Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to interpret and operate in the commercial and regulatory environment of the game meat industry.
This unit is applicable to workers in game processing plants, field depot managers and wild game harvesters.
All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.
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. Identify the sequence of operations for wild game harvesting in Australia | 1.1 Explain the importance of a professional image for wild game meat industry 1.2 Describe the sequence of operations from harvesting to end product 1.3 Identify the range of wild game meat products produced in Australia 1.4 Explain the impact of customer expectations on the wild game harvesting process |
2. Interpret the commercial and regulatory environment of wild game meat harvesting | 2.1 Explain the role of Department of Agriculture and relevant state and territory regulatory authorities 2.2 Explain the importance of the relevant approved arrangement, food safety plan or management plan 2.3 Explain relevant sections of AS 4464:2007 Hygienic Production of Wild Game Meat for Human Consumption 2.4 Explain the nature of prohibited areas/locations for harvesting 2.5 Describe auditing, review and micro-testing programs which affect the industry |
3. Operate effectively as an individual in the wild game harvesting industry | 3.1 Use appropriate communication skills and styles 3.2 Identify workplace health and safety hazards and take appropriate precautions 3.3 Manage time and delivery obligations 3.4 Describe personal hygiene requirements |
Evidence of Performance
Candidates must be able to demonstrate an understanding that the wild game industry is highly regulated and reviewed with high standards of hygiene expected by customers of both the product and workers.
Candidates must:
identify the sequence of operations for wild game harvesting in Australia
interpret the commercial and regulatory environment of wild game meat harvesting
operate effectively as an individual in the wild game harvesting industry
use appropriate communication styles
read and interpret workplace related documentation
maintain the professional image of the industry in the performance of duties
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
application of Approved Arrangement or management plan to the individual's duties
implications of company, regulator and international reviews of game harvesting industry
role of the state and federal regulators
the steps in the wild game supply chain
markets for the wild game products
Assessment Conditions
Competencies for this unit can be demonstrated either in the workplace or in a simulated environment.
A minimum of three different forms of assessment must be used.
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.