FDQ Ltd - Qualification Specification FDQ number Qualification title Qualification approval number (QAN) EQF Level Review date 233-xxx FDQ Level 2 Proficiency Certificate in Protecting the Welfare of Animals at Time of Killing xxx/xxxx/x 3 31 Sept 2021 Purpose overview This qualification assesses and confirms the competence of individual learners in the workplace in the protection of animals at time of killing. The units of the qualification must be selected to reflect the areas of work and the species which an individual is responsible for or working with in lairage and slaughter roles. It is ideal for those learners that are working with two or more species in an abattoir, or those that need to qualify as an Animal Welfare Officer (AWO). This qualification is recognised as the qualification certificate cited in accordance with EU Regulation 1099/2009 and, in particular Articles 7, 17, 21, 29 and Annex IV. The achievement of this qualification permits individuals working in lairage and slaughter roles to apply for a Certificate of Competence issued by: England and Wales, Food Standards Agency (FSA) Scotland, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) N. Ireland, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Ofqual purpose D. Confirm occupational competence and/or 'licence to practice' Sub purpose D1. Confirm competence in an occupational role to the standards required. Learners need to be 18 years old or over to take this qualification. Learners do not require any prior qualifications or experience to take this qualification, however supervision and training for a period of no more than 13 weeks is a requirement of current regulation. The qualification assesses and recognises achievement in the workplace. This qualification is a Certificate requiring achievement of a minimum of 13 credits. The qualification covers mandatory animal welfare knowledge. Learners may choose optional units to meet their learning, development and certificate of competence needs in areas that align to the certificate of competence requirements. See below for: (i) a complete list of units that make up the qualification and their value within the qualification and (ii) the Total QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 1 of 18
Qualification Time and Guided Learning Hours. This is a Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) qualification and available for provision in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Eire. This qualification could lead to The qualification will support progression to further learning in: 1. subject areas including; animal welfare meat or poultry processing meat or poultry quality assurance/management 2. particular qualifications including; FDQ Level 2 qualifications for Proficiency in Meat and Poultry Industry Skills FDQ Level 3 qualifications for Proficiency in Meat and Poultry Industry Skills 3. Apprenticeships (Level 2 Intermediate) including; Food and Drink Apprenticeship Frameworks (England and Wales) Food and Drink Modern Apprenticeships (Scotland) Food and Drink Apprenticeship Framework (N. Ireland) These frameworks relate to operative level roles including; processing operative quality assurance operative Qualification support This qualification has been designed and developed with the support of: tbc Further Information Further information can be obtained by contacting FDQ Tel: 0113 3970 395 Email: fdq@fdq.org.uk QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 2 of 18
Rules of Combination (RoC) FDQ Level 2 Proficiency Certificate in Protecting the Welfare of Animals at Time of Killing Total Qualification Time (TQT) Minimum credits to achieve qualification xx hours 13 credits Group A Mandatory animal welfare unit Group B Optional species units Guided Learning Hours (GLH) (min-max) 1 credit minimum 12 credits x-y hours Assessment Assessment of this qualification will use one or more of the following methods: Portfolio E-assessment Multiple-choice examination Assignment All assessment is internally assessed and internally quality assured by centres. Reasonable adjustments apply that allow learner support for assessment adjustment arrangements. FDQ externally quality assures all centre assessment and internal quality assurance quality and arrangements. QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 3 of 18
