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

AMPA2139 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Operate wool drier and press

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AMPA2139 - Operate wool drier and press
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate a wool drier and wool press.This unit is applicable to workers operating wool driers and wool presses in a fellmongering plant.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 fellmongering plant.

Competency must be demonstrated at the level of usual production.

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: Operate wool press to bale wool
  • Follow start-up procedures for wool press in accordance with workplace requirements and manufacturer's specifications.
  • Feed wool into wool press in accordance with work instructions.
  • Bale wool in accordance with workplace requirements and customer's specifications.
  • Monitor wool dryness in accordance with workplace requirements.
  • Observe fleece type and class separations in accordance with workplace requirements.
  • Brand, weigh and record bales in accordance with 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. Dry wool

1.1 Follow start-up routine for wool drier in accordance with workplace requirements and manufacturer's specifications.

1.2 Operate wool drier to workplace and health and safety requirements and manufacturer's specifications.

1.3 Dry wool to workplace requirements.

1.4 Monitor wool for correct drying in accordance with workplace requirements.

1.5 Monitor wool flow through drier.

1.6 Perform routine maintenance and cleaning in accordance with workplace requirements and manufacturer's specifications.

1.7 Identify and explain safety hazards.

1.8 Identify and address workplace health and safety hazards.

2. Operate wool press to bale wool

2.1 Follow start-up procedures for wool press in accordance with workplace requirements and manufacturer's specifications.

2.2 Feed wool into wool press in accordance with work instructions.

2.3 Bale wool in accordance with workplace requirements and customer's specifications.

2.4 Monitor wool dryness in accordance with workplace requirements.

2.5 Observe fleece type and class separations in accordance with workplace requirements.

2.6 Brand, weigh and record bales in accordance with workplace requirements.

The candidate must operate a wool drier and wool press.

The candidate must:

maintain separation of wool types and classes according to classer's instructions

monitor wool for correct drying

press wool bales to workplace requirements

operate, maintain and clean machinery for drying and pressing wool in accordance with workplace and health and safety requirements, and manufacturer's specifications

apply relevant regulatory requirements

use communication skills relevant to work instructions

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

methods and goals of storage of wool bales

purpose of drying wool

reasons for drying and baling wool according to work instructions

steps and importance of recording the details of the bale and its importance

workplace and health and safety requirements and manufacturer's specifications associated with the operation of the wool drier

relevant regulatory requirements

workplace health and safety hazards associated with operating a wool drier and a wool press, and safety procedures.

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. Dry wool

1.1 Follow start-up routine for wool drier in accordance with workplace requirements and manufacturer's specifications.

1.2 Operate wool drier to workplace and health and safety requirements and manufacturer's specifications.

1.3 Dry wool to workplace requirements.

1.4 Monitor wool for correct drying in accordance with workplace requirements.

1.5 Monitor wool flow through drier.

1.6 Perform routine maintenance and cleaning in accordance with workplace requirements and manufacturer's specifications.

1.7 Identify and explain safety hazards.

1.8 Identify and address workplace health and safety hazards.

2. Operate wool press to bale wool

2.1 Follow start-up procedures for wool press in accordance with workplace requirements and manufacturer's specifications.

2.2 Feed wool into wool press in accordance with work instructions.

2.3 Bale wool in accordance with workplace requirements and customer's specifications.

2.4 Monitor wool dryness in accordance with workplace requirements.

2.5 Observe fleece type and class separations in accordance with workplace requirements.

2.6 Brand, weigh and record bales in accordance with 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
Follow start-up procedures for wool press in accordance with workplace requirements and manufacturer's specifications. 
Feed wool into wool press in accordance with work instructions. 
Bale wool in accordance with workplace requirements and customer's specifications. 
Monitor wool dryness in accordance with workplace requirements. 
Observe fleece type and class separations in accordance with workplace requirements. 
Brand, weigh and record bales in accordance with workplace requirements. 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

AMPA2139 - Operate wool drier and press
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