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. Restrain animal | 1.1 Restrain animal to workplace requirements 1.2 Identify and comply with animal welfare requirements 1.3 Monitor operation of mechanical restraints in accordance with workplace requirements 1.4 Meet workplace health and safety requirements when restraining animal |
The candidate must restrain animals prior to stunning.
The candidate must:
maintain segregation according to workplace requirements
maintain the flow of animals to meet production requirements
restrain animals to maintain production requirements
restrain stock without causing undue stress to the animals
restrain the animal to workplace health and safety requirements
use goads, where applicable, in accordance with work instructions, health and safety, and animal welfare regulations
apply relevant communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
cooperate and communicate effectively with other workers
apply relevant regulatory requirements
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
animal welfare requirements
correct use of goads
regulatory requirements for segregation
relevant animal welfare regulatory requirements
the impact of stress and injury on meat quality
the relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and work instructions
the required segregation of animals
the workplace and health and safety requirements related to restraining animals and the reasons for these requirements
characteristics of breeds, sex and age of animals as they relate to work duties
Competency must be demonstrated at an operating abattoir at normal chain speed and while complying with animal welfare requirements.
As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used:
workplace demonstration
quiz of underpinning knowledge
workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time
Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.