Required skills

Ability to

identify a range of meat cuts related to sorting meat

sort and classify meat products to

customer requirements

hygiene and sanitation requirements

quality requirements

Occupational Health and Safety OHampSrequirements

workplace requirements

explain and demonstrate methods of accurately measuring and describing products to specification

use relevant communication skills

work effectively as an individual and with other team members

apply relevant regulatory requirements

Required knowledge

Knowledge of

hygiene requirements for sorting meat

likely contaminants

regulatory requirements

workplace requirements for sorting meat

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 must be demonstrated over time and under typical operating and production conditions for the enterprise

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions

Resources may include

real work environment

relevant documentation such as

manufacturers instructions or operations manuals

regulatory requirements

workplace policies and procedures

relevant equipment and materials

Method of assessment

Recommended methods of assessment include

workplace demonstration

quiz

question and answer

observation 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

Product may be sorted according to:

Specifications may be defined by:

Workplace requirements may include:

Hygiene requirements may include:

OH&S requirements may include:

Explanations may:

Communication skills may include:

Regulatory requirements may include: