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Title
Use computer application software in a dairy industry laboratory
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to, in a dairy
industry laboratory: access laboratory application software; use
software for specified purposes; produce reports of retrieved
data and/or processed data; and apply data protection
measures.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Laboratory Methodology
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
1
Performance must be demonstrated and assessed in accordance with organisational
requirements.
2
Organisational requirements refers to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
(including the application of legislation to work site situations) which are formally
documented or generally accepted at the work site. This may include legislation;
industry standards and methods; national and international standards and methods;
standards and methods published in internationally recognised reputable texts;
customer/organisation developed methods, standard operating procedures,
specifications, manuals, and manufacturer’s information.
3
The legislation and standards relevant to this unit standard may include but are not
limited to – Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
4
Software packages could include – spreadsheets, databases, graphical and
statistical analysis and laboratory information systems.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Access laboratory application software.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Software is identified in terms of its application and use within the laboratory.
1.2
Software is opened from a personal computer or network terminal.
Outcome 2
Use software for specified purposes.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The appropriate level of given data is entered into the database.
2.2
Searches are conducted for the retrieval of required data.
2.3
Application features for efficient computation are used.
2.4
Data sets and databases are constructed for numerical and graphical analyses.
Outcome 3
Produce reports of retrieved data and/or processed data.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Data is analysed using features of the software package.
3.2
Options for constructing data reports are selected.
3.3
Results of data analyses are printed using features of the software package.
Outcome 4
Apply data protection measures.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Back up of worked data is maintained.
4.2
Hardcopy is maintained according to organisation requirements.
4.3
Antivirus software and quarantine procedures are used for important discs.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
21989 version 2
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
16 December 2005
31 December 2017
Review
2
15 October 2015
31 December 2017
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0022
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016