23710 version 1 Page 1 of 3 Demonstrate knowledge of technical requirements for produce in a postharvest operation Level 4 Credits 12 Purpose This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work in a postharvest operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of technical requirements for produce in a postharvest operation. Subfield Horticulture Domain Production Horticulture Status Registered Status date 25 June 2007 Date version published 25 June 2007 Planned review date 31 December 2012 Entry information Open. Accreditation Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry and teaching professional in the same field from another provider. Standard setting body (SSB) Primary Industry Training Organisation Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0032 This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do. Special notes 1 Workplace procedures refer to written or verbal policies and procedures on safety, operation and production set down by the employer or host organisation. 2 Standards refer to requirements laid down in quality assurance documentation and industry standards as supplied by an industry body, agent or exporting company. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 23710 version 1 Page 2 of 3 3 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Employment Relations Act 2000; Resource Management Act 1991; Privacy Act 1993; Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, Occupational Safety and Health Codes of Practice, Biosecurity NZ Export Certification Standard – June 2006. 4 Produce may include fruit, vegetables and flowers. 5 Technical requirements refer to the market specific requirements that must be adhered to for the produce to meet market specifications for export or the domestic market. Elements and performance criteria Element 1 Demonstrate knowledge of technical requirements for produce in a postharvest operation. Range may include but is not limited to – phytosanitary, actionable, non-actionable, grade standards, packaging, trading standards, market access restrictions, workplace procedures, relevant legislation, risks of non-conformance, documentation requirements. Performance criteria 1.1 Technical requirements are defined for one product for a specific market. 1.2 Sources of non-conformance are described in terms of the risk that they may present to the operation. Range 1.3 may include but is not limited to – threat to market access, loss of production, loss of sales, fumigation. Documentation for a technical requirement for one product is described in accordance with workplace procedures. Please note Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 23710 version 1 Page 3 of 3 Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP 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 www.primaryito.ac.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016