Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
AHCBAC401A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Manage pastures for livestock production
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | AHCBAC401A - Manage pastures for livestock production |
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Description | This unit covers the management of pastures for livestock production and defines the standard required to: establish production targets for each pasture type in an enterprise; develop a pasture management program to meet production targets and enterprise objectives; carry out strategic grazing to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation; monitor soil health and grazing management to ensure sustainable pasture and optimal livestock production levels; monitor pasture yields and evaluate against forecast production levels; maintain physical and financial records of production. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit applies to livestock managers working independently, with only technical advice sought from others in areas such as pasture selection, pasture management and grazing management. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Develop a pasture management program |
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Element: Implement pasture management program |
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Element: Monitor pasture growth and fodder production |
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Element: Review production level |
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