Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Shearing (Blade/Crossbred/Fine) (Level 4)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
130
NZSCED
050110
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies > Agriculture >
Wool and Fibre Harvesting
Qualification developer
Primary ITO
Next review
April 2018
Approval date
17 April 2014
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the wool
harvesting industry with people who have gained the knowledge
and practical skills to shear sheep with a full range in variation
of wool characteristics.
To achieve this certificate graduates must be able to carry out
shearing tasks relevant to one of the following contexts to meet
the outcomes: machine shear crossbred wool, machine shear
fine wool, or blade shear.
The trainee will benefit by having a qualification within a training
pathway that recognises progression through the industry, as
well as increased skills and knowledge acquisition to enable
improved job performance and increased remuneration.
The individual grower will benefit from maximised returns
through having the clip shorn to market requirements.
The sheep farming and wool harvesting industries will benefit
by having people with shearing skills that maximise returns to
those industries.
Graduates will have the skills to work in a self-directed capacity,
and may have some responsibility for the quality and quantity of
output of other shearers.
Outcome Statement
Graduate profile
Education pathway
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Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
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Apply a major kit overhaul to shearing equipment.
–
Identify and correct faults in the shearing plant.
–
Shear sheep with a full range in variation of wool
characteristics.
This qualification can build on the New Zealand Certificate in
Shearing (Blade/Crossbred/Fine) (Level 3) [Ref: 2400] and may
lead on to the New Zealand Diploma in Agribusiness
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Management (Level 5) [Ref: 2221].
Employment pathway
Graduates of this certificate will operate as high performers in a
shearing role. They may operate as a team leader or be a
shearing contractor in their own right.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by the Primary ITO as the
qualification developer and the industry training organisation
arranging training leading to the qualification under section 5
of the Industry Training Act 1992.
This qualification may also be awarded by an education
organisation accredited under section 250 of the Education
Act 1989 to deliver an approved programme leading to this
qualification.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification
will display the NZQF logo and may also include the name
and/or logo of the awarding education organisation.
Evidence requirements for managing
consistency
All education organisations offering programmes leading to
the qualification must engage with arrangements for
managing consistency, including covering actual and
reasonable related costs.
Each education organisation is responsible for deciding what
specific evidence it will provide to demonstrate how well its
graduates meet the graduate profile outcomes of the
qualification.
Evidence of the following must be provided:
• Student feedback on course delivery and qualification
achievement, their perception of the value of the training,
and suggestions for improvements
• Feedback from employers on the level of skills, knowledge
and behaviour demonstrated by graduates of the
qualification
• Evidence of effective internal quality assurance systems
• Portfolios of work and/or assessment samples
demonstrating the range of student performance within a
programme
TEOs can also provide any other relevant evidence that
supports the consistency review.
Credit transfer and recognition of
prior learning arrangements
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Education organisations must have policies and procedures
in place for managing credit transfer, and assessing
recognition of prior learning and recognition of current
competency. These policies and procedures, and
information about associated fees, must be available to the
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candidate prior to enrolment.
To facilitate credit transfer, education organisations must
clearly demonstrate the equivalency or comparability
between each of the outcomes in the graduate profile, and
the assessment components of their programmes.
Minimum standard of achievement
and standards for grade
endorsements
The minimum standard of achievement required for award of
the qualification will be the achievement of all graduate
outcomes in the graduate profile through successful
completion of an NZQA approved programme.
Entry requirements (including
prerequisites to meet regulatory body
or legislative requirements)
There are no mandatory prerequisites to meet regulatory
body, or legislative requirements for this qualification.
Qualification conditions
Overarching conditions relating to the qualification
Conditions for programme
structure
None.
Conditions for programme
context
None.
Other conditions
It is recommended that trainees complete the New Zealand Certificate
in Shearing (Blade/Crossbred/Fine) (Level 3) [Ref: 2400] before
commencing this qualification.
Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
Mandatory
or Optional
1
Apply a major kit overhaul to
shearing equipment.
Programmes must include the following unit
standards relevant to the learning context:
Mandatory
Credit 10
Blade Shearing context:
–
20110 (L4, C40) Conduct blade
experting, and maintain blades for
blade shearing.
Crossbred context:
–
15040 (L4, C40) Conduct gear
experting for machine shearing
(Outcome 3).
Fine Wool context:
–
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15040 (L4, C40) Conduct gear
experting for machine shearing
(Outcome 3).
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2
Identify and correct faults in the
shearing plant.
Blade Shearing context:
–
Credit 10
Mandatory
Stone is checked and dressed as
required.
Crossbred and Fine Wool context:
–
3
Cogs and elbow joints are checked and
maintained as required.
Shear sheep with a full range in
variation of wool characteristics.
Programmes must include the following unit
standards relevant to the learning context.
Credit 110
Refer to the explanatory notes in the unit
standards for industry definitions and
industry standards.
Mandatory
Blade context:
–
15047 (L4, C100) Blade shear sheep at
a sustained output, under variable
conditions
–
20110 (L4, C40) Conduct blade
experting, and maintain blades for
blade shearing.
Crossbred context:
–
15040 (L4, C40) Conduct gear
experting for machine shearing
(Outcomes 1 and 2)
–
20104 (L4, C100) Machine shear
crossbred sheep at a sustained output,
under variable conditions.
Fine Wool context:
–
15040 (L4, C40) Conduct gear
experting for machine shearing
(Outcomes 1 and 2)
–
20105 (L4, C100) Machine shear fine
wool sheep at a sustained output,
under variable conditions.
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Wool Harvesting
(Blade Shearing) (Level 4) [Ref: 1056], the National Certificate in Wool
Harvesting (Machine Shearing Crossbred Wool) (Level 4) [Ref: 1054] and
the National Certificate in Wool Harvesting (Machine Shearing Fine Wool)
(Level 4) [Ref: 1055].
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Trainees currently enrolled in programmes leading to the one of the replaced qualifications should
complete its requirements rather than transfer their results to this replacement qualification.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2016. The
last date for award of the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2018 at which time they will be
designated as discontinued.
It is the intention of Primary ITO that no existing trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition
arrangements. Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to the Primary
ITO.
Republication information
Version 1 of this qualification was republished In February 2015 to update the Evidence requirements for
managing consistency
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