Subjects
Total number of units = a minimum of 12 units to a total value of 54 points
Core Units = 7 (24 points)
Elective Units = Select at least 5 elective units to a minimum value of 30 points
Core Units
Unit Code | Unit Title | Points |
Maintain personal equipment | 2 | |
Apply hygiene and sanitation practices | 4 | |
Comply with Quality Assurance and HACCP requirements | 4 | |
Follow safe work policies and procedures | 4 | |
Communicate in the workplace | 4 | |
Overview the meat industry | 2 | |
Sharpen knives | 4 |
Elective Units
Select at least 5 elective units to a minimum value of 30 points
At least 3 units must be selected from the elective list
The remaining two units may be selected from the elective list, this or any other endorsed Training Package or Accredited Course
Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in slaughtering and must be chosen to ensure the integrity of the qualification outcome at AQF level 3
Selected units which do not already carry points will be worth 2 points
Units marked with an () must be undertaken with at least one other unit from the same section
Unit Code | Unit Title | Points |
Slaughter floor operations | ||
Stun animal | 4 | |
Stick and bleed animal*
| 4 | |
Assess effective stunning and bleeding | 2 | |
Seal digestive tract | ||
Rod weasand | 2 | |
Seal weasand*
| 1 | |
Ring bung*
| 4 | |
Seal bung | 2 | |
Perform opening cuts | ||
Split carcase | 4 | |
Bone neck*
| 3 | |
Perform Y cut*
| 2 | |
Skin head*
| 4 | |
Explain opening cuts
| 1 | |
Perform flanking cuts*
| 6 | |
Perform brisket cuts*
| 4 | |
Perform rumping cuts*
| 4 | |
Perform rosette cuts*
| 4 | |
Perform midline cuts*
| 4 | |
Scald and dehair carcase*
| 4 | |
Operate pelt puller | 4 | |
Operate hide puller*
| 6 | |
Remove pelt manually*
| 6 | |
Bed dress carcase*
| 16 | |
Eviscerate animal carcase*
| 8 | |
Operate brisket cutter or saw | 4 | |
Eviscerate wild game field shot carcase*
| 4 | |
Backdown pig carcase*
| 2 | |
Prepare head for inspection*
| 4 | |
Operate air knife | 2 | |
Drop sock and pull shoulder pelt*
| 3 | |
Undertake retain rail operations*
| 2 | |
Prepare and present viscera for inspection*
| 2 | |
Perform legging | ||
Overview legging operation | 1 | |
Make first leg opening cuts*
| 4 | |
Make second leg opening cuts*
| 3 | |
Perform legging on small stock*
| 4 | |