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

AMPS305 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Thaw product - air

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AMPS305 - Thaw product - air
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to thaw product using air for further processing or re-working.This unit is applicable to workers in smallgoods plants who have to thaw frozen product using air prior to further processing. It may also be applicable in boning rooms where carton product fails Quality Assurance (QA) requirements and has to be re-worked.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.

Competency must be demonstrated over time and under typical operating conditions for the enterprise.

Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions.

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: Thaw product in air
  • Select product to be thawed and move to thawing chillers according to workplace requirements
  • Check chillers according to workplace requirements
  • Thaw product according to work instructions and regulatory requirements
  • Complete product monitoring and recording according to workplace requirements
  • Undertake thawing in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements
  • Identify and minimise potential sources of contamination and cross-contamination
       
Element: Store and despatch thawed product
  • Store and rotate thawed product according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • Maintain product segregation as required
  • Keep records according to 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. Thaw product in air

1.1 Select product to be thawed and move to thawing chillers according to workplace requirements

1.2 Check chillers according to workplace requirements

1.3 Thaw product according to work instructions and regulatory requirements

1.4 Complete product monitoring and recording according to workplace requirements

1.5 Undertake thawing in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements

1.6 Identify and minimise potential sources of contamination and cross-contamination

2. Store and despatch thawed product

2.1 Store and rotate thawed product according to workplace and regulatory requirements

2.2 Maintain product segregation as required

2.3 Keep records according to workplace requirements

Candidates must consistently thaw product according to workplace and regulatory requirements.

Candidates must:

follow the requirements of the work instruction

work at production speed

check and prepare chillers for thawing

thaw product according to workplace and regulatory requirements

maintain control of the flow of product through thawing and despatch to further processing

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

keep records to workplace requirements

follow workplace hygiene and workplace health and safety requirements

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

sources of contamination and cross-contamination

ways of minimising contamination

regulations dealing with the thawing of product

workplace requirements for thawing product including:

workplace health and safety

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

principles of stock rotation

work instructions

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. Thaw product in air

1.1 Select product to be thawed and move to thawing chillers according to workplace requirements

1.2 Check chillers according to workplace requirements

1.3 Thaw product according to work instructions and regulatory requirements

1.4 Complete product monitoring and recording according to workplace requirements

1.5 Undertake thawing in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements

1.6 Identify and minimise potential sources of contamination and cross-contamination

2. Store and despatch thawed product

2.1 Store and rotate thawed product according to workplace and regulatory requirements

2.2 Maintain product segregation as required

2.3 Keep records according to 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
Select product to be thawed and move to thawing chillers according to workplace requirements 
Check chillers according to workplace requirements 
Thaw product according to work instructions and regulatory requirements 
Complete product monitoring and recording according to workplace requirements 
Undertake thawing in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements 
Identify and minimise potential sources of contamination and cross-contamination 
Store and rotate thawed product according to workplace and regulatory requirements 
Maintain product segregation as required 
Keep records according to workplace requirements 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

AMPS305 - Thaw product - air
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Assessment Record Sheet

AMPS305 - Thaw product - air

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