Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

AHCBEK402A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Perform queen bee artificial insemination

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Issue Date: April 2024


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Unit of Competency AHCBEK402A - Perform queen bee artificial insemination
Description This unit covers performing queen bee artificial insemination and defines the standard required to: collect semen from drone honey bees; inseminate queen bees; manage queen bees after insemination; maintain required hygiene standards; keep records in relation to Artificial Insemination (AI) program.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to specialists who provide instrumental insemination services for the beekeeping industry.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
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
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Determine breeding method
  • Options for artificial breeding are reviewed to determine most suitable and affordable method in line with breeding objectives.
  • Artificial breeding option is selected and matched to resources so as to meet enterprise's queen and drone management program.
  • Resource requirements of breeding programs are identified, sourced and arranged.
  • Program schedules are prepared according to available resources.
  • Suitable clothing and work environment for self and breeding support staff are made available and comply with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and enterprise requirements.
       
Element: Implement breeding method
  • Genetic material is obtained from reliable and legitimate sources.
  • Genetic material is received, checked and stored to ensure maximum viability and program outcomes, according to industry codes of practice.
  • Rearing times are managed so that queen bees and drones are of appropriate age and condition when AI is scheduled to occur.
  • Semen is collected from drones and queens are prepared and inseminated using hygienic techniques to minimise risk of contamination.
  • After insemination, queen is placed in a colony of suitable strength and monitored to determine whether further insemination or treatments with carbon dioxide are required.
       
Element: Monitor and maintain program
  • Adjustments in genetic material transfer practices are reviewed to enhance success of future programs.
  • Data on genetic material transfer programs is documented and maintained according to enterprise requirements.
  • Success rates are determined from breeding objectives and are calculated and used to determine success of AI program.
  • Information is supplied to relevant authorities to promote research and improvements in industry practice.
  • Necessary modifications to queen and drone management program are identified and recorded to assist continuous improvement processes.
       


Evidence Required

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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

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 holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

collect semen from drone honey bees

inseminate queen bees

manage queen bees after insemination

maintain required hygiene standards

keep records in relation to AI program.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

identify appropriate AI techniques

determining AI timing

schedule and obtain resources for insemination activities and

identifying queen bee laying fertilised eggs

performing AI

preparing queen and drone honey bees for AI

match queen and drone cycles to resource availability

use literacy skills to read, interpret and follow organisational policies and procedures, develop sequenced written instructions, record accurately and legibly information collected and select and apply procedures to a range of tasks

use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification, negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine and more complex workplace measures and data

use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

artificial breeding methods and benefits, and limitations of each method

anatomy and physiology of reproductive organs and reproductive process in queen and drone honey bees

enterprise and industry identification system for queen and drone honey bees and semen

enterprise and industry policies with regard to AI, and the recording and reporting requirements

honey bee health and abnormalities

knowledge of enterprise breeding programs

preparation requirements for AI

principles of genetics

physical resource requirements and how to safely handle and transport them

relevant commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations and codes of practice with regard to workplace OHS

semen collection and homogenising processes

semen thawing techniques.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Performance relates to and may include:

all equipment and processes used in artificial insemination of queen bees.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Options for artificial breeding are reviewed to determine most suitable and affordable method in line with breeding objectives. 
Artificial breeding option is selected and matched to resources so as to meet enterprise's queen and drone management program. 
Resource requirements of breeding programs are identified, sourced and arranged. 
Program schedules are prepared according to available resources. 
Suitable clothing and work environment for self and breeding support staff are made available and comply with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and enterprise requirements. 
Genetic material is obtained from reliable and legitimate sources. 
Genetic material is received, checked and stored to ensure maximum viability and program outcomes, according to industry codes of practice. 
Rearing times are managed so that queen bees and drones are of appropriate age and condition when AI is scheduled to occur. 
Semen is collected from drones and queens are prepared and inseminated using hygienic techniques to minimise risk of contamination. 
After insemination, queen is placed in a colony of suitable strength and monitored to determine whether further insemination or treatments with carbon dioxide are required. 
Adjustments in genetic material transfer practices are reviewed to enhance success of future programs. 
Data on genetic material transfer programs is documented and maintained according to enterprise requirements. 
Success rates are determined from breeding objectives and are calculated and used to determine success of AI program. 
Information is supplied to relevant authorities to promote research and improvements in industry practice. 
Necessary modifications to queen and drone management program are identified and recorded to assist continuous improvement processes. 

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