Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
AMPA411 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Oversee humane handling of animals
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | AMPA411 - Oversee humane handling of animals |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to oversee the handling and, where applicable, the slaughtering of animals by a range of company personnel and/or government inspection staff to meet regulatory requirements.Ensuring animals are produced, handled and slaughtered humanely is the responsibility of both regulatory authorities and companies. This unit is therefore applicable to meat safety officers, lairage supervisors, Animal Welfare Officers and Quality Assurance (QA) Officers in meat processing establishments, and livestock transport and saleyard staff.This unit must be delivered in the context of Australian meat industry standards and regulations.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Competency must be demonstrated against the current animal welfare codes and regulations. Assessment must involve handling livestock in working stockyards or slaughtering premises. This may take the form of supervising or auditing livestock handling or slaughtering operations. A minimum of three different forms of evidence is required to demonstrate competency. As a minimum, these must include: quiz of underpinning knowledge workplace demonstration workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time. Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs. |
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Competency Field |
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: Oversee humane handling of animals |
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Element: Oversee humane euthanasia or slaughter of animals |
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Element: Oversee facilities, equipment and people involved with the handling of animals |
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Element: Handle contingencies |
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Element: Oversee humane handling of animals |
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Element: Oversee humane euthanasia or slaughter of animals |
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Element: Oversee facilities, equipment and people involved with the handling of animals |
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Element: Handle contingencies |
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