NZQA registered unit standard
28239 version 1
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of a meat by-products manufacturing
operation
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
5
This entry-level unit standard is for people who are employed in
the by-products area in a meat processing operation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: business and production activities within a byproducts manufacturing operation; product handling, storage,
processing, use, and markets for meat by-products; and types,
operation, capabilities, and monitoring requirements of
machines used in the process of producing meat by-products.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Manufacturing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures that
are documented in memo, electronic, or manual format and available in the
workplace
2
Range
Evidence is required of two different products produced in the candidate’s workplace.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of business and production activities within a by-products
manufacturing operation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Animal species used in a by-products manufacturing operation are identified in
terms of percentage of market value and production outputs.
1.2
Trade markets are identified in terms of percentage of product and market
value.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Range
1.3
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market value includes but is not limited to – product demand,
volume, market share, production costs, production outputs,
production priorities.
Industry organisations, representative organisations, and regulatory bodies
related to the by-products industry are identified in terms of their titles, roles,
and responsibilities.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of product handling, storage, processing, use, and markets for
meat by-products.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Handling and storage methods are described for each type of raw product
received for making by-products.
2.2
Processing steps and methods are described for each type of by-product
produced.
2.3
The types of end by-products produced are described in terms of their uses.
2.4
The organisation’s main markets for each end by-product are identified.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of types, operation, capabilities, and monitoring requirements of
machines used in the process of producing meat by-products.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Each type of machine is identified and its position and function in the process
described.
3.2
The output capabilities of each machine are described in terms of organisational
requirements.
3.3
Any special monitoring and maintenance requirements of individual machines
are described in accordance with organisational and manufacturer’s
requirements.
3.4
Procedures for handling machine malfunctions and breakdowns are described
in accordance with organisational and manufacturer’s requirements.
Replacement information
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
This unit standard replaced unit standard 3115 and unit
standard 18525.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
28239 version 1
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31 December 2019
Last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
N/A
1
27 January 2015
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,
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
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016