NZQA registered unit standard
8383 version 9
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of hides and skins used in leather
manufacture
Level
4
Credits
Purpose
5
This theory-based unit standard is for experienced people in
the fellmongery or leather industries or those wishing to
develop their technical skills in leather manufacturing.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: animal species in terms of their suitability for
leathers produced for particular end uses; the main features of
equipment used to remove hides or skins from carcasses;
common preservation methods used on hides and skins; and
the features of classification systems used to grade hides and
skins, in leather manufacture.
Classification
Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Leather Processing
Knowledge
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Classification systems may be based on own workplace classifications or any documented
national system.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of animal species in terms of their suitability for leathers produced
for particular end uses in leather manufacture.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Animal species used for leather manufacture are identified and each species is
described in terms of their suitability for particular types of leather articles.
Range
evidence is required of three species.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the main features of equipment used to remove hides or skins
from carcasses used in leather manufacture.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
8383 version 9
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Equipment used to remove hides and skins for leather manufacture is identified
and described in terms of the main features.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of common preservation methods used on hides and skins for
leather manufacture.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Preservation methods used on hides and skins are described in terms of
process technique, effectiveness for different storage requirements, and
distinctions applying to the treatment of hides as opposed to skins.
preservation includes but is not limited to – temporary
preservation, wet salting, pickling.
Range
Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of the features of classification systems used to grade hides and
skins for leather manufacture.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Features of hides and skins that are used as the basis for grading or classifying
raw or pickled material are described.
Range
evidence is required of three features for hides and three for skins.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 September 1996
31 December 2013
Revision
2
23 March 1999
31 December 2013
Review
3
27 April 2000
31 December 2013
Revision
4
20 February 2002
31 December 2013
Revision
5
14 October 2004
31 December 2013
Review
6
14 December 2007
31 December 2015
Review
7
21 February 2013
31 December 2017
Review
8
20 March 2014
31 December 2017
Review
9
19 February 2015
N/A
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
8383 version 9
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0033
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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 standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016