List of units Unit ref Group A Mandatory animal welfare unit Principles of protecting the welfare of animals at time of killing 2 1 Group B Bovine units including Cattle, Buffalo, Water Bison ( reference A) A/503/6272 A11+ A51+ A52 Protect bovine welfare in penetrative A12+ A51+ A52 Protect bovine welfare in nonpenetrative L/503/6275 A13+ A51+ A52 Protect bovine welfare in firearm with free projectile killing A14+ A51+ A52 Protect bovine welfare in pithing A21+ A51+ A52 Protect bovine welfare in head-only J/503/6274 A22+ A51+ A52 Protect bovine welfare in electrical head-to-body stun/kill operations H/503/6279 D/503/6281 A41 Protect bovine welfare in handling and care before they are restrained H/503/6282 A42 Protect bovine welfare in restraint for the purpose of stunning or killing D/503/6278 A43 Protect bovine welfare in shackling or hoisting QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 4 of 18
A52 Protect bovine welfare in the assessment of effective stunning R/503/6276 Y/503/6280 A53+ A52 Protect bovine welfare in the bleeding of live animals and monitoring the absence of signs of life Y/503/6277 A61 A53 Protect bovine welfare in bleeding using religious rights Equine units (Horses) ( reference B) R/503/6309 B11+ B51+ B52 Protect equine welfare in penetrative J/503/6310 B13+ B51+ B52 Protect equine welfare in firearm with free projectile killing B14+ B51+ B52 Protect equine welfare in pithing B21+ B51+ B52 Protect equine welfare in head-only B22+ B51+ B52 Protect equine welfare in electrical head-to-body stun/kill operations H/503/6315 K/503/6316 B41 Protect equine welfare in handling and care before they are restrained M/503/6317 B42 Protect equine welfare in restraint for the purpose of stunning or killing D/503/6314 B43 Protect equine welfare in shackling or hoisting B52 Protect equine welfare in the assessment of effective stunning QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 5 of 18
L/503/6311 Y/503/6313 B53+ B52 Protect equine welfare in the bleeding of live animals and monitoring the absence of signs of life Ovine and Caprine units (Sheep and Goats) ( reference C) T/503/6366 C11+ C51+ C52 Protect ovine/caprine welfare in penetrative C12+ C51+ C52 Protect ovine/caprine welfare in nonpenetrative J/503/6369 C13+ C51+ C52 Protect ovine/caprine welfare in firearm with free projectile killing C14+ C51+ C52 Protect ovine/caprine welfare in pithing A/503/6367 C21+ C51+ C52 Protect ovine/caprine welfare in headonly F/503/6368 C22+ C51+ C52 Protect ovine/caprine welfare in electrical head-to-body stun/kill operations R/503/6374 D/503/6376 C41 Protect ovine/caprine welfare in handling and care before they are restrained H/503/6377 C42 Protect ovine/caprine welfare in restraint for the purpose of stunning or killing L/503/6373 C43 Protect ovine/caprine welfare in shackling or hoisting C52 Protect ovine/caprine welfare in the assessment of effective stunning C53+ Protect ovine/caprine welfare in the QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 6 of 18
A/503/6370 J/503/6372 C52 bleeding of live animals and monitoring the absence of signs of life F/503/6371 C61 C53 Protect ovine/caprine welfare in bleeding using religious rights Porcine units (Pigs) ( reference D) M/503/6401 D11+ D51+ D52 Protect porcine welfare in penetrative K/503/6462 D13+ D51+ D52 Protect porcine welfare in firearm with free projectile killing D14+ D51+ D52 Protect porcine welfare in pithing T/503/6402 D21+ D51+ D52 Protect porcine welfare in head-only A/503/6403 D22+ D51+ D52 Protect porcine welfare in electrical head-to-body stun/kill operations M/503/6463 D31+ D51+ D52 Protect porcine welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide at high concentration M/503/6463 D33+ D51+ D52 Protect porcine welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide associated with inert gases M/503/6463 D34+ D51+ D52 Protect porcine welfare in stunning with inert gases J/503/6467 L/503/6468 D41 Protect porcine welfare in handling and care before they are restrained R/503/6469 D42 Protect porcine welfare in restraint for the purpose of stunning or killing QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 7 of 18
F/503/6466 D43 Protect porcine welfare in shackling or hoisting D52 Protect porcine welfare in the assessment of effective stunning T/503/6464 A/503/6465 D53+ D52 Protect porcine welfare in the bleeding of live animals and monitoring the absence of signs of life Large Game units including Alpaca, Llama, Deer, Camelids ( reference E) R/503/6357 E11+ E51+ E52 Protect large game welfare in penetrative E12+ E51+ E52 Protect large game welfare in nonpenetrative Y/503/6358 E13+ E51+ E52 Protect large game welfare in firearm with free projectile killing E14+ E51+ E52 Protect large game welfare in pithing E21+ E51+ E52 Protect large game welfare in headonly E22+ E51+ E52 Protect large game welfare in electrical head-to-body stun/kill operations H/503/6363 K/503/6364 E41 Protect large game welfare in handling and care before they are restrained M/503/6365 E42 Protect large game welfare in restraint for the purpose of stunning or killing D/503/6362 E43 Protect large game welfare in shackling or hoisting QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 8 of 18
