- AHCWRK501A - Plan, implement and review a quality assurance program
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AHCWRK501A
Plan, implement and review a quality assurance program
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Issue Date: May 2024
This unit covers the process of planning, implementing and reviewing a quality assurance program for an agricultural or horticultural enterprise.
This unit covers the process of planning, implementing and reviewing a quality assurance program for an agricultural or horticultural enterprise and defines the standard required to: define product quality standards based on the needs of the customer; determine quality assurance objectives for the enterprise; develop and implement procedures for quality assurance; maintain required records to support quality assurance; review the quality assurance program.
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Employability Skills
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Evidence Required
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Overview of assessment | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following: define product quality standards based on the needs of the customer determine quality assurance objectives for the enterprise develop and implement procedures for quality assurance maintain required records to support quality assurance review the quality assurance program. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances. |
Submission Requirements
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Assessment Tasks
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Required skills |
determine quality assurance objectives for the enterprise plan the quality assurance program and develop implementation strategies implement the quality assurance program review the quality assurance program use literacy skills to fulfil job roles as required by the organisation. The level of skill may range from reading and understanding documentation to completion of written reports use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification, negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record complex workplace measures use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities. |
Required knowledge |
market projections and customer requirements cost/benefit of quality assurance implementation system analysis, HAACCP or related processes enterprise culture and values leadership and administrative skills human resources induction practices human resources performance monitoring practices. |
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. | |
Quality assurance may include: | regulation of the quality of raw materials assemblies products and components services related to production management, production and inspection processes. |
Quality assurance programs may include: | programs with planned and systematic production processes that provide confidence in a product' or service's suitability for its intended purpose. |
Market requirements may include: | trends and directions from regional, domestic and overseas markets. |
Industry quality assurance programs may include: | programs developed by industry organisations and marketing authorities, processors, wholesalers/retailers and other stakeholders including Cattlecare, Flockcare, Freshcare, Graincare and Proven Perfect. |
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Observation Checklist
| Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice | Yes | No | Comments/feedback |
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| Future market requirements for quality assured products are assessed. | |||
| Premiums for quality assurance products are determined. | |||
| Strategic benefits of a quality assurance program are assessed. | |||
| Product quality standards are defined. | |||
| Current status of products and operations is audited. | |||
| Industry quality assurance programs are evaluated and costed. | |||
| Required processes and practices are documented in the quality assurance program manual and an implementation plan is prepared. | |||
| Instructions are documented defining task and process requirements. | |||
| Contractor and staff training is established and implemented. | |||
| Communication takes account of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. | |||
| Changes to processes and practices are introduced. | |||
| Processes to monitor and verify product quality are established. | |||
| Recording systems are introduced. | |||
| Operating instructions are validated under conditions to verify their suitability. | |||
| Problems and issues are analysed and resolved appropriately, promptly and decisively. | |||
| Reporting formats are established. | |||
| Mechanisms for gaining feedback information are implemented. | |||
| Preparation is made for quality assurance audits. |
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