Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Fellmongery and Leather Processing (Level 4)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
65
NZSCED
030199 - Engineering and Related Technologies >
Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology > Manufacturing,
Engineering and Technology not classified elsewhere
Qualification developer
Primary ITO
Next review
December 2018
Approval date
April 2015
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide competent
employees for the fellmongery and leather processing sectors,
who are able to work as experienced operators, under limited
supervision, in a fellmongery and leather processing operation
processing hides and skins.
The learner will benefit by having a qualification that will allow
them to work competently as experienced operators in a
fellmongery and leather processing operation.
This qualification will ensure the establishment of standards of
competent performance in leather manufacturing and
fellmongery operations that can provide domestic and
international markets with confidence in a quality range of leather
products.
Outcome Statement
Graduate profile
Graduates of the qualification will be able to:

plan and manage work priorities to provide workplace
information in a leather processing operation

monitor the implementation of health and safety, quality and
environmental practices in a leather processing operation

apply knowledge of hides and skins to fellmongery and
leather processing
Education pathway
This qualification can lead on from the New Zealand Certificate in
Fellmongery and Leather Processing (Level 3) [Ref: 2486] and
on to the New Zealand Diploma in Leather Processing
(Technology) (Level 5) [Ref: 2494].
Employment pathway
This qualification can lead to employment as an experienced
operator in a fellmongery and leather processing operation
processing hides and skins.
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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.
Evidence requirements for
assuring 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:

student feedback on course delivery and 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

other relevant evidence that supports the consistency review.
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 a NZQA
approved programme.
Other requirements for the
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
All tasks are to be carried out in accordance with the Health and
Safety in Employment (HSE) Act 1992, the Animal Products Act
1999, and company quality, environmental and hygiene
requirements.
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
Qualification Reference 2492
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It is recommended candidates hold the New Zealand Certificate
in Fellmongery and Leather Processing (Level 3) [Ref: 2486] or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
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Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
1
Conditions
Plan and manage work
priorities to provide workplace
information in a leather
processing operation
(15 credits)
2
Monitor the implementation of
health and safety, quality and
environmental practices in a
leather processing operation
(10 credits)
3
Apply knowledge of hides and
skins to fellmongery and
leather processing
(40 credits)
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Fellmongery
Processing with strands in Slipe Wool Grading, Pickled Pelt
Grading, and Pickled Pelt Processing [Ref: 0688]
Learners currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification 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 qualification is 31 December 2016. The
last date for award of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2018.
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,
PO Box 10383, The Terrace, Wellington 6143. Email standards@primaryito.ac.nz.
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