Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) responsibilities for sheep or goats purchased directly from a producer or vendor, prior to their arrival at an abattoir.
This unit applies to stock buyers who are responsible for purchasing livestock directly from producers.
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.
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. Confirm requirements with producer | 1.1 Ensure producer is made aware of all requirements when booking in sheep or goats 1.2 Ensure the National Vendor Declaration (NVD) questions have been addressed where non-vendor bred stock are included in the mob 1.3 Request additional/missing information as necessary |
2. Schedule delivery | 2.1 Make delivery arrangements according to workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must manage the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) responsibilities for sheep or goats purchased directly from a producer or vendor, prior to their arrival at an abattoir.
The candidate must:
confirm producer requirements
schedule delivery
read and interpret an NVD
use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to interact with agents, raise and explain issues and problems
use negotiation skills to resolve issues such as problems with original location, incomplete NVDs or Property Identification Codes (PICs)
use mathematical skills to validate NVD data against actual stock numbers
take appropriate steps to minimise workplace health and safety risks when working with livestock
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
the NLIS system, including the origin and nature of the system, its commercial importance, role in food safety and importing country requirements, role in traceability
the role and function of NVDs
the importance of data contained on an NVD
NLIS regulatory requirements in relation to abattoirs
purpose, nature of and regulations underpinning the use of PICs
NLIS devices role and responsibilities of producers, regulators, and other bodies such as Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) in relation to NLIS
status, abbreviations and what they mean, and the required actions to be taken in response
how to deal with problems of original location
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in the workplace.
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.
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.