23713 version 1 Page 1 of 3 Implement technical requirements in a postharvest operation Level 4 Credits 12 Purpose This unit standard is for people working in a postharvest operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to: implement technical requirements for specific markets in a postharvest operation, implement the technical requirements and workplace procedures for non-conforming product in a postharvest operation, and identify potential sources and outcomes of non-conformance 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 23713 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 Implement technical requirements for specific markets in a postharvest operation. Performance criteria 1.1 Technical requirements for one product are implemented for specific markets in accordance with workplace procedures. Range may include but is not limited to – phytosanitary, actionable, nonactionable, grade standards, packaging, trading standards, market access restrictions. Element 2 Implement the technical requirements and workplace procedures for a non-conforming product in a postharvest operation. Performance criteria 2.1 The technical requirements for one product are implemented. Range 2.2 may include but is not limited to – tolerance levels, market access restrictions, workplace procedures to be followed, relevant legislation. Documentation for the technical requirements for one product is completed in accordance with workplace procedures. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 23713 version 1 Page 3 of 3 Element 3 Identify potential sources and outcomes of non-conformance in a postharvest operation. Performance criteria 3.1 Sources of non-conformance are identified for one product in terms of the risk that they may present. Range 3.2 may include but not limited to – phytosanitary, actionable, nonactionable, grade standards, packaging, trading standards, market access restrictions. The potential outcomes of non-conformance are described in terms of the consequences for the operation. Range may include but is not limited to – threat to market access, loss of production, loss of sales, fumigation. 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. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016