Required skills

Ability to

collect and process blood hygienically safely and in accordance with

relevant regulatory requirements

SOPs

work instructions

workplace OHampS requirements

operate processing equipment in accordance with workplace and manufacturers requirements

use relevant workplace machinery correctly

pack and store blood products according to workplace requirements

apply relevant mathematical skills to ensure processing packaging and storage requirements are met

work effectively as an individual and as part of a team

take action to improve own work performance as a result of selfevaluation feedback from others or in response to changed work practices or technology

Required knowledge

Knowledge of

nature and uses of blood products produced

relevant work instructions and SOPs

ways of minimising contamination and crosscontamination

workplace OHampS policies and procedures

workplace and manufacturers requirements for operating processing equipment

OHampS hazards and ways of minimising them

sources of contamination and crosscontamination

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

The meat industry has specific and clear requirements for evidence A minimum of three forms of evidence is required to demonstrate competency in the meat industry This is specifically designed to provide evidence that covers the demonstration in the workplace of all aspects of competency over time

These requirements are in addition to the requirements for valid current authentic and sufficient evidence

Three forms of evidence means three different kinds of evidence not three pieces of the same kind In practice it will mean that most of the unit is covered twice This increases the legitimacy of the evidence

All assessment must be conducted against Australian meat industry standards and regulations

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

Competency in this unit must be demonstrated under normal workplace conditions

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must involve processing one or more blood products

Method of assessment

Recommended methods of assessment include

workplace demonstration

quiz of underpinning knowledge

workplace referee report of performance over time

Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality or Torres Strait Islander gender or language backgrounds other than English Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role

Guidance information for assessment

A current list of resources for this Unit of Competency is available from MINTRAC wwwmintraccomau or telephone

Workplace requirements may include:

OH&S requirements may include:

Product may include:

Specifications may vary according to:

Regulatory requirements may include:

Machinery may:

Mathematical applications may include: