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. Open the hides or pelts | 1.1 Open hides or pelts around the shoulders 1.2 Open hides or pelts in accordance with workplace instructions 1.3 Open hides or pelts in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements |
2. Clear the hides or pelts | 2.1 Clear hides or pelts from both sides of neck and deep into the neck and shoulders, clearing the brisket in accordance with workplace requirements 2.2 Clear hides or pelts from shoulder area in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements 2.3 Clear hides or pelts without damaging the carcase, hides or pelts |
The candidate must open and clear the hides or pelts from the neck and shoulders.
The candidate must:
make rosette cuts cleanly, safely and hygienically according to work instructions
demonstrate effective knife skills
identify contamination and take corrective action in accordance with workplace requirements
apply communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
apply relevant workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
hygiene and sanitation requirements
relevant work instructions, including those relating to knives
impact of damaged or contaminated hides, pelt or meat on the product quality and the implications for the business
relevant workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements
sources of contamination and cross-contamination
general anatomy of carcase relevant to the task
Assessment must occur in a registered meat processing plant or facility.
Competency must be demonstrated in an operating meat processing plant or facility at normal production 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.