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Manage workflow to meet the requirements of a postharvest operation
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in a postharvest operation who are
required to have a basic knowledge of workflow management.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: manage workflow systems
to meet the requirements of a postharvest operation, manage problems that
occur within a workflow system in a postharvest operation, and manage
workflow system’s documentation and/or software as used 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.
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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.
4
Produce may include fruit, vegetables and flowers.
5
Workflow systems are systems used to manage the processing from inwards goods
through to dispatch including resourcing, planning, processes and product.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Manage workflow systems to meet the requirements of a postharvest operation.
Performance criteria
1.1
Workflow systems are managed in accordance with workplace procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – just in time orders, packed
inventory, inwards goods management, capacity planning,
dispatch management, labour.
Element 2
Manage problems that occur within a workflow system in a postharvest operation.
Performance criteria
2.1
Problems that occur within the workflow system are managed in accordance
with workplace procedures.
Range
2.2
may include but not limited to – internal audit, audit reports,
process reports, quality control records, supervisor monitoring,
general observation, computer reports, discussion with personnel.
Corrective action is taken where a problem is identified.
Range
may include but is not limited to – data collection, review, action
plan, measured outcome, changes to procedures to prevent
recurrence, ongoing monitoring.
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Element 3
Manage workflow system’s documentation and/or software as used in a postharvest
operation.
Performance criteria
3.1
Documentation and/or software use is managed in accordance with workplace
procedures.
Range
3.2
what is used, when used, where used, and who the personnel
involved are.
Documentation and/or software control procedures are managed in accordance
with workplace procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – audit procedures, quality
assurance requirements, product tracking, stocktake.
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.
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.
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