Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to arrange employment for shearing operations.
All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures and legislative requirements.
This unit applies to individuals who take responsibility for their own work and use discretion and judgement in the selection, allocation and use of available resources.
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. Determine staffing requirements | 1.1 Assess the numbers and types of staff required for wool harvesting 1.2 Prepare a list of duties for additional staff 1.3 Define the required capabilities of staff prior to selection |
2. Seek applicants | 2.1 Make informal enquiries and advertise vacancies 2.2 Follow up possible staff by telephone and in person |
3. Select staff | 3.1 Interview potential staff against selection criteria 3.2 Select staff with due regard to equal employment opportunity |
4. Induct staff | 4.1 Brief new staff on relevant awards, enterprise agreements, pay rates and related administration 4.2 Advise new staff of terms and conditions and sign on 4.3 Familiarise new staff with the workplace and colleagues 4.4 Outline work health and safety and animal welfare requirements in detail to staff |
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:
determine staff needs
advertise vacancies and recruit staff
select and induct staff into shearing team
carry out induction processes
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
industry awards and conditions
duty statements for each category of wool harvesting staff
interviewing techniques
advertising mechanisms for staff vacancies
telephone techniques
equal employment opportunity legislation
staff selection process
induction procedures.
work health and safety legislation and animal welfare legislation and codes of practice applying to the job roles
Assessment Conditions
Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or simulated environment that accurately reflects 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
Shearing (SHG)