Assessor Resource

AMPA2018
Prepare hide or pelt for removal

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to complete the opening cuts on the points of a hide or pelt prior to removal. These include such cuts as marking the muzzle, marking the hocks and the fluffy anus cut on sheep.

This unit is applicable to workers on a slaughter floor or in a knackery or wild game meat processing establishment.

All work should be carried out to comply with workplace and hygiene requirements.

This unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision, exercise limited autonomy and have some accountability for their own work.

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

This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.

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



Evidence Required

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Explain opening cuts

1.1 Identify steps involved in opening hide or pelt in accordance with workplace requirements

1.2 Identify and manage sources of contamination and cross-contamination according to workplace requirements

1.3 Identify and explain quality implications of defective opening cuts for product and hide

2. Perform opening cuts

2.1 Perform opening cuts releasing the hide or pelt in accordance with workplace requirements

2.2 Perform opening cuts releasing the hide or pelt in accordance with hygiene and sanitation requirements

2.3 Perform opening cuts releasing the hide or pelt in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements

2.4 Free hide or pelt to workplace requirements

The candidate must complete the opening cuts on the points of a hide or pelt prior to removal.

The candidate must:

demonstrate the performance of opening cuts to release the hide or pelt in accordance with work instructions, hygiene and sanitation and workplace health and safety requirements

apply relevant regulatory requirements

The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:

the quality implications for product and hide of defective opening cuts

sources of contamination and cross-contamination

the steps involved in opening hide or pelt in accordance with work instructions

relevant regulatory requirements

Assessment of skills needs to be conducted in the workplace.

Competency must be demonstrated at normal chain speed.

As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used:

quiz of underpinning knowledge

workplace demonstration

workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time

Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Explain opening cuts

1.1 Identify steps involved in opening hide or pelt in accordance with workplace requirements

1.2 Identify and manage sources of contamination and cross-contamination according to workplace requirements

1.3 Identify and explain quality implications of defective opening cuts for product and hide

2. Perform opening cuts

2.1 Perform opening cuts releasing the hide or pelt in accordance with workplace requirements

2.2 Perform opening cuts releasing the hide or pelt in accordance with hygiene and sanitation requirements

2.3 Perform opening cuts releasing the hide or pelt in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements

2.4 Free hide or pelt to workplace requirements

The candidate must complete the opening cuts on the points of a hide or pelt prior to removal.

The candidate must:

demonstrate the performance of opening cuts to release the hide or pelt in accordance with work instructions, hygiene and sanitation and workplace health and safety requirements

apply relevant regulatory requirements

The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:

the quality implications for product and hide of defective opening cuts

sources of contamination and cross-contamination

the steps involved in opening hide or pelt in accordance with work instructions

relevant regulatory requirements

Assessment of skills needs to be conducted in the workplace.

Competency must be demonstrated at normal chain speed.

As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used:

quiz of underpinning knowledge

workplace demonstration

workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time

Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.

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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
Identify steps involved in opening hide or pelt in accordance with workplace requirements 
Identify and manage sources of contamination and cross-contamination according to workplace requirements 
Identify and explain quality implications of defective opening cuts for product and hide 
Perform opening cuts releasing the hide or pelt in accordance with workplace requirements 
Perform opening cuts releasing the hide or pelt in accordance with hygiene and sanitation requirements 
Perform opening cuts releasing the hide or pelt in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements 
Free hide or pelt to workplace requirements 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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