National Certificate in Poultry Husbandry (Level 3) with strands in Egg Production, Poultry Hatchery, and Poultry Meat Production
Level / 3Credits / 111-123
This qualification has been reviewed. The last date to meet the requirements is 31 December 2020.
Transition Arrangements
Version 4 of this qualification was republished to change unit standards to ensure that it continued to be achievable.
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by the New Zealand Certificate in Poultry Production (Level 3) with strands in Hatchery and Livebird Production [Ref: 2932]
The last date for entry into programmes leading to this qualification is 31 December 2018.
The last date for assessment of this qualification is 31 December 2020 at which time they will be designated as discontinued.
Learners currently enrolled in programmes leading to this qualification may either complete the requirements as specified, or transfer their results to the replacement qualification.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
NQF Registration Information
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment /Registration / 1 / July 2005 / December 2010
Revision / 2 / April 2006 / December 2012
Revision / 3 / October 2008 / December 2020
Review / 4 / August 2015 / December 2020
Republication / 4 / May 2016 / December 2020
Standard Setting Body
Primary Industry Training Organisation
PO Box 10383
The Terrace
Wellington 6143
Telephone 04 801 9616
Fax 04 801 9626
Any person or organisation may contribute to the review of this qualification by sending feedback to the standard setting body at the above address.
National Certificate in Poultry Husbandry (Level 3) with strands in Egg Production, Poultry Hatchery, and Poultry Meat Production
Level / 3Credits / 111-123
Purpose
This qualification recognises the skills and knowledge of an experienced person at operator level. The holder of the qualification is able to work partly under supervision, and specialise in at least one of the poultry industry sectors.
Holders of the qualification will be able to care for poultry in a poultry facility. They will also have knowledge of the poultry industry and compliance issues; poultry anatomy and reproduction, nutrition and health; and the environmental requirements of poultry.
The core elective allows people to select those skills which are relevant to their particular workplace, and can include first aid; the use of hand tools, small engines, equipment and machinery; interpersonal communications; specialist poultry skills; and quality management.
Strands allow people to specialise in at least one particular sector of the industry, which includes egg production, poultry hatchery, and poultry meat production.
On completion of this qualification people can choose to progress to the National Certificate in Poultry Management (Level 4) [Ref:1156].
Replacement Information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Poultry Hatchery (Operations) [Ref:0329] and the National Certificate in Poultry Husbandry with strands in Breeding Operations, Table Egg Production, and Poultry Meat Production [Ref:0330].
Credit Range
Core Compulsory
/Core Elective
Level 1 credits
/ - / 0-5Level 2 credits
/ - / 0-16Level 3 credits
/ 50 / 0-20Level 4 credits / 10 / 0-4
Minimum totals / 60 / 20
Egg Production Strand
/Poultry Hatchery Strand
/Poultry Meat Production Strand
/ Compulsory / Set A / Set BLevel 3 credits / 10 / 15 / 8-10 / 31 / 40 / 0-3
Minimum totals / 10 / 15 / 8-10 / 31 / 40 / 0-3
Qualification total with strands / 113 / 111 / 123
Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NQF QualificationsCredit gained for a standard may be used only once to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Unit standards and achievement standards that are equivalent in outcome are mutually exclusive for the purpose of award. The table of mutually exclusive standards is provided in section 7 of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) Rules and Procedures publications available at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/index.html.
Reviewed standards that continue to recognise the same overall outcome are registered as new versions and retain their identification number (ID). Any version of a standard with the same ID may be used to meet qualification requirements that list the ID and/or that specify the past or current classification of the standard.
Summary of Requirements
0· Core Compulsory standards
0· Core Elective – A minimum of 20 credits as specified
One of the following strands is required
0· Egg Production Strand
0· Poultry Hatchery Strand
0· Poultry Meat Production Strand
Detailed Requirements
Core Compulsory
The following standards are required
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Poultry Production > Poultry Husbandry
ID / Title / Level / Credit /8859 / Demonstrate knowledge of poultry anatomy and reproduction / 3 / 10
8860 / Demonstrate knowledge of poultry nutrition / 3 / 10
8861 / Demonstrate knowledge of the environmental requirements and systems for poultry / 3 / 10
8862 / Demonstrate knowledge of poultry health and diseases / 3 / 10
21189 / Demonstrate knowledge of the poultry industry / 3 / 2
21190 / Demonstrate knowledge of compliance issues and their implications in the poultry industry / 4 / 10
Business > Business Operations and Development > Quality Management
ID / Title / Level / Credit /8081 / Collect data for a specified purpose / 3 / 8
Core Elective
A minimum of 20 credits
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery
ID / Title / Level / Credit /19044 / Describe the legal requirements and occupational hazards associated with tractor use / 2 / 2
24552 / Check and drive a basic wheel tractor with an attached implement on flat terrain / 2 / 5
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Horticulture > Production Horticulture
ID / Title / Level / Credit /4 / Maintain hand tools and service small engines used in horticulture / 2 / 5
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Pest Management > Pest Control
ID / Title / Level / Credit /21554 / Demonstrate knowledge of safety with agrichemicals / 2 / 3
21563 / Demonstrate knowledge of the HSNO Act, and NZS 8409:2004 for the use of agrichemicals / 3 / 5
21564 / Prepare to apply, and apply, agrichemicals / 3 / 5
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Poultry Production > Poultry Husbandry
ID / Title / Level / Credit /8850 / Carry out artificial insemination of poultry / 3 / 5
8855 / Carry out pulping of poultry table eggs / 3 / 4
