Required skills

adhere to OHS and animal welfare legislation regulations and codes of practice

complete documentation in accordance with workplace requirements

maintain repair and manufacture hand tools used by farriers to given specifications

store hand tools safely and according to enterprise procedures

literacy skills to read and follow organisational policies and procedures including occupational health and safety OHS waste management and hygiene standards follow sequenced written instructions and record the information accurately and legibly

oral communication skillslanguage to fulfil the job role as specified including questioning active listening asking for clarification and seeking advice when required

numeracy skills to estimate calculate record and apply routine workplace measure to required tasks

problemsolving skills to select required materials and equipment and prioritise tasks

use safe manual handling techniques and equipment

use safe waste handling and disposal procedures

Required knowledge

enterprise documentation and storage procedures

commercially available hand tools used by farriers and their purpose

processes used in making repairing and manufacturing of hand tools used by farriers

safe work practices

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria required skills and knowledge and the range statement of this unit Assessors should ensure that candidates can

identify the need for maintenance repair or replacement of a range of farriery hand tools

undertake maintenance and repair of a range of farriery hand tools

make a variety of hand tools to given specifications

store repaired or made hand tools safely and appropriately to reflect enterprise requirements

complete documentation of tasks

The skills and knowledge required to maintain repair and manufacture hand tools used in farriery must be transferable to a range of work environments and contexts and include the ability to deal with unplanned events

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment of this unit is to be practical in nature and will be most appropriately assessed in worksites where routine farriery tasks are performed or in a situation that reproduces normal work conditions

There must be access to the appropriate equipment andor resources to enable one to demonstrate competence

Method of assessment

To ensure consistency in ones performance competency should be demonstrated to industry defined standards on more than one occasion over a period of time in order to cover a variety of circumstances and where possible over a number of assessment activities

The assessment strategy must include practical skills assessment Suggested strategies for this unit are

written andor oral assessment of candidates required knowledge

observed documented and firsthand testimonial evidence of candidates application of practical tasks

simulation exercises that reproduce normal work conditions

thirdparty evidence

workplace documentation

portfolio

This unit may be assessed in a holistic way with other units of competency relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment methods should reflect workplace demands eg literacy and numeracy demands and the needs of particular target groups eg people with disabilities Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people women people with a language background other than English youth and people from low socioeconomic backgrounds

Hand tools may include:

Specifications may include:

Requirements to ensure tools are maintained may include:

Personal protective equipment may include:

Step-by-step procedures may include:

Techniques used to temper or harden tools may include:

Quenching agents may include:

Documentation may include: