Rice Processing Project
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This project will transfer units of competency and qualifications currently in the ZRG05 Ricegrowers’ Co-operative Limited Enterprise Training Package to the FDF Food Processing Training Package and develop new skills sets.
Projects are established only when a Case For Change has been approved by the Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC), in line with the National Schedule. Following this approval, Skills Impact and the IRC take the Training Package Project through a process that adheres to the 2012 Standards for Training Package Development.
Project overview
Project Scope
The Government has determined that all enterprise Training Packages should be archived. Included in this process is the ZRG05 Ricegrowers’ Co-operative Limited Enterprise Training Package. This will have an adverse impact on the rice industry as access to nationally endorsed training will not be available.
The single rice processor in Australia is SunRice making them the key stakeholder. SunRice is a significant organisation in Australia comprising of 10 business entities employing 2,100 staff. In 2016 244,184 tonnes of rice were harvested contributing to a revenue of $1.3 billion.
To ensure the Training Package meets industry’s needs and expectations, the proposed components to be transferred to the FDF Food Processing Training Package will require significant review and development of skills sets.
The required work includes:
- 3 qualifications
- 20 units of competency
- 2 new skill sets
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Timeline
Feb 2017
Initial Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) scoping meeting
Review process commencement
Mar 2017
Industry consultation
Jul 2017
Industry validation via Skills Impact website
Finalisation of Training Package components with TAC review
Aug 2017
Independent Quality Assurance and Access and Equity review of training package components
IRC sign-off and submission for endorsement
Methodology
- Expertise input and consultation
- Training Package component drafting
- Industry validation
- Independent quality assurance and access and equity review
- IRC Sign-off
- Submission for endorsement to the AISC
Project Team
Colin Abbott | Industry Facilitation Manager, Skills Impact [email protected] |
Tom Vassallo | Industry Skills Standards Manager, Skills Impact [email protected] |
Ron Barrow | Skills Development Specialist, Nestor Consulting |
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Membership
Darren Rutter | SunRice |
Derek Liu | SunRice |
Maria Ryan | SunRice |
Sharon Bloomfield | SunRice |
Virginia Franco | Riverina TAFE |
Ben Harrison | SunRice |
Glenn Newman | SunRice |
Joe Trevaskis | SunRice |
Development
After extensive research and consultation with Subject Matter Experts from SunRice, the project team developed a proposed Certificate III in Rice Processing and 13 rice processing units of competency. Industry feedback indicated that the existing Certificate I and II in Food Processing in the FDF10 Food Processing Training Package meet the entry level requirements for rice processing skills and knowledge. Therefore, advice from industry was that the expired Certificates I and II in rice processing did not need to be redeveloped.
Consultation commenced in February 2017, a workforce functional analysis (WFA) was undertaken at SunRice Deniliquin plant with technical experts to identify the current work functions, work flows and job roles undertaken in the rice processing industry. The preliminary WFA was reviewed by Skills Impact and the SunRice team to group the skills and knowledge into draft units of competency and qualifications that reflected contemporary job roles.
Between April and June, a series of meetings were held with SunRice technical experts that included more WFA visits at two Rice Processing plants, which resulted in a draft qualification and units of competency. These materials have been reviewed again by the project team and are now ready for broader stakeholder consultation and validation. Skills Impact would like to thank SunRice for their contribution to this project.
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Validation
Thank you to those who participated in the validation process for the final draft Certificate III in Rice Processing and 13 rice processing units of competency. The consultation period for this validation stage of the project is now closed.
The final drafts have been forwarded to the Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Industry Reference Committee (IRC) for sign off. After final quality assurance of the drafts, they will be submitted to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) to consider and approve for publication on training.gov.au.
Validation means checking or proving that something is logically and factually accurate. Industry views were sought on whether the draft units and qualifications reflected the current occupational skill standards and needs of industry. The final draft units, skill sets and qualifications that were available for industry validation are listed below.
