Assessor Resource

AMPA3028
Perform midline cuts

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform midline cuts to open and release the hide or pelt from the belly area of a carcase.

This unit is applicable to abattoirs, game processing plants and knackeries.

All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.

This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.

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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Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Separate hides or pelts from belly area

1.1 Separate hides or pelts from belly area according to workplace requirements

1.2 Correctly separate hides or pelts from belly area using spear cuts from inside of hide or pelt to avoid contamination from the hide or pelt, fleece or hair

1.3 Identify sources of contamination and cross-contamination

1.4 Identify and comply with workplace health and safety requirements

The candidate must perform midline cuts to open and release the hide or pelt from the belly area of a carcase.

The candidate must:

locate and demonstrate correct cutting lines and techniques for midline cuts

separate hides or pelts from belly area according to the work instruction

avoid damage to the hide or pelt and meat

apply communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

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

correct cutting lines and techniques for midline cuts

relevant work instructions

workplace health and safety requirements

causes of damaged hides or pelts and meat cuts

relevant regulatory requirements

sources of contamination and cross-contamination

consequence for the business of damaged or contaminated hides, pelts or meat cuts

Assessment must be performed in an operating processing plant.

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. Separate hides or pelts from belly area

1.1 Separate hides or pelts from belly area according to workplace requirements

1.2 Correctly separate hides or pelts from belly area using spear cuts from inside of hide or pelt to avoid contamination from the hide or pelt, fleece or hair

1.3 Identify sources of contamination and cross-contamination

1.4 Identify and comply with workplace health and safety requirements

The candidate must perform midline cuts to open and release the hide or pelt from the belly area of a carcase.

The candidate must:

locate and demonstrate correct cutting lines and techniques for midline cuts

separate hides or pelts from belly area according to the work instruction

avoid damage to the hide or pelt and meat

apply communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

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

correct cutting lines and techniques for midline cuts

relevant work instructions

workplace health and safety requirements

causes of damaged hides or pelts and meat cuts

relevant regulatory requirements

sources of contamination and cross-contamination

consequence for the business of damaged or contaminated hides, pelts or meat cuts

Assessment must be performed in an operating processing plant.

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
Separate hides or pelts from belly area according to workplace requirements 
Correctly separate hides or pelts from belly area using spear cuts from inside of hide or pelt to avoid contamination from the hide or pelt, fleece or hair 
Identify sources of contamination and cross-contamination 
Identify and comply with workplace health and safety requirements 

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