
18574 version 6
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 September 2001
31 December 2014
Review
2
24 November 2005
31 December 2014
Review
3
19 June 2009
31 December 2015
Review
4
21 February 2013
31 December 2017
Review
5
20 March 2014
31 December 2017
Review
6
19 February 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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Please note
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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
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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.
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.
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