This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare the wages for shearing teams.

All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, legislative requirements and work health and safety policies.

This unit applies to individuals who take responsibility for their own work and use discretion and judgement in the selection, allocation and use of available resources.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Element	Performance criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1. Maintain staff records	1.1 Confirm that all employees are signed on and declaration forms are signed 1.2 Arrange employment agreements 1.3 Record work 1.4 Total units of work for each employee 1.5 Maintain injury records 1.6 Collect tax file and superannuation numbers and maintain confidentially
2. Calculate earnings	2.1 Obtain relevant awards and current pay rates 2.2 Follow employment contracts and agreements 2.3 Calculate gross earnings for each employee
3. Calculate deductions and net pay	3.1 Calculate taxation deductions 3.2 Complete group certificates 3.3 Forward tax to the Australian Taxation Office 3.4 Calculate and document occupational superannuation 3.5 Forward superannuation payment to appropriate fund
4. Pay staff	4.1 Confirm pays are prepared and staff paid in accordance with the relevant Award 4.2 Arrange cash advances on request

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

maintain staff records

calculate earnings, deductions and net pay

prepare pays and pay slips

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

recording systems and maintaining records

Australian Tax Office requirements including GST and PAYG requirements

legislative requirements for keeping records of contracts, wage payments and group certificates

Federal Pastoral Industry Award and/or State Shearing Award of Queensland, and/or Western Australian Shearing Contractors Award

Competency is to be assessed in the work place or workplace and simulated environments that accurately reflect performance in a real workplace setting.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assingnment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Element	Performance criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1. Maintain staff records	1.1 Confirm that all employees are signed on and declaration forms are signed 1.2 Arrange employment agreements 1.3 Record work 1.4 Total units of work for each employee 1.5 Maintain injury records 1.6 Collect tax file and superannuation numbers and maintain confidentially
2. Calculate earnings	2.1 Obtain relevant awards and current pay rates 2.2 Follow employment contracts and agreements 2.3 Calculate gross earnings for each employee
3. Calculate deductions and net pay	3.1 Calculate taxation deductions 3.2 Complete group certificates 3.3 Forward tax to the Australian Taxation Office 3.4 Calculate and document occupational superannuation 3.5 Forward superannuation payment to appropriate fund
4. Pay staff	4.1 Confirm pays are prepared and staff paid in accordance with the relevant Award 4.2 Arrange cash advances on request

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

maintain staff records

calculate earnings, deductions and net pay

prepare pays and pay slips

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

recording systems and maintaining records

Australian Tax Office requirements including GST and PAYG requirements

legislative requirements for keeping records of contracts, wage payments and group certificates

Federal Pastoral Industry Award and/or State Shearing Award of Queensland, and/or Western Australian Shearing Contractors Award

Competency is to be assessed in the work place or workplace and simulated environments that accurately reflect performance in a real workplace setting.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice	Yes	No	Comments/feedback
Confirm that all employees are signed on and declaration forms are signed
Arrange employment agreements
Record work
Total units of work for each employee
Maintain injury records
Collect tax file and superannuation numbers and maintain confidentially
Obtain relevant awards and current pay rates
Follow employment contracts and agreements
Calculate gross earnings for each employee
Calculate taxation deductions
Complete group certificates
Forward tax to the Australian Taxation Office
Calculate and document occupational superannuation
Forward superannuation payment to appropriate fund
Confirm pays are prepared and staff paid in accordance with the relevant Award
Arrange cash advances on request

Assessment Cover Sheet

AHCSHG406 - Prepare shearing team wages

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Assessment Record Sheet

AHCSHG406 - Prepare shearing team wages

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