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Identify status, and maintain records, of deer, under direct supervision
Level
2
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to, under direct supervision,
identify status of deer and maintain records of deer.
This unit standard is for entry level people working under the direct
supervision of the employer or supervisor.
Subfield
Agriculture
Domain
Deer Farming
Status
Registered
Status date
22 August 2008
Date version published
22 August 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
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 includes but is not limited to the Animal Welfare Act 1999.
2
Performance of all aspects of this unit standard should comply with the Animal
Welfare (Deer) Code of Welfare 2007, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 2007,
available at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz.
3
The DeerQA On-Farm Programme Operating Standards can be obtained from Deer
Industry New Zealand, PO Box 10-702, Wellington, or http://www.deernz.org.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify status of deer.
Performance criteria
1.1
Age group, sex, and condition score of deer are identified by observation.
1.2
Species and classes of deer are identified by observation.
1.3
Behaviour patterns of deer are described in accordance with sex.
Range
hinds, hinds with fawns, stags.
Element 2
Maintain records of deer.
Range
methods of weighing may include but are not limited to – scales, weight band.
Performance criteria
2.1
Equipment is prepared and used in accordance with prior instructions of the
supervisor and according to manufacturer’s instructions.
2.2
Deer are handled for identification and weighing in a manner which does not
cause undue stress or risk of injury to other deer or people.
2.3
Weighing is carried out as directed by the supervisor.
2.4
Records are maintained as directed by the supervisor.
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.
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.
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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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