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Title / Describe and demonstrate wool harvesting procedures
Level / 2 / Credits / 5
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe woolshed set-up, the flow of wool, and the shearing sequence within the woolshed environment; sweep, describe and carry out fleece pick-up and throwing; and demonstrate knowledge of wool preparation.
Classification / Wool Harvesting > Wool Handling
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 The following documents provide both a source of the national standard as stated in the performance criteria, and useful background information relating to this unit standard –
Clip Preparation – Best Practice Guideline (Wellington: NZ Wool Classers Association, May 2007). Available from Meat and Wool NZ, PO Box 121, Wellington 6140.
Wool Handling Handbook (Christchurch: Tectra Ltd, 2007). ISBN 0-9582522-0-3. Available from Tectra Ltd., PO Box 7327, Sydenham, Christchurch 8240.
Wool Pressing Handbook (Christchurch: Tectra Ltd, 2007). ISBN 0-9582522-3-8. Available from Tectra Ltd., PO Box 7327, Sydenham, Christchurch 8240.
Best practice guideline for the New Zealand shearing industry: A guide for workplaces (Wellington: Department of Labour, 2008), available from http://www.dol.govt.nz.
2 Definitions
On-farm procedures – the verbal and written procedures for woolshed practices.
Contamination includes any class of wool that would reduce the value of the wool clip if they were mixed. Classes most commonly referred to are dags, stains, eye clips, and coloured wool.
3 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and its subsequent amendments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe woolshed set-up, the flow of wool, and the shearing sequence within the woolshed environment.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Woolshed set-up is described in terms of wool flow from board to press, and in accordance with on-farm procedures.
1.2 The shearing sequence is described, and parts of fleece are identified in accordance with the Clip Preparation – Best Practice Guideline.
Outcome 2
Sweep, describe and carry out fleece pick-up and throwing.
Evidence requirements
2.1 The sweep is used without interference to shearing activity.
Range accuracy, speed, cleanliness and tidiness of work area.
2.2 Procedure for preparing short wool is described in accordance with wool type, and the Clip Preparation – Best Practice Guideline.
2.3 Parts of the fleece are identified, to allow set-up for pick up and throw.
2.4 Full wool and short wool fleece are picked up and thrown onto the table in accordance with wool type and Clip Preparation – Best Practice Guideline.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of wool preparation.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Wool preparation is described in terms of length, colour, and contamination, and in accordance with the Clip Preparation – Best Practice Guideline.
Range includes but is not limited to – body wool, bellies, fribs, second pieces and locks, eye clips, urine stain, pen stain, black wool, raddle, foreign matter.
Replacement information / This unit standard and unit standard 15053 were replaced by unit standard 30212.This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment /Registration / 1 / 26 July 2003 / 31 December 2021
Review / 2 / 21 August 2009 / 31 December 2021
Review / 3 / 18 May 2017 / 31 December 2021
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0052
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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.
Primary Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101558 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2017 / / New Zealand Qualifications Aut