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Demonstrate knowledge of waste management in an agribusiness
context
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe waste
management principles and the application of legislative requirements in an
agribusiness context.
Subfield
Agriculture
Domain
Agricultural Resource Maintenance
Status
Registered
Status date
27 April 2000
Date version published
20 May 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2010
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0052
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Legislation applicable to this unit standard includes but is not limited to: the Resource
Management Act 1991, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, and their subsequent amendments.
2
A familiar agribusiness refers to a business in the same sector as the person being
assessed. For example, a dairy farm would be a familiar business if the person
being assessed is a dairy farmer.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe waste management principles in an agribusiness context.
Performance criteria
1.1
The principles of waste management including reduction, reuse, recycling,
recovery and residual management, are described in terms of a familiar
agribusiness.
1.2
The potential of refuse is described in terms of minimising waste and
maximising opportunities in a familiar agribusiness.
Element 2
Describe the application of legislative requirements for waste management in an
agribusiness context.
Range
Resource Management Act 1991, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992,
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, and their subsequent
amendments.
Performance criteria
2.1
The national or local bodies charged with administering the legislative
requirements are identified in terms of contact details, legislative jurisdictions,
geographical areas of responsibility, and the relevant documents produced by
or available from those bodies.
2.2
Waste management situations in an agribusiness context requiring reference to
particular legislative requirements are identified in terms of the individual’s
ability to meet the legislative requirement versus contracting external
assistance.
Range
one situation within the individual’s capability and one situation
requiring external assistance.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
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