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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to manipulate brood combs
  2. Manipulate brood

Required Skills

Required skills

identifying hazards and implementing safe work procedures handling bees

handling materials and equipment

using a bee smoker

cleaning up on completion of work

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

biosecurity for moving bees

bee behaviour

beehandling techniques

different types of manipulation that may be used to achieve desired result

fire risk level

purposes for which brood may be manipulated

safe work practices

animal welfare requirements

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

determine when and how honey bee brood should be manipulated to achieve desired result

open hives and remove and reposition frames safely and with minimal damage or unintended disturbance to brood

apply knowledge of food safety regulations when handling frames honey or other hive products for human consumption

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