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

AMPA3054 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Break carcase using a bandsaw

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


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Unit of Competency AMPA3054 - Break carcase using a bandsaw
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to break a carcase using a bandsaw.This unit is applicable to workers in abattoirs, boning rooms, knackeries, food services, smallgoods plants, wholesale and retail operations.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 a registered, operating meat processing plant or premises.

Competency must be demonstrated at the normal rate of production for that plant.

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: Identify specifications for cuts
  • Determine specifications for cuts using cut descriptions according to regulatory requirements, customer specifications and workplace requirements.
       
Element: Break carcase using a bandsaw
  • Position carcase securely and safely.
  • Split carcase, then remove shoulders, middles and legs according to work instructions and specifications.
  • Split carcase in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements including the use of safe manual handling techniques and the safe use of a bandsaw.
       
Element: Identify and remove defects
  • Trim defects and contamination and deal with according to workplace requirements.
  • Report persistent defects to supervisors in accordance with work instructions.
       


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. Identify specifications for cuts

1.1 Determine specifications for cuts using cut descriptions according to regulatory requirements, customer specifications and workplace requirements.

2. Break carcase using a bandsaw

2.1 Position carcase securely and safely.

2.2 Split carcase, then remove shoulders, middles and legs according to work instructions and specifications.

2.3 Split carcase in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements including the use of safe manual handling techniques and the safe use of a bandsaw.

3. Identify and remove defects

3.1 Trim defects and contamination and deal with according to workplace requirements.

3.2 Report persistent defects to supervisors in accordance with work instructions.

The candidate must break a carcase using a bandsaw.

The candidate must:

break a carcase using a bandsaw according to work instructions and specifications for one or more species

apply workplace health and safety requirements

check and adjust the accuracy of cutting lines

use correct techniques for handling hot and/or chilled product

identify primals containing a contamination or abnormalities and handle according to workplace and regulatory requirements

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

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

workplace health and safety requirements relevant to the task

cutting lines as they relate to the structure of the carcase

dropped meat procedures

how yield is calculated and why it is important

procedure for removal of all primals to desired specifications

work instructions for breaking a carcase in the workplace.

Submission Requirements

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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. Identify specifications for cuts

1.1 Determine specifications for cuts using cut descriptions according to regulatory requirements, customer specifications and workplace requirements.

2. Break carcase using a bandsaw

2.1 Position carcase securely and safely.

2.2 Split carcase, then remove shoulders, middles and legs according to work instructions and specifications.

2.3 Split carcase in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements including the use of safe manual handling techniques and the safe use of a bandsaw.

3. Identify and remove defects

3.1 Trim defects and contamination and deal with according to workplace requirements.

3.2 Report persistent defects to supervisors in accordance with work instructions.

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
Determine specifications for cuts using cut descriptions according to regulatory requirements, customer specifications and workplace requirements. 
Position carcase securely and safely. 
Split carcase, then remove shoulders, middles and legs according to work instructions and specifications. 
Split carcase in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements including the use of safe manual handling techniques and the safe use of a bandsaw. 
Trim defects and contamination and deal with according to workplace requirements. 
Report persistent defects to supervisors in accordance with work instructions. 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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