21188 / Carry out milling and mixing of poultry feed / 3 / 5
Business > Business Operations and Development > Quality Management
ID / Title / Level / Credit /8085 / Demonstrate knowledge of quality and its management / 3 / 4
8086 / Demonstrate knowledge required for quality auditing / 4 / 4
8087 / Use core quality management tools / 3 / 5
Health > Health Studies > Core Health
ID / Title / Level / Credit /6401 / Provide first aid / 2 / 1
6402 / Provide resuscitation level 2 / 1 / 1
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal Communications
ID / Title / Level / Credit /1296 / Interview in an informal one-to-one situation / 3 / 3
1307 / Speak to a specified audience in a predictable situation / 3 / 3
1312 / Give oral instructions in the workplace / 3 / 3
3501 / Apply listening techniques / 1 / 4
9705 / Give and respond to feedback on performance / 3 / 3
11097 / Listen to gain information in an interactive situation / 3 / 3
Egg Production Strand
Meet the requirements of all of the following sets
0· Egg Production Strand Compulsory
0· Set A
0· Set B
Egg Production Strand Compulsory
The following standards are required
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Poultry Production > Poultry Husbandry
ID / Title / Level / Credit /8849 / Turn round a poultry facility between batches / 3 / 10
Set A
A minimum of 1 standard
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Poultry Production > Poultry Husbandry
ID / Title / Level / Credit /8846 / Care for a poultry layer flock in a cage system / 3 / 15
8847 / Care for a poultry layer flock in a floor system / 3 / 15
8848 / Care for a poultry layer flock in a free range system / 3 / 15
Set B
A minimum of 8 credits are required
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Poultry Production > Poultry Husbandry
ID / Title / Level / Credit /21186 / Collect, grade, and store poultry table eggs / 3 / 10
21187 / Collect, grade, and store poultry breeder eggs / 3 / 8
8856 / Carry out poultry health status sampling / 3 / 3
Poultry Hatchery Strand
The following standards are required
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Poultry Production > Poultry Hatchery
ID / Title / Level / Credit /8863 / Store eggs in a hatchery / 3 / 5
8864 / Carry out setter operations / 3 / 8
8865 / Carry out hatcher operations / 3 / 8
8866 / Process day-old poultry chicks / 3 / 10
Poultry Meat Production Strand
The following standards are required
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Poultry Production > Poultry Husbandry
ID / Title / Level / Credit /8845 / Care for poultry environment, development, and health during rearing / 3 / 30
8849 / Turn round a poultry facility between batches / 3 / 10
Optional learning
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Poultry Production > Poultry Husbandry
ID / Title / Level / Credit /8856 / Carry out poultry health status sampling / 3 / 3
Transition Arrangements
Version 3
Version 3 was republished in order to include reverse transition arrangements (see section below) to ensure candidates would not be disadvantaged when expiring standards were no longer available.
Version 3 was issued following a revision.
· Standards 8849 and 8856 have been moved from the Core Compulsory section to the strands in Egg Production and Poultry Meat Production.
· Standard 19043 in the Core Elective section has been replaced by standard 24552.
· Standard 6257 in the core elective section has been removed from the qualification as it is no longer required by industry.
· Minimum credits have been decreased from 116-124 to 111-123.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
People currently working towards version 1 or 2 of this qualification may either complete the requirements of that version or transfer their results to this version of the qualification.
The last date for entry to training programmes for the version 2 of the qualification is December 2009.
This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. People who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards.
Credit for / Exempt from /5059 / 21554
8851, 8852, 8873 / 21186
8853, 8854 / 21187
8857 / 21188
8858 / 21189, 21190
19043 / 24552
Anyone who believes they have been disadvantaged by this revision should contact the SSB at the address below.
Reverse transition
Reverse transition has been included for version 3 of this qualification to allow candidates to complete the qualification using the expiring standards or replacement standards.
Version 3 of this qualification contains standards that have been replaced and will expire on 31December 2013 or 31December 2015. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the replacement standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring standards – see table below.
Credit for / Exempt from26551 / 6402
26552 / 6401
27213 / 21554
27215 / 21564
Previous versions of the qualification
Version 2 was issued to change the strand name Poultry Rearing to Poultry Meat Production. There were no transition implications.
Version 1 was issued to replace the National Certificate in Poultry Hatchery (Operations) [Ref:0329], and the National Certificate in Poultry Husbandry with strands in Breeding Operations, Table Egg Production, and Poultry Meat Production [Ref:0330].
The last date to complete the National Certificate in Poultry Hatchery (Operations) [Ref:0329] was 31 December 2007.
The last date to complete the National Certificate in Poultry Husbandry with strands in Breeding Operations, Table Egg Production, and Poultry Meat Production [Ref:0330] is 31 December 2008.
Other standard setting bodies whose standards are included in the qualification
New Zealand Horticulture Industry Training Organisation
NZQA
Certification
This certificate will display the logos of NZQA, the Primary Industry Training Organisation and the accredited organisation.
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the NQF classification system and the NewZealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
DAS Classification / NZSCED /Code / Description / Code / Description /
1324 / Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Poultry Production > Poultry Husbandry / 050105 / Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by a recognised Quality Assurance Body before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. Accreditation requirements and the moderation system are outlined in the associated Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) for each standard.
Prerequisite Diagram
SSB Code 101558 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016