Application
This unit of competency supports the work of those who have responsibility for providing sellers and buyers with information on the options available for selling and buying livestock. It includes determining client needs, recommending options for sale or purchase of livestock and taking instructions on sale or purchase of livestock. This work must be performed in line with agency practice, ethical standards and relevant federal and state or territory legislative and regulatory arrangements. |
Prerequisites
Nil |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | |||
1Determine client needs. | 1.1 Client requirements for sale or purchase of livestock are established in line with agency practice. 1.2 Motivation of client to sell or purchase livestock is identified to assist in preparation of sale or purchase program. | |||
2Prepare proposal for sale or purchase of livestock. | 2.1 Relevant information is given on market conditions and selling and buying options to enable the client to decide on sale or purchase options. 2.2 Based on client's decision, a proposal for selling or purchasing required livestock is prepared. 2.3 Proposal for selling or purchasing the livestock is submitted to and discussed with client. 2.4 Details of proposal are advised to agency staff to enable resources and programs to be established to sell or purchase the livestock. | |||
3Take instructions on sale or purchase of livestock. | 3.1 Instructions are sought from client on the sale or purchase of livestock. 3.2 Proposal is reviewed and implemented according to agreements reached with client. 3.3 Advice and instructions are given to client to facilitate completion of sale or purchase of livestock. 3.4 Sale or purchase documentation is completed in line with agency practice, ethical standards and legislative requirements and in a timely manner that reflects the agreement reached. |
Required Skills
This section describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. | |
Required skills: application of risk management strategies associated with advising clients on livestock sale and purchase options computing skills to access agency databases, send and receive emails and complete standard forms online numeracy skills, including the ability to perform and apply measurements and calculations literacy skills, including the ability to interpret industry documentation associated with market conditions negotiation skills to gain commitment to sell or purchase livestock planning, organising and scheduling skills to undertake work-related tasks, such as arranging livestock inspections | |
verbal communication skills for face-to-face communication with livestock sellers and buyers written communication skills to prepare proposals for clients and complete documentation relating to livestock sale and purchase. | |
Required knowledge and understanding: federal and state or territory legislation and local government regulations related to selling and purchasing livestock, including: animal health and welfare anti-discrimination aquaculture brands and earmarks chemical treatments and residues, export slaughter intervals and withholding periods consumer protection fees and charges financial services advice food safety livestock sales and auctions livestock national livestock identification scheme (NLIS) national vendor declaration (NVD) OHS privacy public health public liability tagging requirements water curfew waybills, including combined waybills | |
livestock, including: ages breeds classes grades pregnancy status values varieties weights yields livestock sale methods, including: advantages and disadvantages of different methods of sale auctions direct consignments electronic - Auctions Plus forward contracts on-property auctions and feature sales private paddock sales market conditions and trends, including: sources of information types of information verification of information motivations for sale or purchase of livestock procedures for identifying and verifying ownership of livestock proposal for sale or purchase of livestock, including: presentation techniques proposal content and format | |
risks associated with the following aspects of advising clients on the sale and purchase of livestock: care and handling of livestock client misrepresentation document preparation NLIS non-compliance with financial services advice legislation ownership of livestock and encumbrances staff supervision. |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, the range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.
Overview of assessment | This unit of competency could be assessed through a practical demonstration of the candidate advising a client on livestock sale or purchase options. Targeted written (including alternative formats where necessary) or verbal questioning to assess the candidate's underpinning knowledge would provide additional supporting evidence of competence. The demonstration and questioning would include collecting evidence of the candidate's knowledge and application of ethical standards and relevant federal, and state or territory legislation and regulations. This assessment may be carried out in a simulated or workplace environment. |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence of: correctly identifying documentation required for the sale and purchase of livestock determining client needs, including requirements and motivations, for buying and selling livestock knowledge of and ability to source and interpret common information on market conditions related to livestock sale and purchase knowledge of the relative advantages and disadvantages of different methods of selling and buying livestock preparing and presenting proposal for a client outlining a plan for selling and purchasing livestock taking instruction from a client for the sale and purchase of livestock understanding and applying agency codes, ethical standards and relevant federal, and state or territory legislation and regulations in relation to the sale and purchase of livestock understanding and applying risk management strategies associated with advising clients on livestock sale or purchase options. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Resource implications for assessment include: access to livestock access to livestock seller or buyer access to information on market conditions related to livestock sale and purchase access to NVD, NLIS and other relevant documentation on livestock access to federal, state and territory legislation and regulations relevant to livestock sales. Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities. Access must be provided to appropriate learning and/or assessment support when required. Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. Validity and sufficiency of evidence require that: competency will need to be demonstrated over a period of time reflecting the scope of the role and the practical requirements of the workplace where the assessment is part of a structured learning experience the evidence collected must relate to a number of performances assessed at different points in time and separated by further learning and practice with a decision of competence only taken at the point when the assessor has complete confidence in the person's competence all assessment that is part of a structured learning experience must include a combination of direct, indirect and supplementary evidence where assessment is for the purpose of recognition (RCC/RPL), the evidence provided will need to be current and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time assessment can be through simulated project-based activity and must include evidence relating to each of the elements in this unit. |
In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge. Questioning will be undertaken in such a manner as is appropriate to the language and literacy levels of the candidate and any cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions, and will reflect the requirements of the competency and the work being performed. | |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the performance criteria is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.
Client may include: | buyer seller. |
Client requirements may include: | level of service provided by agent number of livestock to be sold or purchased payment to seller payment by buyer price type of livestock to be sold or purchased timeframe for sale or purchase transport urgency of sale or purchase. |
Livestock may include: | alpacas cattle deer goats horses ostriches pigs sheep. |
Motivation of client may include: | building livestock numbers cash flow changing farming practices climatic conditions expansion feed and water market conditions retirement succession planning. |
Market conditions may include: | climate demand forecasts livestock levels local and international markets prices returns supply trends. |
Selling and buying options may include: | auctions direct consignments electronic - Auctions Plus forward contracts on-property auctions and feature sales over the hooks marketing private sale to property or feedlot. |
Proposal may be: | verbal written. |
Detail of proposal may include: | agency terms and conditions selling or buying methods date |
details of livestock to be sold or purchased drafting fees and charges name of seller or buyer payment options transport timing of sale or purchase. | |
Instructions may include: | advertising selling or buying methods details of livestock to be sold or purchased drafting for presentation livestock descriptions NLIS tag ownership details proceeds distribution, including: payment to owners splits between partners, holders or encumbrances, financial institutions and other third parties reserve prices timeframe for sale or purchase of livestock transportation requirements. |
Documentation may include: | animal health statement crossing papers delivery dockets for feedlots and shipping footrot-free declaration NLIS tags NVD post-sale summary pregnancy test data sale contract stud registration papers |
veterinary certificates waybill. |
Sectors
Unit sector | Property development, sales and management |
Competency Field
Stock and station agency |
Employability Skills
The required outcomes described in this unit of competency contain applicable facets of employability skills. The Employability Skills Summary of the qualification in which this unit of competency is packaged, will assist in identifying employability skills requirements. |
Licensing Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor