Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Pork Production (Section Management) (Level 4 )
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
90
NZSCED
050105
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies > Agriculture >
Animal Husbandry
Qualification developer
Primary Industry Training Organisation (Primary ITO)
Next review
December 2018
Approval date
November 2014
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the pork industry
with individuals who have the knowledge and skills to manage a
production section, in a pork production unit, under broad
guidance, and to supervise others.
Employees will benefit by having improved skills which would
support the industry to be internationally competitive, and also
enhance their own employment opportunities across the pork
industry.
The community will benefit by having trained people who are
able to manage biosecurity risks and waste management within
their workplaces.
Graduates will be working in a self-managed capacity with
some responsibility for the performance of others in their team.
Graduate profile
Graduates of the qualification will be able to:
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Outcome Statement
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Education pathway
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Manage biosecurity.
Implement and manage feeding, breeding and health
programmes.
Manage work plans, and supervise staff.
Assist with the development, monitoring, and review of pork
production plans.
This qualification can build on the New Zealand Certificate in
Pork Production (Level 3) with an optional strand in
Reproduction [Ref: 2525], and could pathway to the New
Zealand Certificate in Pork Production (Advanced Husbandry)
(Level 4) [Ref: 2526], and lead to the New Zealand Certificate in
Primary Industry Production Management (Level 5) with strands
in Livestock Production and Crop Production [Ref: 2211].
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Employment pathway
Holders of this certificate will be able to work as a section
manager or head of department with responsibility for one
section, within a pork production unit, with varying
responsibilities depending on farm structure. They may be
responsible for running a mini farrow-to-finish farm, or, within a
large operation, one specialist section (e.g. weaning, farrowing,
dry sow, grower). Graduates can progress to roles as
agribusiness production managers in a pork production unit.
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 and Apprenticeships Act 1992.
This qualification may also be awarded by an education
organisation which has, under section 249 of the Education
Act 1989, a programme approved by the New Zealand
Qualifications Authority (NZQA) or which has been
accredited, under section 250, to provide an approved
programme.
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.
Requirements for assuring
consistency
All TEOs either arranging training or delivering programmes
that lead to the award of the qualification are required to
participate in a consistency process scheduled by NZQA.
New requirements for assuring consistency of graduate
outcomes are being developed. Please refer to the
Guidelines for approval of New Zealand qualifications for
listing on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework
available at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providerspartners/consistencyof-graduate-outcomes/
The purpose of the managing consistency event is to:
 review evidence associated with achievement of
qualification outcomes at the level of the qualification.
 identify issues or opportunities associated with outcome
achievement.
The review process may include:
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comparison of similar evidence across education
organisations
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consultation with graduates and employers (including
visits)
consideration of internal quality assurance processes
and external reviews.
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Credit transfer and recognition of
prior learning arrangements
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
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
Compliance with workplace health and safety requirements and
animal welfare standards applies across all outcomes.
Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
Mandatory
or Optional
1
Manage biosecurity.
Programmes should include the following:
Mandatory
Credit 5
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2
Implement and manage feeding,
breeding and health programmes.
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biosecurity risks
entry and exit procedures for personnel
and stock, products and equipment
cleaning and sterilising plant and
equipment
breaches of biosecurity.
Programmes should include the following:
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Mandatory
biology and health
diseases and disorders
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preventative health programmes
nutritional requirements
reproduction and breeding.
Programmes may include the following:
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3
Manage work plans, and supervise
staff.
Programmes should include the following:
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Credit 15
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4
Assist with the development,
monitoring, and review of pork
production plans.
Credit 10
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Mandatory
work routines for a pork production
section
communication and teamwork in the
workplace.
Programmes should include the following:
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Optional
mating, artificial insemination and dry
sow husbandry management practices
sow and litter care from farrowing to
weaning
newly weaned pig care
post weaning to farrowing herd care
grower herd care.
Mandatory
section capacity determination
human and physical resource allocation
key performance indicators and
production targets
production monitoring levels and review
options.
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaces the National Certificate in Pork Production
(Section Management) (Level 4) [Ref: 1562].
Learners currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification may either complete or
transfer their results to this replacement qualification.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 31 December 2017. The
last date for award of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2018.
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,
PO Box 10383, The Terrace, Wellington, 6143. Email standards@primaryito.ac.nz.
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