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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify grains/seeds on receival
  2. Collect grains/seed samples for testing
  3. Perform initial tests on samples
  4. Despatch samples to testing facilities
  5. Prepare for storage of grains/seed

Required Skills

Required skills

identify Occupational Health and Safety OHS hazards and implement safe operating procedures

identify grainseed types

take samples

identify defects such as split grainsseeds undersize chaff weed seeds damage

store and dispatch grainsseeds samples and maintain hygiene

use literacy skills to read interpret and follow organisational policies and procedures follow sequenced written instructions record accurately and legible information collected and select and apply procedures for a range of tasks

use oral communication skillslanguage competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning techniques active listening clarifying information and consulting with supervisors as required

use numeracy skills to estimate calculate and record routine workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to work with and relate to people from a range of cultural social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

Required knowledge

safe operating procedures for handling and storing grain

grainseed testing processes

industry standards and codes of practice

testing regimes for grains such as protein weight oil content moisture defects sprouts etc

testing regimes for seed such as genetic purity cultivar dead abnormal and hard seed germination potential foreign matter

analysis and consequence of test result

requirements for segregation traceability and hygiene

impact of residues including chemical

industry practice standards and quality assurance requirements in relation to grains sampling and testing

segregation strategiesmethods

sampling and testing protocols

Evidence Required

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 competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following

identify different grainsseeds

conduct sampling and initial testing

record samples for further testing

communicate with customers and maintain records

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances