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Explain and carry out the development, implementation and
maintenance of a documented seafood system
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the development
and implementation of; and develop, implement and maintain, a documented
system in a seafood operation.
Subfield
Seafood
Domain
Seafood Generic
Status
Registered
Status date
19 March 2010
Date version published
19 March 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2014
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
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This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definitions
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 and safety requirements and may include but are not limited to industry
codes of practice and standards.
Documented system refers to any management system or programme that has been
developed and implemented to meet a specific standard, company requirement or
legislation requirement.
Seafood operation refers to a company whose business is the growing, harvesting,
processing or marketing of seafood.
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Standards in this unit standard refer to the criteria against which each documented
system is being compared. The standards will be determined by the system selected
and the candidate will need to identify this standard prior to writing the system and
prior to assessment.
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include but is not limited to – Animal
Products Act 1999, Food Act 1981, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and
their subsequent amendments.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Explain the development and implementation of a documented system in a seafood
operation.
Performance criteria
1.1
The explanation outlines the intended outcome and purpose of the documented
system in accordance with company requirements.
1.2
The explanation outlines the standard which is being met by the documented
system.
Range
1.3
The explanation includes the process for developing the steps involved in the
documented system.
Range
1.4
may include but is not limited to – gathering information, drafting,
review or trial, stakeholder feedback, formatting, document control,
confirmation of final draft, authorisation.
Evidence is required for four.
The explanation includes the process for implementing the documented system
in accordance with company requirements.
Range
1.5
includes but is not limited to – identification of the standard, how
the standard is interpreted.
may include but is not limited to – distribution of documentation,
training, communication.
Evidence is required for two.
The explanation includes the process for maintaining the documented system to
ensure currency in accordance with company requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – document control, archiving,
notification of changes.
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Element 2
Develop, implement and maintain a documented system in a seafood operation.
Performance criteria
2.1
The documented system is developed in accordance with the required standard.
2.2
The documented system is confirmed as being accurate against the standard
prior to implementation in accordance with company requirements.
2.3
The documented system is confirmed as accurately describing the operational
activities prior to implementation in accordance with company requirements.
2.4
The documented system is implemented in accordance with company
requirements.
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 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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