Required skills

applying safe handling and work practices when dealing with greyhounds or horses

assessing animal health and illness or injury status

communicating with stewards racing officials licensed and registered personnel and others using assertive communication techniques to gather interpret and relay information related to race day veterinarian duties

completing duties in accordance with safe operating procedures and nominated time frame

demonstrating common greyhound or horse handling skills

identifying and reporting swabbing irregularities

identifying animal by colour brand sex and leg and face markings

judging situations and taking appropriate action to prevent problems arising or to overcome problems before they develop further

maintaining racing code requirements for confidentiality

participating safely in sample collection processes

providing prompt and succinct information to stewards and others as required

reading and interpreting workplace documentation and rules of racing

relating to people from a range of social cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with varying physical and mental abilities

responding quickly to requests from stewards or other racing officials

teamwork skills to ensure completion of job tasks

written communication skills to complete workplace documentation and reports

Required knowledge

communication procedures within the race meeting environment and wider racing industry

emergency animal care

euthanasia practices and animal removal processes

greyhound or horse behaviour senses and communication traits

industry terminology related to race meeting procedures

impacts on animals of adverse or extreme weather conditions

hazard identification and risk management

medications and treatments for injured or unhealthy animals

protocols and procedures for communicating with stewards and licensed and other racing industry personnel

racing industry animal welfare requirements

racing industry safety requirements including safe operating procedures

reporting requirements for irregularities and problems including difficulties in obtaining samples

sample collection standard operating procedures

signs of animal health ill health injury and diseases

swabbing protocols and associated rules of racing

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

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 all of the requirements of the performance criteria required skills and knowledge and the range statement of this unit and include evidence of the following

knowledge of the requirements procedures and instructions that are to apply performing the duties of veterinarian at race meetings or trials

implementation of procedures and timely techniques for the safe effective and efficient application of veterinarian duties

working with others to undertake and complete procedures that meet required outcomes

Evidence should be collected over a period of time in a range of workplacerelevant contexts and include dealings with an appropriate range of situations

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency must be assessed in a racing workplace that provides access to the required resources Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices safety requirements and environmental constraints It is to comply with relevant regulatory requirements or Australian Standards requirements

Assessment of the practical components of this unit will be by observation of relevant skills

The following resources must be available

a range of greyhounds and harness or thoroughbred horses

materials and equipment relevant to assessing candidates ability to perform veterinarian duties at race meetings or trials

race meetings and related facilities including swabbing

work instructions and related documentation

Method of assessment

Assessment methods must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the Racing Training Package

The suggested strategies for the assessment of this unit are

written andor oral assessment of candidates required knowledge

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

Evidence is required to be demonstrated over a period of time therefore where performance is not directly observed any evidence should be authenticated by supervisors or other appropriate persons

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

Rules of racing cover:

Signs of distress, illness, injury or abnormal behaviour may include:

Samples are collected by:

Practices observed when samples are collected will include:

Weather conditions may include:

Race and post-race activities observed may include:

Restraints may be:

Safety of staff and greyhound or horse may include:

Suspected notifiable diseases include:

Identification is verified by:

Arrangements for removal of deceased animal will include: