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AHCDER501 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Comply with deer industry national velvet accreditation requirements

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


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Unit of Competency AHCDER501 - Comply with deer industry national velvet accreditation requirements
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to implement the National Velvet Accreditation Scheme (NVAS) to an enterprise.All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, work health and safety, animal welfare and biosecurity legislation and codes.This unit applies to activities performed by velvet producers or their staff in accordance with the requirements of the National Velvet Accreditation Scheme.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or simulated environment that accurately reflects performance in a real workplace setting.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.
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: Demonstrate knowledge of deer velvet industry requirements
  • Identify and apply relevant legislation and codes of practice to deer farm activities and in particular to deer velveting
  • Identify and implement industry accreditation and quality assurance schemes
  • Establish and maintain relationships with external parties
  • Establish and maintain a bona fide legal relationship with a registered veterinarian
  • Establish and maintain record keeping system
       
Element: Apply knowledge of industry-accredited deer velveting process
  • Handle animals according to work health and safety, biosecurity and animal welfare requirements
  • Select and use restraint facilities and equipment suitable for handling animals for velvet harvesting
  • Establish and follow stag and buck management process before and after velveting
  • Determine deer antler growth rates and optimum time for cutting
  • Identify drugs and equipment used in velveting and calculate dosage rates
  • Ensure velvet for sale or export are identified using NVAS tags or NVAS Statutory Declaration Forms
  • Establish human emergency response procedures
       


Evidence Required

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1 Demonstrate knowledge of deer velvet industry requirements

1.1 Identify and apply relevant legislation and codes of practice to deer farm activities and in particular to deer velveting

1.2 Identify and implement industry accreditation and quality assurance schemes

1.3 Establish and maintain relationships with external parties

1.4 Establish and maintain a bona fide legal relationship with a registered veterinarian

1.5 Establish and maintain record keeping system

2 Apply knowledge of industry-accredited deer velveting process

2.1 Handle animals according to work health and safety, biosecurity and animal welfare requirements

2.2 Select and use restraint facilities and equipment suitable for handling animals for velvet harvesting

2.3 Establish and follow stag and buck management process before and after velveting

2.4 Determine deer antler growth rates and optimum time for cutting

2.5 Identify drugs and equipment used in velveting and calculate dosage rates

2.6 Ensure velvet for sale or export are identified using NVAS tags or NVAS Statutory Declaration Forms

2.7 Establish human emergency response procedures

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

apply the NVAS to own enterprise

establish and maintain a bona fide client-veterinarian relationship

apply relevant state and territory legislation and industry codes of practice as they relate to own enterprise

demonstrate knowledge of legal aspects of possession and use of approved drugs

establish systems to satisfy the Deer Industry Association of Australia’s (DIAA's) quality assurance program

implement enterprise work health and safety, biosecurity and animal welfare policies

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

animal welfare issues and legislation relating to velvet antler harvesting

basic and applied principles of anatomy, physiology, pain control and pharmacology relevant to velvet harvesting

DIAA's NVAS and quality assurance program

definitions and requirements with respect to veterinary supervision and legal responsibilities of deer producers and veterinarians

drug withholding periods and tissue residues

management of deer before and after velveting

nature of a bona fide legal relationship

principles and process of velveting, including potential complications

relevant action of drugs used for velveting on body function, and detrimental results of drug administration

relevant legislation relating to restricted drugs

work health and safety legislation, codes of practice and enterprise requirements

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1 Demonstrate knowledge of deer velvet industry requirements

1.1 Identify and apply relevant legislation and codes of practice to deer farm activities and in particular to deer velveting

1.2 Identify and implement industry accreditation and quality assurance schemes

1.3 Establish and maintain relationships with external parties

1.4 Establish and maintain a bona fide legal relationship with a registered veterinarian

1.5 Establish and maintain record keeping system

2 Apply knowledge of industry-accredited deer velveting process

2.1 Handle animals according to work health and safety, biosecurity and animal welfare requirements

2.2 Select and use restraint facilities and equipment suitable for handling animals for velvet harvesting

2.3 Establish and follow stag and buck management process before and after velveting

2.4 Determine deer antler growth rates and optimum time for cutting

2.5 Identify drugs and equipment used in velveting and calculate dosage rates

2.6 Ensure velvet for sale or export are identified using NVAS tags or NVAS Statutory Declaration Forms

2.7 Establish human emergency response procedures

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
Identify and apply relevant legislation and codes of practice to deer farm activities and in particular to deer velveting 
Identify and implement industry accreditation and quality assurance schemes 
Establish and maintain relationships with external parties 
Establish and maintain a bona fide legal relationship with a registered veterinarian 
Establish and maintain record keeping system 
Handle animals according to work health and safety, biosecurity and animal welfare requirements 
Select and use restraint facilities and equipment suitable for handling animals for velvet harvesting 
Establish and follow stag and buck management process before and after velveting 
Determine deer antler growth rates and optimum time for cutting 
Identify drugs and equipment used in velveting and calculate dosage rates 
Ensure velvet for sale or export are identified using NVAS tags or NVAS Statutory Declaration Forms 
Establish human emergency response procedures 

Forms

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