Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to calculate the yield of carcases or meat products.
This unit is applicable to workers in boning rooms, meat retailing operations and smallgoods enterprises.
All training must be conducted in accordance with Australian meat industry standards and regulations.
All work should be carried out to comply with workplace and hygiene requirements.
This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work.
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. Calculate yield of carcase or product as appropriate | 1.1 Calculate and record total weight of product according to workplace requirements 1.2 Weigh all components including carcase, primal cuts and trimmings as appropriate, according to workplace requirements 1.3 Perform calculations to determine yield 1.4 Perform tasks in accordance with workplace health and safety hygiene and workplace requirements |
2. Record yield | 2.1 Record yield in accordance with workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence must demonstrate the candidate's consistency of performance over time at production speed.
The candidate must:
weigh whole carcase or product prior to cutting or trimming into components
estimate yield to identify and rectify inaccurate calculations
explain the principles of calculation of yield
apply relevant regulatory and workplace health and safety requirements
use communication skills relevant to the task
use mathematical skills relevant to the task
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
principles of calculation of yield
relevant regulatory and workplace health and safety requirements
steps in calculating yield
Assessment Conditions
Competency must be demonstrated over time and under typical operating conditions for the enterprise.
Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal operating conditions or in a simulated environment.
The following three forms of assessment must be used:
observation/simulation
quiz of underpinning knowledge
workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time
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.