E52 Protect large game welfare in the assessment of effective stunning D/503/6359 Y/503/6361 E53+ E52 Protect large game welfare in the bleeding of live animals and monitoring the absence of signs of life Chicken and Guinea Fowl units ( reference K) A/503/6286 K11+ in penetrative captive bolt device stunning K12+ K13+ in non-penetrative captive bolt device stunning in firearm with free projectile killing M/503/6284 K15+ in cervical dislocation T/503/6285 K21+ in head-only K22+ in head-to-body F/503/6287 K23+ in electrical waterbath stunning J/503/6288 K31+ in stunning with carbon dioxide at high concentration J/503/6288 K32+ in stunning with carbon dioxide in two phases K33+ in stunning with carbon dioxide QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 9 of 18
J/503/6288 associated with inert gases J/503/6288 K34+ in stunning with inert gases R/503/6293 K41 in handling and care before they are restrained D/503/6295 K42 in restraint for the purpose of stunning or killing Y/503/6294 K43 in shackling or hoisting in the assessment of effective stunning L/503/6289 J/503/6291 L/503/6292 K53+ in the bleeding of live animals and monitoring the absence of signs of life F/503/6290 K61 K53 in bleeding using religious rights Quail units ( reference L) T/503/6321 L11+ Protect quail welfare in penetrative L12+ L13+ Protect quail welfare in non-penetrative Protect quail welfare in firearm with free projectile killing A/503/6319 L15+ Protect quail welfare in cervical dislocation L21+ Protect quail welfare in head-only QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 10 of 18
M/503/6320 L22+ Protect quail welfare in head-to-body A/503/6322 L23+ Protect quail welfare in electrical waterbath stunning J/503/6324 L31+ Protect quail welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide at high concentration J/503/6324 L32+ Protect quail welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide in two phases J/503/6324 L33+ Protect quail welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide associated with inert gases J/503/6324 L34+ Protect quail welfare in stunning with inert gases H/503/6329 L41 Protect quail welfare in handling and care before they are restrained D/503/6331 L42 Protect quail welfare in restraint for the purpose of stunning or killing Y/503/6330 L43 Protect quail welfare in shackling or hoisting Protect quail welfare in the assessment of effective stunning L/503/6325 Y/503/6327 D/503/6328 L53+ Protect quail welfare in the bleeding of live animals and monitoring the absence of signs of life R/503/6326 L61 L53 Protect quail welfare in bleeding using religious rights QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 11 of 18
Turkey units ( reference M) R/503/6391 M11+ Protect turkey welfare in penetrative M12+ M13+ Protect turkey welfare in nonpenetrative Protect turkey welfare in firearm with free projectile killing Y/503/6389 M15+ Protect turkey welfare in cervical dislocation L/503/6390 M21+ Protect turkey welfare in head-only M22+ Protect turkey welfare in head-to-body Y/503/6392 M23+ Protect turkey welfare in electrical waterbath stunning D/503/6393 M31+ Protect turkey welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide at high concentration D/503/6393 M32+ Protect turkey welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide in two phases D/503/6393 M33+ Protect turkey welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide associated with inert gases D/503/6393 M34+ Protect turkey welfare in stunning with inert gases A/503/6398 M41 Protect turkey welfare in handling and care before they are restrained QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 12 of 18
K/503/6400 M42 Protect turkey welfare in restraint for the purpose of stunning or killing F/503/6399 M43 Protect turkey welfare in shackling or hoisting Protect turkey welfare in the assessment of effective stunning H/503/6394 M/503/6396 T/503/6397 M53+ Protect turkey welfare in the bleeding of live animals and monitoring the absence of signs of life K/503/6395 M61 M53 Protect turkey welfare in bleeding using religious rights Ratite units (Ostrich) ( reference N) H/503/6380 N11+ N51+ N52 Protect ratite welfare in penetrative N12+ N51+ N52 N13+ N51+ N52 Protect ratite welfare in nonpenetrative Protect ratite welfare in firearm with free projectile killing M/503/6379 N21+ N51+ N52 Protect ratite welfare in head-only N22+ N51+ N52 Protect ratite welfare in head-to-body L/503/6387 N41 Protect ratite welfare in handling and care before they are restrained R/503/6388 N42 Protect ratite welfare in restraint for the purpose of stunning or killing N43 Protect ratite welfare in shackling or QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 13 of 18
