NZQA Expiring unit standard
20018 version 4
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Title
Use basic product and stores knowledge to complete work
operations in the dairy industry
Level
2
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to locate
materials and goods in storage facilities, and demonstrate
knowledge of basic stores operations.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Supply Chain
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
1
Work must be carried out in accordance with organisational requirements, licensing
requirements, legislative requirements, and industrial awards and agreements.
2
Work may be undertaken in various work areas including production, and inward and
outward stores.
3
Goods may include hazardous goods and those requiring controlled temperature
storage.
This unit standard is
expiring
Definitions
4
Legislative requirements include but are not limited to the Hazardous Substances and New
Organisms Act 1996, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products
Act 1999, Animal Products (Dairy) Regulations 2005, relevant Dairy
Specifications/Notices.
Organisational requirements refers to instructions to staff on policy and procedures which
are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – site specific requirements, and
company quality management requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Locate materials and goods in storage facilities.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
20018 version 4
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Inventory and labelling systems are used to locate goods and materials within
storage areas.
1.2
Goods and materials are physically located and identified.
1.3
Non-conforming materials, goods or conditions are identified, rectified and/or
reported in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of basic stores operations.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Basic stores operations are identified in terms of types of stores and storage
systems, and location advice including maps, plans, computers and other
location guides or devices.
2.2
Basic stores operations are identified in terms of storage system requirements.
Range
2.3
storage system requirements may include but are not limited to –
product code and labelling system storage requirements according
to product type and characteristics, storage requirements of
commonly used products and materials, signage and symbols
used to identify storage and handling requirements and contents
of stores, housekeeping in storage areas and own work area,
stock rotation, record keeping.
This unit standard is
Range
safety issues and practices may include but are not limited to –
safety and expiring
health hazards including working with hazardous goods
and manual handling, quality assurance and food safety issues
Basic stores operations are identified in terms of stores safety issues and
practices.
relating to own responsibilities, hazard and emergency control
policies and procedures.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
20018 version 4
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 June 2003
Rollover and
Revision
2
25 September 2006
Rollover and
Revision
3
17 July 2009
Review
4
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
31 December 2018
31 December 2018
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0022
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016