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Explain and operate the New Zealand Food Safety Authority's Electronic
Certification system of Official Assurance
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People with this unit standard are able to in a seafood context: explain the
ethics and responsibilities associated with the Certification Operator role; the
New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s certification system; certification
requirements for seafood products and confirmation procedures in
accordance with legislative and company requirements; and complete E-cert
documents for an animal product in accordance with legislative and company
requirements.
Subfield
Seafood
Domain
Seafood Risk Management
Status
Registered
Status date
16 April 2010
Date version published
16 April 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0123
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
Definitions
Approval refers to confirmation by an official assurance verifier that an E-Cert document
meets all legislative and market access requirements.
Certification covers all procedures and activities associated with issuance of Official
Assurance for consignments of animal material or animal product where Official Assurance
is required. It includes eligibility documents, eligibility declarations and export certificates.
Electronic certification is referred to as E-cert in this unit standard.
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Legislative requirements in this unit standard refer to legislation, regulations and standards
that include but are not limited to the Animal Products Act 1999, Animal Products (Official
Assurance Specifications) Notice, Official Assurances Programme (OAP), Technical
Directives (TDs), Overseas Market Access Requirements (OMARs), General
Requirements for Exporters (GREXs), New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) E-cert
Help Files, and subsequent updates and amendments.
Linked document refers to any document or record that provides information to support an
E-cert document.
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures that are
communicated in an oral or written form. These requirements must include legislation
requirements and company safety procedures, and may include but are not limited to
industry codes of practice and standards.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Explain the ethics and responsibilities associated with the Certification Operator role.
Performance criteria
1.1
The explanation includes the role of certification in New Zealand’s trade.
Range
1.2
The explanation includes the potential impact of inaccurate and fraudulent
certification.
Range
1.3
individual, company, seafood industry, trade of other animal
material or products, regulatory authority.
The explanation includes the ethical requirements of certification for the
Certification Operator.
Range
1.4
international and domestic.
includes but is not limited to – section 2 (Certification) of the Code
of Professional Conduct for Veterinarians, Animal Products Act
1999, Statement of Policy – Ethical Basis of Certification, NZFSA
Conditions for Use of web applications.
The responsibilities of the Certification Operator are maintained in accordance
with legislative requirements.
Range
E-cert security, company requirements, ethical requirements.
Element 2
Explain the New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s certification system.
Performance criteria
2.1
Legislative requirements and websites relevant to certification are located.
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2.2
The explanation includes the key features of the legislative requirements that
apply to certification.
2.3
The explanation includes the rules associated with login identifications and
passwords.
Range
2.4
New Zealand Food Safety Authority, company.
The explanation includes an outline of the terms associated with E-cert.
Range
includes but is not limited to – raise, amend, approved, cancel,
revoke, resubmit, request amendment, exhaust, search, history,
request replacement, official assurance, eligibility document,
eligibility declaration.
2.5
The explanation includes the record keeping requirements in accordance with
company and legislative requirements.
2.6
The explanation includes the elements to be included in a Business Continuity
Plan (BCP).
Range
includes but is not limited to – identification of factors that prevent
normal use of E-cert, corrective action procedures, equipment
requirements, communication.
Element 3
Explain certification requirements for seafood products and confirmation procedures in
accordance with legislative and company requirements.
Performance criteria
3.1
The explanation includes the certification requirements for a range of seafood
products and markets.
Range
evidence is required for three products and three markets.
3.2
The explanation includes the range of products produced, and processes
carried out at the certification operator’s premises.
3.3
The explanation includes the procedures used by the premises to confirm
compliance with New Zealand standards and overseas market access
requirements.
3.4
The explanation includes the records generated as part of the confirmation
procedures in accordance with company requirements.
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Element 4
Complete E-cert documents for a seafood product in accordance with legislative and
company requirements.
Performance criteria
4.1
Data is entered accurately and submitted in accordance with company and
legislative requirements.
4.2
Information to support product eligibility is confirmed and records kept in
accordance with company and legislative requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – product reception records,
production records, records of company checks, incoming
eligibility documents and inventory records.
4.3
Requests for amendment of E-cert documents are responded to in an accurate
and timely manner.
4.4
Approval is obtained for submitted E-cert documents.
Range
4.5
evidence includes – Health Certificates, Eligibility Documents.
Record keeping requirements are maintained in accordance with company and
legislative requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – certificate numbers, approved
certificates, cancelled or revoked certificates, linked documents.
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.
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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