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National Certificate in Greyhound Care and Training (Kennel Hand)
(Level 3)
Level
3
Credits
73
This qualification has been reviewed. The last date to meet the requirements is 31
December 2018.
Transition Arrangements
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by the New Zealand Certificate in
Animal Care (Fish, Horses, Companion Animals, and Lifestyle Block Animals) (Level 3)
[Ref: 2487].
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the qualification is 31 December 2016.
The last date to meet the requirements of the qualification is 31 December 2018 at which
point the qualification will be designated discontinued. From that date no results can be
reported against the qualification.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
This qualification contains a standard that replaced an earlier standard. For the purposes
of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standard are exempt
from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standard – see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
545
12355
NZQF National Qualification Registration Information
Process
Registration
Revision
Review
Version
1
2
3
Date
March 2009
January 2011
January 2015
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
MoE Code 8105
Last Date for Assessment
February 2011
December 2018
December 2018
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Standard Setting Body
Primary Industry Training Organisation
PO Box 10383
The Terrace
Wellington 6143
Telephone
Email
Website
04 801 9616
standards@primaryito.ac.nz
http://www.primaryito.ac.nz
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National Certificate in Greyhound Care and Training (Kennel Hand)
(Level 3)
Level
3
Credits
73
Purpose
This qualification is for people with some experience in the greyhound industry, who wish
to gain skills as kennel hands to assist with the care and training of greyhounds for racing.
People will have the skills to care for a greyhound in a kennel situation including the skills
related to: bathing and grooming; cleaning kennels; catching, collaring, and preparing for
an activity; preparation for travel, loading and unloading, and attending to post travel
requirements; feeding; identification of signs of health, common health problems and
lameness; and preparing for, and attending to, a greyhound at the races.
People will also have knowledge of greyhound nutritional requirements, kennel complex
design and construction, raceday procedures, and the greyhound racing industry structure
and judicial system.
As employment in the greyhound racing industry involves interrelating with other team
members, people will be able to interview in a formal and informal situation, give oral
instructions, protect own health and safety; recognise sexual harassment and describe
ways of dealing with it, manage own use of alcohol and other drugs; and demonstrate
knowledge of stress and ways of dealing with it.
People will also be able to describe and apply knowledge of information and computer
technology in the racing industry, and perform workplace calculations.
All standards in the qualification are compulsory because employment as a kennel hand
involves a set of defined skills which are common across all workplaces.
Credit Range
Level 1 credits
Level 2 credits
Level 3 credits
Level 4 credits
Total
9
22
35
7
73
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Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NZQF National Qualifications
Credit gained for a standard may be used only once to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Unit standards and achievement standards that are equivalent in outcome are mutually exclusive for the
purpose of award. The table of mutually exclusive standards is provided on the New Zealand Qualifications
Authority (NZQA) website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/standards/standards-exclusionlist/.
Reviewed standards that continue to recognise the same overall outcome are registered as new versions
and retain their identification number (ID). Any version of a standard with the same ID may be used to meet
qualification requirements that list the ID and/or that specify the past or current classification of the standard.
Summary of Requirements
 Compulsory standards
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Equine > Equine Industry
ID
Title
23972
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ICT in the racing
industry
Level
Credit
3
5
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Greyhound Racing Industry > Greyhound Care and
Training
ID
Title
Level
Credit
25081
25082
25083
25084
25085
25087
25094
25095
Prepare a greyhound for bathing and grooming, and
bath and groom a greyhound
Clean greyhound kennels
2
3
2
3
Identify, catch, collar, and prepare a greyhound for an
activity
Demonstrate knowledge of, and meet, the nutritional
requirements of individual greyhounds'
Attend to preparation, travel, and post travel activities
for a greyhound
Assess greyhound kennel complexes and components,
and materials used in the construction of a complex
Identify the points, external body parts, five senses, and
signs of health and ill health in greyhounds
Identify common health problems and lameness in
greyhounds
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
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Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Greyhound Racing Industry > Greyhound Racing
ID
Title
Level
Credit
25086
25089
25097
Demonstrate knowledge of the greyhound racing
industry structure
Prepare for and attend to a greyhound on raceday, and
describe greyhound raceday procedures
Demonstrate knowledge of the greyhound racing
judicial system
3
5
4
7
3
4
Business > Business Administration > Business Information Processing
ID
Title
Level
112
Produce business or organisational information using
word processing functions
Core Generic > Core Generic > Self-Management
ID
Title
548
12355
Demonstrate knowledge of management of alcohol and
other drugs
Describe stress and ways of dealing with it
Core Generic > Core Generic > Social and Cooperative Skills
ID
Title
525
Recognise sexual harassment and describe ways of
responding to it
Credit
3
5
Level
Credit
1
2
2
2
Level
Credit
1
2
Health > Occupational Health and Safety > Occupational Health and Safety Practice
ID
Title
Level
Credit
497
Demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety
requirements
1
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal Communications
ID
Title
Level
3
Credit
1294
Be interviewed in a formal interview
2
2
1296
Interview in an informal one-to-one situation
3
3
1312
Give oral instructions in the workplace
3
3
Service Sector > Service Sector Skills > Service Sector - Core Skills
ID
Title
Level
64
Perform calculations for the workplace
Primary Industry Training Organisation
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Credit
2
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Transition Arrangements
Version 2
Version 2 was issued following revision to replace a standard that was incorrectly included
in version 1 with the standard that should have been included.
Changes to structure and content
 Standard 1297 was removed from the qualification.
 Standard 1294 was added to the qualification.
 Total qualification credits decreased from 76 to 73.
 Titles of standards 112, 548 and 12355 were updated to reflect changes made at
review.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
It is not intended that anyone be disadvantaged by this revision. However, anyone who
feels they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the Primary Industry Training
Organisation at the address below.
Other standard setting bodies whose standards are included in the
qualification
New Zealand Industry Training Organisation
NZQA
Certification
This certificate will display the logos of NZQA, the Primary Industry Training Organisation
and the organisation that has been granted consent to assess against standards that meet
the requirements of the qualification (accredited).
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the classification system listed on the Directory
of Assessment Standards (DAS) and the New Zealand Standard Classification of
Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
DAS Classification
NZSCED
Code
Description
Code
Description
2142
Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries > Greyhound Racing
Industry > Greyhound Care and
Training
059999
Agriculture, Environmental and
Related Studies > Other
Agriculture, Environmental and
Related Studies > Agriculture,
Environmental and Related
Studies not elsewhere classified
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Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess by a recognised Quality
Assurance Body before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Accredited providers
and Industry Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the moderation system
that applies to those standards. Accreditation requirements and the moderation system are outlined in the
associated Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) for each standard.
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