Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
AMPA2030 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Operate pneumatic cutter
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | AMPA2030 - Operate pneumatic cutter |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain and operate a mechanical cutter or scissors.This unit is applicable to operations in abattoirs, wild game processing establishments 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. Assessment must be conducted in the workplace under normal conditions. Competency must be demonstrated at a work station using a cutter at normal chain speed. The pneumatic cutter must be operated for at least one workstation (e.g. cutting hocks, horns or trimming necks) at the speed of the chain. 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. |
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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: Perform cutting operations |
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Element: Remove hocks, horns or legs or trim necks |
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Element: Clean and maintain pneumatic cutters |
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