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

SFIAQUA314A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Support hatchery operations

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency SFIAQUA314A - Support hatchery operations
Description This unit of competency involves routine husbandry and handling of broodstock, larvae and juveniles on an aquaculture hatchery or ornamental facility. It covers using technical equipment appropriately, and involves operations, such as conditioning and spawning of stock. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit has application to aquaculture hatcheries and ornamental facilities and involves cultured or held stock. This unit does not cover crocodiles nor does it cover the collection of gastropod or bivalve molluscs or other aquatic broodstock or seedstock from the sea by qualified divers. Live transport of broodstock or seedstock is covered by SFISTOR204A Prepare, pack and dispatch stock for live transport. It does not cover the production of micro-algae or live-feeds which is covered by SFIAQUA214B Produce algal or live-feed cultures and SFIAQUA311B Oversee production and maintain algal or live-feed cultures. Coordination of staff is covered by RTE3704A Coordinate worksite activities.All enterprise or workplace procedures and activities are carried out according to relevant government regulations, licensing and other compliance requirements, including occupational health and safety (OHS) guidelines and ecologically sustainable development (ESD) principles. Equipment operation, maintenance, repairs and calibrations are undertaken in a safe manner that conforms to manufacturer instructions. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is selected, checked, used and maintained.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
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: Collect and care for broodstock
  • Hatchery production schedule is interpreted and confirmed with senior personnel.
  • Labour and resource requirements for hatchery production are confirmed with senior personnel and arranged.
  • Risk factors that could affect the quality of the end cultured or held stock progeny are identified and plans made to minimise risk.
  • Broodstock structure or system is prepared to provide clean, disinfected and functional conditions for broodstock activities.
  • Selected broodstock are introduced into broodstock structure or system with minimal stress.
  • Both male and female broodstock are conditioned to induce maturation or breeding/spawning behaviour.
  • Broodstock to be spawned are identified and moved to spawning tanks and undergo spawning induction treatment.
  • Appropriate water quality requirements of broodstock are monitored and maintained.
       
Element: Breed and raise progeny
  • Signs of imminent spawning are monitored and the environment controlled to ensure successful spawning.
  • Spawn is collected, washed and counted and quality assessment of eggs and sperm is undertaken followed by fertilisation of the eggs, if appropriate.
  • Post-spawning broodstock husbandry practices are undertaken, as appropriate.
  • Fertilised eggs are hatched and cared for according to biological requirements.
  • Rearing of subsequent progeny is monitored to ensure water quality and relevant environment needs are met by appropriate post-hatch rearing procedures.
       
Element: Harvest and distribute progeny
  • Progeny are selected through quality assessment with senior personnel and harvested.
  • Progeny for on-farm facility distribution are graded, sorted and/or transported to new culture or holding structures.
  • Order requirements for off-farm facility distribution are noted, harvested and packed for external transport.
       
Element: Complete breeding clean up activities
  • Clean up of work area, including repairs and storage of equipment, is completed and condition report prepared.
  • Relevant breeding data, observations or information are recorded legibly and accurately, and any out of range or unusual records are checked.
  • Compliance and other required reports are prepared and conveyed to senior personnel advising of the effectiveness of breeding, and recommendations made for improvements.
  • Options for improving efficiency through mechanisation or automation of process or activity, or use of specialised contract staff are researched and presented to senior personnel as potential improvements
  • Staff are given feedback on their work performance.
       


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.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to:

collect and care for broodstock, breed and raise progeny and prepare them for distribution.

read and interpret work procedures

record relevant data according to workplace procedures.

Assessment must confirm knowledge of:

breeding, nutritional, health and environmental requirements of broodstock and progeny.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment is to be conducted at the workplace or in a simulated work environment and should involve stock typically raised on aquaculture farms and hatcheries in the region.

Resources may include:

broodstock or seedstock

hatchery and equipment for caring for and raising progeny

monitoring equipment

staff to coordinate in a hatchery environment

reference material (for research).

Method of assessment

The following assessment methods are suggested:

case study analysis

project (work or scenario based)

research assignment

role play

submission of records

written or oral short-answer testing.

Guidance information for assessment

This unit may be assessed holistically with other units within a qualification.

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.

Required skills

communicating with senior personnel on production schedule, labour and resource requirements

coordinating hatchery operations and staff

efficiently carrying out care of broodstock, larvae and juveniles

handling and moving broodstock safely

identifying potential improvements

manipulating culture environment, as appropriate

performing routine health care

providing feedback on performance to staff

reporting orally and in writing on hatchery operations to senior personnel

researching options for improvements.

Literacy skills used for:

labelling containers for shipment

interpreting hatchery production schedule and order requirements

recording information relating to hatchery operations

writing reports to management on hatchery operations.

Numeracy skills used for:

counting quantities of stock

recording and interpreting data relating to water quality.

Required knowledge

assessing options for mechanisation or automation of process or activity, including the use of specialised contract services

cleaning and disinfection procedures and requirements for adequate disinfection

clinical signs of ovulation and/or imminent spawning

feed and other requirements of breeding stock and progeny

other environmental factors or cues for reproductive behaviour

preparation of broodstock and/or progeny for distribution or transport.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Cultured or held stock may include:

adults, broodstock (ready to breed), seedstock or stockers, eggs and sperm, fertilised eggs, larvae, post-larvae, seed, spat, hatchlings, yearlings, juveniles, fry, fingerlings, yearlings, smolt, sporophytes, seedlings and tissue cultures

finfish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic reptiles, amphibians, polychaete and oligochaete worms, plankton, micro-algae, seaweed, aquatic plants, live rock, sponges and other aquatic invertebrates

for human consumption (seafood), stockers for other farms, stockers for conservation or recreational fishing, display or companion animals (ornamentals), and other products, including pearls, skins, shells, eggs, chemicals and pigments.

wild caught, hatchery or nursery reared.