A/503/6384 hoisting N52 Protect ratite welfare in the assessment of effective stunning K/503/6381 T/503/6383 N53+ N52 Protect ratite welfare in the bleeding of live animals and monitoring the absence of signs of life Duck units ( reference Q) M/503/6298 Q11+ Protect duck welfare in penetrative Q12+ Q13+ Protect duck welfare in non-penetrative Protect duck welfare in firearm with free projectile killing H/503/6296 Q15+ Protect duck welfare in cervical dislocation K/503/6297 Q21+ Protect duck welfare in head-only Q22+ Protect duck welfare in head-to-body D/503/6300 Q23+ Protect duck welfare in electrical waterbath stunning H/503/6301 Q32+ Protect duck welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide in two phases H/503/6301 Q33+ Protect duck welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide associated with inert gases Q34+ Protect duck welfare in stunning with inert gases QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 14 of 18
H/503/6301 F/503/6306 Q41 Protect duck welfare in handling and care before they are restrained L/503/6308 Q42 Protect duck welfare in restraint for the purpose of stunning or killing J/503/6307 Q43 Protect duck welfare in shackling or hoisting Protect duck welfare in the assessment of effective stunning K/503/6302 T/503/6304 A/503/6305 Q53+ Protect duck welfare in the bleeding of live animals and monitoring the absence of signs of life M/503/6303 Q61 Q53 Protect duck welfare in bleeding using religious rights Geese units ( reference P) M/503/6334 P11+ Protect geese welfare in penetrative P12+ P13+ Protect geese welfare in nonpenetrative Protect geese welfare in firearm with free projectile killing H/503/6332 P15+ Protect geese welfare in cervical dislocation K/503/6333 P21+ Protect geese welfare in head-only P22+ Protect geese welfare in head-to-body QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 15 of 18
T/503/6335 P23+ Protect geese welfare in electrical waterbath stunning A/503/6336 P32+ Protect geese welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide in two phases A/503/6336 P33+ Protect geese welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide associated with inert gases A/503/6336 P34+ Protect geese welfare in stunning with inert gases J/503/6341 P41 Protect geese welfare in handling and care before they are restrained R/503/6343 P42 Protect geese welfare in restraint for the purpose of stunning or killing L/503/6342 P43 Protect geese welfare in shackling or hoisting Protect geese welfare in the assessment of effective stunning F/503/6337 L/503/6339 F/503/6340 P53+ Protect geese welfare in the bleeding of live animals and monitoring the absence of signs of life J/503/6338 P61 P53 Protect geese welfare in bleeding using religious rights Lagomorph units including Rabbits and Hares ( reference R) K/503/6347 R11+ Protect lagomorph welfare in penetrative R12+ Protect lagomorph welfare in nonpenetrative QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 16 of 18
T/503/6349 R13+ Protect lagomorph welfare in firearm with free projectile killing D/503/6345 R15+ Protect lagomorph welfare in cervical dislocation H/503/6346 R21+ Protect lagomorph welfare in head-only H/503/6346 R22+ Protect lagomorph welfare in head-tobody R23+ Protect lagomorph welfare in electrical waterbath stunning K/503/6350 R31+ Protect lagomorph welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide at high concentration K/503/6350 R32+ Protect lagomorph welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide in two phases K/503/6350 R33+ Protect lagomorph welfare in stunning with carbon dioxide associated with inert gases K/503/6350 R34+ Protect lagomorph welfare in stunning with inert gases A/503/6353 R41 Protect lagomorph welfare in handling and care before they are restrained F/503/6354 R42 Protect lagomorph welfare in restraint for the purpose of stunning or killing R43 Protect lagomorph welfare in shackling or hoisting Protect lagomorph welfare in the assessment of effective stunning QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 17 of 18
M/503/6351 L/503/6356 R53+ Protect lagomorph welfare in the bleeding of live animals and monitoring the absence of signs of life T/503/6352 R61 R53 Protect lagomorph welfare in bleeding using religious rights QD.R.233WATOK.draft2.18/07/2016 Page 18 of 18