NZQA registered unit standard / 8385 version 9
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Title / Demonstrate knowledge of hide and skin faults
Level / 4 / Credits / 5
Purpose / This theory-based unit standard is for experienced people in the fellmongery or leather industries or those wishing to develop their technical skills in leather manufacture.
People credited with this unit standard are able todemonstrate knowledge of: hide and skin faults; eliminating or reducing hide and skin faults; and techniques used to eliminate or reduce the effect of faults on the finished product, in leather manufacture.
Classification / Fellmongery and Leather Processing Leather Processing Knowledge
Available grade / Achieved

Explanatory notes

None.

Outcomes and evidence requirements

Outcome 1

Demonstrate knowledge of hide and skin faults in leather manufacture.

Evidence requirements

1.1Hide and skin faults are identified and described in terms of their cause and origin.

Rangeevidence is required of four faults from the following – farm, butcher, storage or transport.

1.2Hide and skin faults are identified and described in terms of appearance.

Rangeevidence is required of four of the following – cockle, whitespot, shearing, scars, burrs, scratches, hide spot, grain strain, flay cuts, stunner burn, V butt, staling, red/purple heat, wool/hair slip.

Outcome 2

Demonstrate knowledge of eliminating or reducing hide and skin faults in leather manufacture.

Evidence requirements

2.1Process for eliminating or reducing hide and skin faults at origin are described in terms of controls or techniques used.

Rangeevidence is required of two of the following – farm, butcher, storage or transport.

Outcome 3

Demonstrate knowledge of techniques used to eliminate or reduce the effect of faults on the finished product in leather manufacture.

Evidence requirements

3.1Process for reducing or eliminating the effect of faults on finished leather is described in terms of techniques and their effectiveness on specific faults.

Rangeevidence is required of three processes, which may include but are not limited to – reselecting, buffing, snuffing, shearing, pigmenting, laminating, embossing, trimming.

Planned review date / 31 December 2019

Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions

Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment
Registration / 1 / 24 September 1996 / 31 December 2014
Revision / 2 / 23 March 1999 / 31 December 2014
Review / 3 / 27 April 2000 / 31 December 2014
Revision / 4 / 20 February 2002 / 31 December 2014
Revision / 5 / 14 October 2004 / 31 December 2104
Review / 6 / 14 December 2007 / 31 December 2015
Review / 7 / 21 February 2013 / 31 December 2017
Review / 8 / 20 March 2014 / 31 December 2017
Review / 9 / 19 February 2015 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0033

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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR 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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SSB Code 101558 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018