NZQA registered unit standard 8383 version 9 Page 1 of 3 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 Page 2 of 3 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 Page 3 of 3 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