Subjects
Total number of units = 12 or 15, depending on elective selections
Core Units = 10
Elective Units = 2 or 5, depending on elective selections
Core Units
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Maintain personal equipment | |
Apply hygiene and sanitation practices | |
Comply with Quality Assurance and HACCP requirements | |
Follow safe work policies and procedures | |
Communicate in the workplace | |
Overview the meat industry | |
Sharpen knives | |
Implement food safety program | |
Apply food animal anatomy and physiology to inspection processes | |
Identify and report emergency diseases of food animals |
Elective Units
Select 2 units from Group A or
Select 1 unit from Group A and 4 units from Group B
Group A
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Ovine and Caprine*
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Perform ante and post-mortem inspection Bovine*
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Perform ante and post-mortem inspection Porcine*
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Perform ante and post-mortem inspection Poultry*
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Perform ante and post-mortem inspection Ratites*
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Perform ante and post-mortem inspection Camels*
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Perform post-mortem inspection Wild game*
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Perform ante and post-mortem inspection Rabbits*
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Perform ante and post-mortem inspection Deer*
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Perform ante and post-mortem inspection Horses *
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Perform ante and post-mortem inspection Alpacas or Llamas*
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Perform ante and post-mortem inspection Calves*
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Group B
Unit Code | Unit Title |
Handle animals humanely while conducting ante-mortem inspection | |
Assess effective stunning and bleeding | |
Prepare head for inspection*
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Prepare and present viscera for inspection*
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Perform carcase Meat Hygiene Assessment*
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Perform process monitoring for Meat Hygiene Assessment | |
Perform boning room Meat Hygiene Assessment | |
Perform offal Meat Hygiene Assessment | |
Oversee plant compliance with the Australian Standards for meat processing | |
Inspect transportation container or vehicle | |
Overview wild game meat industry | |
Receive and inspect wild game carcases from the field | |
Receive and inspect wild game carcases at a processing plant | |
Store wild game carcases | |
Conduct an internal audit of a documented program | |
Contribute to team effectiveness | |
Perform standard calibrations | |
Record and present data | |
Obtain representative samples in accordance with sampling plan |