Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
AMPA2004 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Assess, purchase and transport calves
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | AMPA2004 - Assess, purchase and transport calves |
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Description | |||
Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to humanely, hygienically and safely assess, purchase and transport young (bobby) calves.This unit is applicable to operators who pick up young calves at dairy farms and transport them to processing works and depots for consolidating orders.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. Competencies for handling, loading, transport and unloading of calves must be demonstrated using live animals. Assessment must be conducted under normal operating conditions. As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used: workplace demonstration quiz of underpinning knowledge workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs. |
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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: Inspect calves available for collection from farms |
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Element: Weigh and load young calves, where applicable |
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Element: Prepare paperwork associated with purchase of young calves |
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Element: Transport young calves |
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Element: Unload calves |
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