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

AMPA3024 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Perform flanking cuts

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Issue Date: March 2024


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Unit of Competency AMPA3024 - Perform flanking cuts
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to split and clear the hide or pelt from the flank area of a carcase.This unit is applicable to workers in abattoirs, game processing plants and knackeries.All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.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 processing plant.

Competency must be demonstrated at the normal chain speed.

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: Split hides or pelts
  • Correctly split hides or pelts in accordance with work instructions.
  • Split hides or pelts avoiding contamination and puncturing.
  • Split hides or pelts in accordance with workplace health and safety and workplace requirements.
       
Element: Flank the carcase
  • Flank carcase in accordance with work instructions.
  • Flank carcase using a knife or air knife with both left and right hand sides flanked.
  • Flank carcase without damage to the hides or pelts or contamination of the carcase.
  • Remove hides or pelts from the area in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements.
       


Evidence Required

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Split hides or pelts

1.1 Correctly split hides or pelts in accordance with work instructions.

1.2 Split hides or pelts avoiding contamination and puncturing.

1.3 Split hides or pelts in accordance with workplace health and safety and workplace requirements.

2. Flank the carcase

2.1 Flank carcase in accordance with work instructions.

2.2 Flank carcase using a knife or air knife with both left and right hand sides flanked.

2.3 Flank carcase without damage to the hides or pelts or contamination of the carcase.

2.4 Remove hides or pelts from the area in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements.

The candidate must split and clear the hide or pelt from the flank area of a carcase.

The candidate must:

flank carcase in accordance with work instructions

demonstrate correct cutting lines for flanking

use effective knife skills

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

comply with workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements

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

economic impact of nicked, soiled or damaged pelt and scored meat during flanking operation

flanking work instructions

workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements

potential sources of contamination and cross-contamination

procedures for maintenance, cleaning and sterilisation of knives


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

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Split hides or pelts

1.1 Correctly split hides or pelts in accordance with work instructions.

1.2 Split hides or pelts avoiding contamination and puncturing.

1.3 Split hides or pelts in accordance with workplace health and safety and workplace requirements.

2. Flank the carcase

2.1 Flank carcase in accordance with work instructions.

2.2 Flank carcase using a knife or air knife with both left and right hand sides flanked.

2.3 Flank carcase without damage to the hides or pelts or contamination of the carcase.

2.4 Remove hides or pelts from the area in accordance with workplace health and safety 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
Correctly split hides or pelts in accordance with work instructions. 
Split hides or pelts avoiding contamination and puncturing. 
Split hides or pelts in accordance with workplace health and safety and workplace requirements. 
Flank carcase in accordance with work instructions. 
Flank carcase using a knife or air knife with both left and right hand sides flanked. 
Flank carcase without damage to the hides or pelts or contamination of the carcase. 
Remove hides or pelts from the area in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements. 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

AMPA3024 - Perform flanking cuts
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Assessment Record Sheet

AMPA3024 - Perform flanking cuts

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Overall assessment result: Competent Not yet competent

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