Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and draft or sort animals for sale, breeding or other enterprise requirements.
All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, work health and safety, animal welfare and biosecurity legislation and codes of practice and sustainability practices.
This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work. They complete routine activities and work in a range of known contexts.
All units of competency dealing with animals in the AHC Training Package have the requirements for animals to be handled humanely to minimise stress and discomfort.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Element | Performance criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Identify animals | 1.1 Identify criteria for animal selection clarified from production and marketing information and supervisor or management instructions. 1.2 Implement procedures to control and sort livestock which comply with enterprise animal welfare and work health and safety policies 1.3 Identify and separate animals according to unit selection criteria 1.4 Apply identification devices safely and humanely 1.5 Identify hazards, assess risks and implement controls 1.6 Select and use suitable personal protective equipment |
2. Assess and select animals | 2.1 Assess animals to comply with industry and enterprise criteria and guidelines 2.2 Rank and select animals selected using performance records, weight, sex or other organisational criteria 2.3 Record and report selection 2.4 Observe accepted guidelines and industry norms for prescribed medication withholding periods when selecting animals 2.5 Complete and maintain records and documentation 2.6 Apply enterprise biosecurity policies where required |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.
The candidate must provide evidence that they can:
identify work health and safety hazards and implement safe work practices
handle and draft livestock in line enterprise animal welfare practices
identify criteria for animal selection
control and sort livestock
select animals according to selection criteria
safely and humanely apply identification devices
appraise and grade animals
recognise livestock abnormalities
apply relevant work health and safety requirements
apply relevant biosecurity and animal welfare practices
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
handling techniques and restraint methods
animal movement and drafting
animal welfare principles
livestock behaviour relevant to drafting
selection criteria for breeding stock
livestock identification systems and devices
enterprise animal identification procedures
State and Territory work health and safety and animal welfare legislative and enterprise requirements.
Assessment Conditions
Competency is to be assessed in the work place or workplace and simulated environments that accurately reflect performance in a real workplace setting.
Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
Sectors
Livestock (LSK)