Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
AMPA3127 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Perform post-mortem inspection - Wild game
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | AMPA3127 - Perform post-mortem inspection - Wild game |
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Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform post mortem inspection duties on wild game, such as kangaroos, wallabies, wild boar and possums, in a processing establishment operating in accordance with the Australian Standard.This unit is applicable to those who will seek employment and registration as a meat inspector in either the domestic or export processing sectors.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 of post mortem inspection must be conducted in a slaughtering establishment and assessment of post mortem inspection must be at chain speed. As a minimum, assessment must consist of the following three forms of assessment: a workplace referee report which documents at least 100 hours of post-mortem inspection practice on the chain under the supervision of a qualified meat inspector or on plant veterinary officer (note that this may be reduced to 50 hours if this is the second post-mortem inspection unit selected). The candidate must diarise the practice including the number of carcases inspected and conditions detected and this has to be verified by a workplace supervisor or mentor knowledge test which must include an assessment of the candidates knowledge of common diseases and conditions as well as emergency and notifiable diseases on-the-job assessment with assessor observation Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs. |
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Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Identify base anatomical structure systems of wild game |
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Element: Inspect carcases prior to processing |
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Element: Identify the main reasons for post-mortem inspection |
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Element: Perform post-mortem inspection of wild game |
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Element: Make disposition |
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Element: Treat affected carcase appropriately |
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Element: Describe the procedures followed for retained carcase on the slaughter floor |
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Element: Identify and use Personal and Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform post-mortem inspection |
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Element: Take pathological and residue samples to assist in determining disposition |
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