Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) responsibilities for sheep or goats purchased at a saleyard, prior to their arrival at an abattoir.
This unit applies to stock buyers who are responsible for purchasing livestock from saleyards.
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. ew and assess pre-sale information | 1.1 Identify stock that meet the workplace or customer requirements prior to the sale |
2. Confirm destination information | 2.1 Ensure buyer’s destination Property Identification Code (PIC) is known to the saleyard operators |
3. Check the National Vendor Declaration (NVD) | 3.1 Determine whether the mob is vendor-bred or non-vendor-bred 3.2 Conduct additional required checks for non-vendor bred sheep |
4. Complete purchase | 4.1 Confirm all required documentation is completed correctly 4.2 Complete purchase according to enterprise requirements |
5. Secure Post Sale Summary (PSS) or buyer's reconciliation report | 5.1 Check PSS for consistency with purchase decisions 5.2 Confirm that all National Vendor Declarations (NVDs) from which stock have been sourced are held by the agent 5.3 Obtain hard copies if required 5.4 Ensure PSS lists of mobs purchased are transferred to abattoir Property Identification Code (PIC) via NLIS account within the legal timeframe 5.5 Take corrective action as appropriate |
6. Notify receiving plant of stock transfer details | 6.1 Communicate stock transfer information according to workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must manage the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) responsibilities for sheep or goats purchased at a saleyard, prior to their arrival at an abattoir.
The candidate must:
view and assess pre-sale information
confirm destination information
check the NVD
complete purchase
secure PSS or buyer's reconciliation report
notify receiving plant of stock transfer details
read and interpret an NVD
read an interpret a PSS
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 PICs
use mathematical skills to validate data on PSS
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 role of the NVD
NLIS system, including the origin and nature of the system, its commercial importance, role in food safety and importing country requirements, role in traceability
NLIS regulatory requirements in relation to producers, agents, saleyards and abattoirs
purpose, nature of and regulations underpinning the use of PICs
role and responsibilities of producers, agents, saleyards and abattoirs
role and responsibilities of 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 consignment PIC
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.