Units of Competency
FDGR2*** Operate a rice vitamin enrichment process |
FDFGR3*** Conduct rice harvest receivals |
FDFGR3*** Implement a rice hulling and separation process |
FDFGR3*** Implement a paddy receival and grain cleaning process |
FDFGR3***Implement a rice blending and cleaning process |
FDFGR3*** Implement a rice colour sorting process |
FDFGR3***Implement a rice flour blending and cleaning process |
FDFGR3*** Implement a rice flour break process |
FDFGR3*** Implement a flour grading process |
FDFGR3*** Implement a rice grading process |
FDFGR3*** Implement a rice product manufacturing process |
FDFGR3*** Implement a rice seed preparation and storage system |
FDFGR3*** Implement a rice whitening process |
Qualification
FDF***** Certificate III in Rice Processing |
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Finalisation
The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) has approved the Case for Endorsement for the updated and revised Certificate III in Rice Processing and 13 rice processing units of competency, along with a Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
The revised qualifications, skill sets and units will be released on to training.gov.au in early 2018, contained within the FBP Food Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package.
Once published on training.gov.au, they will be available for use by registered training organisations (RTOs).
The Companion Volume Implementation Guide contains key information to help registered training organisations (RTOs) implement the qualifications, skill sets and units, including the key work and training requirements in the industry; regulation and licensing implications for implementation; pathways advice; industry sectors and occupational outcomes of qualification; and advice on workplace health and safety implications.
Please find below copies of the documents that were endorsed by the AISC.
FBP30717 Certificate III Rice Processing | Download qualification |
Click here to download a zipped folder of all units of competency in this group
EditFBPGRA2014 Operate a rice vitamin enrichment process | Download unit |
FBPGRA3005 Conduct rice harvest receivals | Download unit |
FBPGRA3006 Implement a paddy receival and grain cleaning process | Download unit |
FBPGRA3007 Implement a rice blending and cleaning process | Download unit |
FBPGRA3008 Implement a rice colour sorting process | Download unit |
FBPGRA3009 Implement a rice flour break process | Download unit |
FBPGRA3010 Implement a rice flour grading process | Download unit |
FBPGRA3011 Implement a rice grading process | Download unit |
FBPGRA3012 Implement a rice hulling and separation process | Download unit |
FBPGRA3013 Implement a rice product manufacturing process | Download unit |
FBPGRA3014 Implement a rice seed preparation and storage system | Download unit |
FBPGRA3015 Implement a rice whitening process | Download unit |
EditFBPGRA3016 Implement a rice flour blending process | Download unit |
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Release
Following endorsement by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC), the final qualification and units of competency are now published on training.gov.au, which means they are available for consideration for use by registered training organisations (RTOs).
The revised qualification and units are embedded within the FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package.
This project updated and revised the Certificate III in Rice Processing and 13 rice processing units to meet industry’s skill needs and requirements. They were transferred from the ZRG05 Ricegrowers’ Co-operative Limited Enterprise Training Package to the FDF Food Processing Training Package. For further details about the development of this project, please click on the green project arrows above.
Registered training organisations (RTOs) have 12 months to transition to deliver the new and updated qualification and units, from the date of publication. For more information, visit the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) website.
A Companion Volume Implementation Guide has also been produced to help training providers implement the new and revised qualification and units. This can be downloaded from VETNet.com.
Please see the Case for Endorsement for more information about the changes made:
Download the Case for Endorsement
Please find below links to the final qualifications, skill sets and units on training.gov.au
FBP30717 Certificate III Rice Processing | View qualification on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA2014 Operate a rice vitamin enrichment process | View unit on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA3005 Conduct rice harvest receivals | View unit on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA3006 Implement a paddy receival and grain cleaning process | View unit on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA3007 Implement a rice blending and cleaning process | View unit on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA3008 Implement a rice colour sorting process | View unit on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA3009 Implement a rice flour break process | View unit on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA3010 Implement a rice flour grading process | View unit on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA3011 Implement a rice grading process | View unit on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA3012 Implement a rice hulling and separation process | View unit on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA3013 Implement a rice product manufacturing process | View unit on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA3014 Implement a rice seed preparation and storage system | View unit on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA3015 Implement a rice whitening process | View unit on training.gov.au |
FBPGRA3016 Implement a rice flour blending process | View unit on training.gov.au |
A companion volume has also been produced as part of this project:
- The Companion Volume Implementation Guide contains key information to help registered training organisations (RTOs) implement the units and qualifications, including the key work and training requirements in the industry; regulation and licensing implications for implementation; pathways advice; industry sectors and occupational outcomes of qualification; and advice on workplace health and safety implications.
Companion Volumes
Download the Companion Volume Implementation Guide