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Title
Describe the New Zealand Food Safety Authority's (NZFSA)
electronic certification system
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
5
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
responsibilities associated with the certification operator’s role;
describe the E-cert system; and complete E-cert
documentation.
This unit standard is for people who are required to complete
E-cert documentation for exporting meat product overseas.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry Generic
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Animal
Products Act 1999, NZFSA Manual 12 Overseas Requirements and Certification; and
the Official Assurances Programme.
2
Definitions
E-cert refers to NZFSA’s Electronic Certification System for the processing of
eligibility declarations, eligibility documents and electronic export certificates;
Organisational requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the
workplace.
This unit standard is
expiring
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the responsibilities associated with the certification operator’s role.
Range
includes but is not limited to – E-cert security, organisational requirements,
ethical requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The description includes the role of certification in international trade.
1.2
The description includes the potential impact to New Zealand of inaccurate and
fraudulent certification.
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The responsibilities of the certification operator are described in accordance
with the legal requirements.
Outcome 2
Describe the E-cert system.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The description includes the legal requirements that apply to certification.
2.2
The description includes the rules associated with accessing the E-cert system.
2.3
The description includes an outline of the terms associated with E-cert.
2.4
The description includes an outline of the record keeping process in accordance
with organisational and legal requirements.
Outcome 3
Complete E-cert documentation.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Data is entered accurately and submitted in accordance with organisational and
legal requirements.
3.2
Information to support product eligibility is confirmed, and records are kept in
accordance with organisational and legal requirements.
3.3
Consignor inspector requests, in relation to E-cert documents, are responded to
in an accurate and timely manner.
3.4
Approval is obtained for a submitted E-cert.
3.5
This unit standard is
Record keeping is maintained
in accordance with organisational and legal
expiring
requirements.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 October 2004
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
2
25 June 2007
Review
3
19 June 2009
31 December 2016
Review
4
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
31 December 2016
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016