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

AMPA2001 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Feed race

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AMPA2001 - Feed race
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to move animals along a race and into the slaughter floor.This unit is applicable to workers responsible for feeding stock from pens to the slaughter floor at abattoirs and knackeries.All work should be carried out to comply with workplace and hygiene requirements. This unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision, exercise limited autonomy and have some accountability for their own work.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Competency must be demonstrated while complying with workplace and regulatory requirements and at normal production speed at the plant. Assessment must be conducted at an operating abattoir.

As a minimum the following three forms of assessment must be used:

quiz of underpinning knowledge

workplace demonstration

workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time

Assessors must satisfy the 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              
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Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Feed race

1.1 Feed animals into race effectively and humanely in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements

1.2 Use goads in accordance with workplace requirements

1.3 Comply with workplace health and safety requirements

1.4 Identify and meet animal welfare requirements

1.5 Segregate stock in accordance with work instructions

1.6 Identify and comply with requirements for mob separation

The candidate must move animals along a race and into the slaughter floor.

The candidate must:

feed the race to maintain production requirements

feed the race without causing undue stress to the animals

maintain segregation according to workplace requirements

maintain the flow of animals to meet production requirements

use goads in accordance with work instructions, workplace health and safety and animal welfare requirements

restrain the animal to workplace and workplace health and safety requirements

apply communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

cooperate and communicate with other stock handlers to move stock

The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:

animal welfare requirements

correct use of goads

regulatory requirements for segregation

required segregation of animals

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and work instructions relevant to feeding the race

workplace requirements related to feeding the race and the reasons for these requirements

characteristics of breeds, sex and age of animals as they relate to work duties

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Feed race

1.1 Feed animals into race effectively and humanely in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements

1.2 Use goads in accordance with workplace requirements

1.3 Comply with workplace health and safety requirements

1.4 Identify and meet animal welfare requirements

1.5 Segregate stock in accordance with work instructions

1.6 Identify and comply with requirements for mob separation

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

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

AMPA2001 - Feed race
Assessment task 1: [title]

Student name:

Student ID:

I declare that the assessment tasks submitted for this unit are my own work.

Student signature:

Result: Competent Not yet competent

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Assessor name:

Signature:

Date:

Assessment Record Sheet

AMPA2001 - Feed race

Student name:

Student ID:

Assessment task 1: [title] Result: Competent Not yet competent

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Overall assessment result: Competent Not yet competent

Assessor name:

Signature:

Date:

Student signature:

Date: