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

AMPA2130 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Salt hide or skin

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AMPA2130 - Salt hide or skin
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to salt hides, pelts or skins.This unit is applicable to workers in hide/skin sheds attached to abattoirs, knackeries or game meat processing establishments.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 an operating skin shed.

Competency must be demonstrated at the normal rate of skin processing.

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              
Element: Salt hides, pelts or skins
  • Salt and handle hides, pelts or skins in accordance with workplace and health and safety requirements
  • Inspect hides, pelts or skins prior to and after salting to ensure specifications are met
  • Monitor salting process in accordance with workplace requirements
       
Element: Store and monitor hides, pelts or skins
  • Store or palletise salted hides, pelts or skins in accordance with customer specifications and workplace requirements
       


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. Salt hides, pelts or skins

1.1 Salt and handle hides, pelts or skins in accordance with workplace and health and safety requirements

1.2 Inspect hides, pelts or skins prior to and after salting to ensure specifications are met

1.3 Monitor salting process in accordance with workplace requirements

2. Store and monitor hides, pelts or skins

2.1 Store or palletise salted hides, pelts or skins in accordance with customer specifications and workplace requirements

The candidate must salt hides, pelts or skins.

The candidate must:

process and salt hides, pelts or skins in accordance with workplace and health and safety requirements

monitor salt processing of hides, pelts or skins

inspect hides, pelts or skins to ensure specifications are met

handle hides, pelts or skins in accordance with workplace and health and safety requirements

apply relevant regulatory requirements

use communication skills relevant to work instructions

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

methods of stacking and storing hides, pelts or skins to meet workplace and customer requirements

methods of treating animal coverings

specifications for salting and storage of hides, pelts or skins

steps in processing animal skins, hides or pelts

steps in salting hides, pelts or skins

workplace, health and safety and Quality Assurance (QA) requirements related to salting hides, pelts or skins

relevant regulatory requirements

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. Salt hides, pelts or skins

1.1 Salt and handle hides, pelts or skins in accordance with workplace and health and safety requirements

1.2 Inspect hides, pelts or skins prior to and after salting to ensure specifications are met

1.3 Monitor salting process in accordance with workplace requirements

2. Store and monitor hides, pelts or skins

2.1 Store or palletise salted hides, pelts or skins in accordance with customer specifications and workplace requirements

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
Salt and handle hides, pelts or skins in accordance with workplace and health and safety requirements 
Inspect hides, pelts or skins prior to and after salting to ensure specifications are met 
Monitor salting process in accordance with workplace requirements 
Store or palletise salted hides, pelts or skins in accordance with customer specifications and workplace requirements 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

AMPA2130 - Salt hide or skin
Assessment task 1: [title]

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Result: Competent Not yet competent

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Assessment Record Sheet

AMPA2130 - Salt hide or skin

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