18836 Produce Chicken Nibbles

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Produce chicken nibbles

PurposePeople credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to produce chicken nibbles; cut chicken wings, using a wing-cutter, to produce chicken nibbles; and pack chicken nibbles.

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Special notes

1Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995, Animal Products Act 1999, Food Hygiene Regulations 1974, Resource Management Act 1991, and their associated regulations; Animal Welfare (Broiler Chickens: Fully Housed) Code of Welfare 2003: A code of welfare issued under the Animal Welfare Act 1999and which meets the requirements of the Animal Products (Specifications for the Ante-mortem and Post mortem Examination of Poultry Intended for Human or Animal Consumption) Notice 2005. Welfare codes are available from Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, C/- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526, Wellington.

2Definition

Throughput refers to rate at which product is produced by hour or production run.

3Competence is to be demonstrated on at least three occasions of producing chicken nibbles.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Prepare to produce chicken nibbles.

Performance criteria

1.1The production preparations are in accordance with the product specifications.

1.2The production preparations are in accordance with the company operating procedures.

1.3The production preparations are in accordance with the company safety policies and procedures.

1.4The production preparations are in accordance with the company quality assurance policies and procedures.

Element 2

Cut chicken wings, using a wing-cutter, to produce chicken nibbles.

Performance criteria

2.1The chicken nibbles produced are in accordance with the product specifications.

2.2The wing-cutter is used in accordance with the company operating procedures.

2.3The wing-cutter is used in accordance with the company safety policies and procedures.

2.4The wing-cutter is used in accordance with the company quality assurance policies and procedures.

2.5The wing-cutter is used in accordance with the company production throughput requirements.

Element 3

Pack chicken nibbles.

Performance criteria

3.1The chicken nibbles are packed in accordance with the product specifications.

3.2The chicken nibbles are packed in accordance with the company operating procedures.

3.3The chicken nibbles are packed in accordance with the company safety policies and procedures.

3.4The chicken nibbles are packed in accordance with the company quality assurance policies and procedures.

3.5The chicken nibbles are packed in accordance with the company production throughput requirements.

Please note

Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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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