Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to collect and analyse statistical information relating to meat processing.
This unit is applicable to managers and Quality Assurance (QA) personnel who are required to analyse monitoring and verification data of a meat production process.
All work is carried out to comply with workplace and regulatory requirements.
This unit applies to individuals who take responsibility for their own work and for the quality of others’ work within known parameters. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable and sometimes unpredictable solutions.
This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat industry standards and regulations.
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. Collect and analyse statistical data drawn from the workplace | 1.1 Select samples from a process line 1.2 Conduct statistical calculations on samples |
2. Use statistical analysis to verify the process | 2.1 Prepare relevant graphs and charts 2.2 Use a range of information and communications technology and software, including statistics management and analysis programs 2.3 Identify and analyse trends and cyclic patterns of control graphs 2.4 Prepare and present reports on the outcomes of the statistical analysis of monitoring data |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must be collect and analyse statistical information relating to meat processing. The candidate must complete analysis and report on at least three data runs to achieve competency.
The candidate must:
apply statistical information to the analysis and verification of a process
calculate simple statistical measures
cooperate with monitors to ensure accuracy and timeliness of data
use a range of information and communications technology and software, including statistics management and analysis programs
conduct trend analysis of meat processing data
explain the verification process using statistical data
identify and apply relevant workplace health and safety, regulatory and workplace requirements
perform basic statistical calculations on data from samples drawn from the workplace
prepare control graphs and use charts as relevant
prepare reports on the outcomes of the statistical analysis of monitoring data
use and explain simple statistical measures, including mean, range, frequency, mode and median
use relevant communication skills
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a broad factual, technical and theoretical knowledge of:
statistical measures, including mean, range, frequency, mode and median
available software systems to assist with analysis and report preparation
Assessment Conditions
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
All evidence must be collected in the context of current Australian meat industry standards and regulations.
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.