Relevant government regulations, licensing and other compliance requirements may include:

biodiversity and genetically modified organisms

biosecurity, translocation and quarantine

Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) and other import requirements

business or workplace operations, policies and practices

ESD principles, environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control

fisheries or aquaculture regulations, permits and licences

health and welfare of aquatic animals

Indigenous land rights and cultural activities, including fishing by traditional methods

OHS hazard identification, risk assessment and control.

OHS guidelines may include:

appropriate workplace provision of first aid kits and fire extinguishers

codes of practice, regulations and/or guidance notes which may apply in a jurisdiction or industry sector

enterprise-specific OHS procedures, policies or standards

hazard and risk assessment of workplace, maintenance activities and control measures

induction or training of staff, contractors and visitors in relevant OHS procedures and/or requirements to allow them to carry out their duties in a safe manner

OHS training register

safe lifting, carrying and handling techniques, including manual handling, and the handling and storage of hazardous substances

safe systems and procedures for outdoor work, including protection from solar radiation, fall protection, confined space entry and the protection of people in the workplace

systems and procedures for the safe maintenance of property, machinery and equipment, including hydraulics and exposed moving parts

the appropriate use, maintenance and storage of PPE.

ESD principles may include:

applying animal welfare ethics and procedures

control of effluents, chemical residues, contaminants, wastes and pollution

control of weeds, pests, predators and diseases, stock health maintenance

improving energy efficiency

increasing use of renewable, recyclable and recoverable resources

maintaining biodiversity by sustainable fisheries or broodstock/seedstock collection

minimising noise, dust, light or odour emissions

preventing live cultured or held organisms from escaping into environment

reducing emissions of greenhouse gases

reducing energy use

reducing use of non-renewable resources

undertaking environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control

undertaking facility quarantine, biosecurity and translocation of livestock and genetic material

using and recycling water, and maintaining water quality

PPE may include:

non-slip and waterproof boots (gumboots) or other safety footwear

protective outdoor clothing for tropical conditions

sun protection (e.g. sun hat, sunscreen and sunglasses)

uniforms or overalls

waterproof clothing (e.g. wet weather gear and waders).

Quality may include:

disease history

health and activity status

number, density, weight and volume

physical appearance, colour and appendages/fins

previous reproductive performance

sex

size

spawning condition and maturation index

wild caught or cultured stock.

Broodstock activities may include:

acclimatisation

cleaning or disinfection of culture or holding equipment

condition or maturation activities

holding or recovery

monitoring or treating health

quarantine

spawning induction

staging or assessing maturation and cannulation.

Spawning induction treatment may include:

chemical

environmental, temperature, light, lunar cycle and atmospheric pressure

hormonal

special feed requirements.

Water quality requirements of broodstock may include:

absence/presence of chemicals

dissolved oxygen

hardness

light

pH

salinity

temperature

water flow and pressure/depth.

Quality assessment may include:

behaviour and activity

colour and shape

density

health, disease and/or prophylactic treatment history

number

uniformity.

Progeny may include:

amphibian eggs, larvae or juveniles

aquatic plants or micro-algal cells, buds, seedlings and sporophytes

cell cultures

crustacean post-larvae or juveniles

finfish eyed eggs, fingerlings, fry, smolts or juveniles

molluscan larvae, seed, spat or juveniles

polyp colonies

reptile eggs, hatchlings or juveniles.

Post-hatch rearing procedures:

changing or treating water

counting density

culling of dead or non-viable individuals

feeding or nutriment addition

grading or sorting, and culling

maintaining culture or holding environment within accepted parameters

sampling

taking visual observations

transferring to clean or larger culture structure

treating by medication or prophylaxis

waste collection and disposal

weighing and measuring.

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
Hatchery production schedule is interpreted and confirmed with senior personnel. 
Labour and resource requirements for hatchery production are confirmed with senior personnel and arranged. 
Risk factors that could affect the quality of the end cultured or held stock progeny are identified and plans made to minimise risk. 
Broodstock structure or system is prepared to provide clean, disinfected and functional conditions for broodstock activities. 
Selected broodstock are introduced into broodstock structure or system with minimal stress. 
Both male and female broodstock are conditioned to induce maturation or breeding/spawning behaviour. 
Broodstock to be spawned are identified and moved to spawning tanks and undergo spawning induction treatment. 
Appropriate water quality requirements of broodstock are monitored and maintained. 
Signs of imminent spawning are monitored and the environment controlled to ensure successful spawning. 
Spawn is collected, washed and counted and quality assessment of eggs and sperm is undertaken followed by fertilisation of the eggs, if appropriate. 
Post-spawning broodstock husbandry practices are undertaken, as appropriate. 
Fertilised eggs are hatched and cared for according to biological requirements. 
Rearing of subsequent progeny is monitored to ensure water quality and relevant environment needs are met by appropriate post-hatch rearing procedures. 
Progeny are selected through quality assessment with senior personnel and harvested. 
Progeny for on-farm facility distribution are graded, sorted and/or transported to new culture or holding structures. 
Order requirements for off-farm facility distribution are noted, harvested and packed for external transport. 
Clean up of work area, including repairs and storage of equipment, is completed and condition report prepared. 
Relevant breeding data, observations or information are recorded legibly and accurately, and any out of range or unusual records are checked. 
Compliance and other required reports are prepared and conveyed to senior personnel advising of the effectiveness of breeding, and recommendations made for improvements. 
Options for improving efficiency through mechanisation or automation of process or activity, or use of specialised contract staff are researched and presented to senior personnel as potential improvements 
Staff are given feedback on their work performance. 

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