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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
National Certificate: Poultry Processing |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
49579 | National Certificate: Poultry Processing | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
SGB Secondary Agriculture: Processing | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
AgriSETA - Agriculture SETA | OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
National Certificate | Field 01 - Agriculture and Nature Conservation | Secondary Agriculture | ||
ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
Undefined | 133 | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | Regular-Unit Stds Based |
REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
SAQA 9999/99 | 2018-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2026-06-30 | 2029-06-30 |
In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise. |
This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. |
PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION |
Purpose of the qualification
The qualification provides learners with the opportunity to gain competence in poultry processing and will facilitate their securing employment in the industry. For those who are already employed in a poultry processing plant, the multi-skilling that the qualification offers will open up a career path in the industry. The qualification will allow the learners to gain competency and to: The generic nature of the qualification will facilitate multiskilling, which in turn, will have a positive impact on the efficiency and productivity of the processing plants. At present the majority of learners at this level have little or no formal training in the industry. Rationale for the qualification The qualification addresses the urgent need for the establishment of skills and accompanying standards that the industry required, especially within the SMME sector. This will allow them to operate on a more professional basis. The observance of strict health, hygiene and bio-security principles will minimize the risks that these role players face. This qualification and the resultant skills that are learnt will have a positive contribution to the establishment of small processing plants in the rural areas that can serve their communities and distant markets. The qualification embodies the international requirements for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), which will ensure that producers will be able to export poultry products that will meet the stringent international requirements. Through the electives, learners will be able to choose a specialization that will impart specific knowledge and skills. |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
Learners who would like to access this qualification should have demonstrated appropriate levels of competence in Communication and Numeracy at NQF level 2.
Recognition of prior learning The qualification may be achieved in part or as a whole through the Recognition of Prior Learning process for the unit standards and the exit level outcomes of the qualification. |
RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
Y |
QUALIFICATION RULES |
This qualification consists of a minimum of 133 credits, composed of:
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EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
1. Understand all the facets of the poultry processing industry.
2. Understand the need for constant evaluation and improvement to the standards of health and safety within a poultry processing plant. 3. Show an understanding of the general anatomy and physiology of poultry with emphasis on the digestive tract. 4. Show an understanding of the necessity of following strict personal hygiene procedures and the diseases that are commonly transmitted by workers to poultry products. 5. Understand the need for good standards of abattoir hygiene and the risks that microbiological contaminates can have on the quality of poultry products and the procedures to minimize them. 6. Indicate the role of water in poultry processing and the internal drainage and effluent management in all areas within the processing chain. 7. Understand the critical temperature ranges that have to be maintained in each stage of the process and the equipment that is used to monitor and control the cold chain. 8. Show an understanding of the critical control points within a quality assurance system, where possible contamination or quality lapses may occur, and the operation of the product 'trace and recall' tests. |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
1.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Intergrated assessment |
INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
For levels 2 and 3, the qualifications are internationally comparable with the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, but at Level 1 no generalist qualification exists in these countries.
Level 1 is uniquely relevant to South Africa as our workforce has a predominantly lower education entry level than the comparable countries and the introduction at this foundational level will facilitate career pathing more readily than at level 2. The following New Zealand poultry qualifications were benchmarked against. For poultry production the following qualifications were used: For poultry processing, no specific qualification is used. The poultry unit standards form part of the generic meat processing qualifications. The following New Zealand unit standards were used: In general, the content is similar but the South African standards contain more detail. Their farm and business personnel structure differs to ours in that we have larger staff complements and lower entry levels in the industry. Some of the electives in the level 2 and 3 processing qualifications each cover specific processing areas, not machines, in the poultry abattoirs. The poultry industry specifically requested that these unit standards address the two levels, as there are two distinct occupations in each of these areas. This was borne out in the skills profile study that was conducted prior to the generation of the unit standards. The machine operators and carcass handlers reside at level 2. They need to gain knowledge of the function and operational duties within the specific department or processing area. The supervisors, who reside at level 3 are responsible for production and require a broader perspective and in-depth knowledge to monitor and manage these operations. A close examination of the unit standards will reveal this intent. The Poultry Processing level three qualification was compared with the following related United Kingdom certificates: |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
MODERATION OPTIONS |
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
Assessors must:
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REREGISTRATION HISTORY |
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. |
NOTES |
N/A |
UNIT STANDARDS: |
ID | UNIT STANDARD TITLE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | CREDITS | |
Core | 119386 | Demonstrate basic understanding of the poultry processing industry | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 1 |
Core | 119452 | Show an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of poultry | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 5 |
Core | 119399 | Utilise abattoir hygiene in poultry processing | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 15 |
Core | 119413 | Utilise cold chain management in poultry processing | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 3 |
Core | 14063 | Apply Self Management through the Concepts of Positive Self-esteem and Resiliency | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 2 |
Core | 119419 | Implement administration and record keeping in poultry processing | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Core | 119436 | Implement health and safety principles in a poultry abattoir | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 10 |
Core | 119393 | Implement personal hygiene principles in a poultry abattoir | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 15 |
Core | 119407 | Implement water management in poultry processing | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 2 |
Core | 116714 | Lead a team, plan, allocate and assess their work | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
Core | 119380 | Monitor the quality assurance in a poultry abattoir | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 15 |
Fundamental | 8968 | Accommodate audience and context needs in oral communication | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 8971 | Analyse and respond to a variety of literary texts | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 9010 | Demonstrate an understanding of the use of different number bases and measurement units and an awareness of error in the context of relevant calculations | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 2 |
Fundamental | 9013 | Describe, apply, analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional space in different contexts | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 4 |
Fundamental | 8969 | Interpret and use information from texts | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 9012 | Investigate life and work related problems using data and probabilities | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 7456 | Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business and national issues | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Fundamental | 8970 | Write texts for a range of communicative contexts | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
Elective | 119445 | Defeather poultry | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 8 |
Elective | 119432 | Operate a portion cutting machine in a poultry abattoir | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 12 |
Elective | 119438 | Operate a processing scale in a poultry abattoir | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 10 |
Elective | 119415 | Operate a processing scanner in a poultry abattoir | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 5 |
Elective | 119426 | Operate an automatic tray wrapper in a poultry abattoir | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 5 |
Elective | 119451 | Perform 1st phase evisceration in poultry | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 8 |
Elective | 119476 | Perform 2nd phase evisceration in poultry | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 8 |
Elective | 119453 | Process poultry fresh meat products in an abattoir | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 8 |
Elective | 119446 | Process poultry frozen meat products in an abattoir | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 8 |
Elective | 119401 | Implement the cold storage and despatch practices in a poultry abattoir | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 8 |
Elective | 119390 | Manage the receiving of live birds and placing on the poultry processing line | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 6 |
Elective | 119400 | Slaughter birds in a poultry abattoir | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 6 |
LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
NONE |
PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: |
This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here. |
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All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source. |