Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Skills (Level 2)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
2
Credits
40
NZSCED
059999
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies > Other
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies > Agriculture,
Environmental and Related Studies not elsewhere classified
Qualification developer
Primary ITO
Next review
December 2017
Approval date
17 April 2014
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to enable the recognition of
the entry level skills and knowledge required by the primary
industry sector, and to provide a training pathway for entry into
careers in the primary sector.
This qualification is targeted at new or potential entrants into the
primary sector including seasonal workers, career changers and
those not yet engaged in education, employment or training.
This qualification will allow primary industry workplaces to:
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recognise the skill development of casual, seasonal and/or
entry level employees and,
-
identify graduates who can demonstrate the required skills
and knowledge to contribute safely and effectively in the
workplace.
Learners will benefit by gaining recognition of their skills and
entry into a training pathway leading to a range of careers in the
primary sector.
Graduates will be capable of working under supervision.
Outcome Statement
Graduate profile
Education pathway
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Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
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Carry out practical production tasks associated with an entry
level role in a primary industry context.
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Use safe work practices in a primary industry workplace.
This qualification is an entry pathway for learners without
qualifications who are seeking employment, or are newly
employed, in the primary industries.
This qualification may lead on to a range of primary sector
qualifications at Level 3 including :
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Employment pathway
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Horticulture
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Apiculture
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Poultry Farming
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Pork Farming
-
New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Level 4) with strands
in Arable Farming, Dairy Farming, and Livestock Farming
[Ref: 2212]
-
New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Pastoral Livestock
Production) (Level 3) [Ref: 2217]
-
New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Milk Harvesting)
(Level 3) [Ref: 2216]
-
New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Vehicles, Machinery
and Infrastructure) (Level 3) [Ref: 2215]
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New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Farming Systems)
(Level 3) [Ref: 2220]
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New Zealand Certificate in Apiculture (Level 3) [Ref: 2223]
Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge
to obtain entry level roles in the primary sector, for example
pruner, harvester, pack house hand, relief milker, junior farm
assistant, turf labourer, orchard worker, vineyard hand, assistant
gardener or nursery worker.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by the Primary ITO as the
qualification developer and the industry training organisation
arranging training leading to the qualification under section 5
of the Industry Training Act 1992.
This qualification may also be awarded by an education
organisation accredited under section 250 of the Education
Act 1989 to deliver an approved programme leading to this
qualification.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification
will display the NZQF logo and may also include the name
and/or logo of the awarding education organisation.
Arrangements for managing
consistency
All education organisations offering programmes leading to
the qualification must engage with arrangements for
managing consistency, including covering actual and
reasonable related costs.
Each education organisation is responsible for deciding what
specific evidence it will provide to demonstrate how well its
graduates meet the graduate profile outcomes of the
qualification.
Evidence of the following must be provided:
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Student feedback on course delivery and
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qualification achievement, their perception of the
value of the training, and suggestions for
improvements

Feedback from employers on the level of skills,
knowledge and behaviour demonstrated by
graduates of the qualification

Evidence of effective internal quality assurance
systems

Portfolios of work and/or assessment samples
demonstrating the range of student performance
within a programme
TEOs can also provide any other relevant evidence that
supports the consistency review.
Credit transfer and recognition of
prior learning arrangements
Education organisations must have policies and procedures
in place for managing credit transfer, and assessing
recognition of prior learning and recognition of current
competency. These policies and procedures, and
information about associated fees, must be available to the
candidate prior to enrolment.
To facilitate credit transfer, education organisations must
clearly demonstrate the equivalency or comparability
between each of the outcomes in the graduate profile, and
the assessment components of their programmes.
Minimum standard of achievement
and standards for grade
endorsements
The minimum standard of achievement required for award of
the qualification will be the achievement of all graduate
outcomes in the graduate profile through successful
completion of an NZQA approved programme.
Entry requirements (including
prerequisites to meet regulatory body
or legislative requirements)
There are no regulatory body or legislative requirements.
Qualification conditions
Overarching conditions relating to the qualification
Conditions for programme
structure
None.
Conditions for programme
context
None.
Other conditions
Compliance with workplace procedures is inherent in the performance
of the qualification’s outcomes, and must be considered as part of the
assessment process.
Aspects of communication, team work, problem solving and selfmanagement are inherent in these outcomes, and should be
considered as part of the assessment process.
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Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
Mandatory
or Optional
1
Programmes must ensure that
learners gain experience in a
range of practical production
tasks relevant to a specific
context.
Mandatory
Carry out practical production tasks associated
with an entry level role in a primary industry
context.
Credit 30
Examples of contexts include,
but are not limited to:
apiculture, arboriculture, dairy,
deer, horticulture services,
production horticulture, nursery,
pork, postharvest, poultry,
sheep/beef.
Tasks may include generic
activities common to the
primary sector, including but
not limited to: pest and weed
control, spraying, mowing,
harvesting, pruning and
training, mulching, fencing,
weather monitoring, feeding
out, moving stock.
2
Use safe work practices in a primary industry
workplace.
Programmes must include the
following unit standard: 23541.
Mandatory
Programmes may also include
the following unit standards:
Optional
Credit 10
19145, 23540.
Assessment of this outcome
should be integrated with
performance of tasks
completed for the achievement
of Outcome 1.
Mandatory
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the:
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National Certificate in Agriculture (Introductory Skills) (Level 2)
[Ref: 1433]; and
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National Certificate in Agriculture (Level 2) with strands in Cattle
Farming, Dairy Farming, Deer Farming, and Sheep Farming
[Ref: 1434].
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Trainees currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualifications may either complete the
requirements as specified below, or transfer their results to this replacement qualification.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2016. The
last date for award of the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2017 at which time they will be
designated as discontinued.
It is the intention of Primary ITO that no existing trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition
arrangements. Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the Primary
ITO.
Version 1 of this qualification was republished in June 2015 to update the last date for entry into
programmes leading to the replaced qualifications from 31 December 2015 to 31 December 2016.
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