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. Identify specifications for cuts | 1.1 Determine specifications for cuts using cut descriptions according to regulatory requirements, customer specifications and workplace requirements. |
2. Break carcase using a bandsaw | 2.1 Position carcase securely and safely. 2.2 Split carcase, then remove shoulders, middles and legs according to work instructions and specifications. 2.3 Split carcase in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements including the use of safe manual handling techniques and the safe use of a bandsaw. |
3. Identify and remove defects | 3.1 Trim defects and contamination and deal with according to workplace requirements. 3.2 Report persistent defects to supervisors in accordance with work instructions. |
The candidate must break a carcase using a bandsaw.
The candidate must:
break a carcase using a bandsaw according to work instructions and specifications for one or more species
apply workplace health and safety requirements
check and adjust the accuracy of cutting lines
use correct techniques for handling hot and/or chilled product
identify primals containing a contamination or abnormalities and handle according to workplace and regulatory requirements
apply communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
workplace health and safety requirements relevant to the task
cutting lines as they relate to the structure of the carcase
dropped meat procedures
how yield is calculated and why it is important
procedure for removal of all primals to desired specifications
work instructions for breaking a carcase in the workplace.
Assessment must be conducted in a registered, operating meat processing plant or premises.
Competency must be demonstrated at the normal rate of production for that plant.
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.