This unit of competency supports racing industry personnel required to perform nomination and acceptance administration duties of a racing governing body or race club as part of their job role.

Competencies attained in this unit apply to the greyhound, harness and thoroughbred codes of the industry. Consequently when performance criteria are applied they will relate to either the greyhound code or harness code or the thoroughbred code and statements of attainment will reflect this distinction.

This unit can be contextualised for other industries while also maintaining the integrity of the unit.

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Process nominations.

1. Information is recorded and interpreted using racing terminology and procedures.

2. Payments for nominations are validated and recorded.

3. Information is verified with nominator where is it unclear or missing.

4. Nominations are processed within defined time frames .

Process acceptances.

5. Acceptances are declared and invoices are generated.

6. Payments for acceptances are validated and recorded.

7. Acceptances are validated and race field is declared in accordance with the rules of racing .

Required skills

accurate computer and data processing skills

applying OHS and environmental work procedures

communicating with stewards, racing officials, licensed and registered personnel and others using assertive communication techniques to gather, interpret and relay information relating to race nominations and acceptances

completing duties in accordance with safe operating procedures and nominated time frame

complying with organisational policies and procedures

consulting concisely and effectively with customers, colleagues and team members

evaluating advantages or disadvantages of a variety of potential solutions to resolve problems

making effective decisions

operating a range of office equipment and technology

providing prompt and courteous customer service

reading and interpreting workplace documentation, including rules of racing

relating to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with varying physical and mental abilities

written communication skills to complete workplace documentation and reports.

Required knowledge

communication procedures, including reporting lines within the workplace and wider racing industry

ethical conduct standards of relevant racing principal authority

hazards and potential hazards in the workplace and risk control procedures

industry terminology related to nominations and acceptances

OHS and environmental legislative requirements

organisational policies and procedures

principles of effective communication

procedures for operation and maintenance of equipment

relevant rules of racing

reporting requirements for irregularities and problems.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge and the range statement of this unit and include evidence of the following:

knowledge of the requirements, procedures and instructions that are to apply when conducting nomination and acceptance procedures

implementation of procedures and timely techniques for the safe, effective and accurate application of nomination and acceptance procedures

working with others to undertake and complete procedures that meet required outcomes.

Evidence should be collected over a period of time in a range of workplace-relevant contexts and include dealings with an appropriate range of situations.

Context of, and specific resources for assessment

Competency must be assessed in a racing workplace that provides access to the required resources. Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints. It is to comply with relevant regulatory requirements or Australian Standards requirements.

Assessment of the practical components of this unit will be by observation of relevant skills.

The following resources must be available:

industry supervised access to racing administration offices relevant to the applicable racing code

materials and equipment relevant to assessing candidate's ability to complete nomination and acceptance procedures

work instructions and related documentation.

Method of assessment

Assessment methods must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the Racing Training Package.

The suggested strategies for the assessment of this unit are:

written and/or oral assessment of candidate's required knowledge

observed, documented and firsthand testimonial evidence of candidate's application of practical tasks.

Evidence is required to be demonstrated over a period of time, therefore where performance is not directly observed any evidence should be authenticated by supervisors or other appropriate persons.

This unit may be assessed in a holistic way with other units of competency relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role.

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment methods should reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy and numeracy demands) and the needs of particular target groups (e.g. people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people with a language background other than English, youth and people from low socioeconomic backgrounds).

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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. 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) may also be included.

Racing terminology may include:

animal identification features, including:

age

bloodlines

colours and markings

gender

approved gear

class of races for specific racing code.

Nominator may be:

licensed trainer of the greyhound or horse on the owner's or lessee's behalf

the authorised agent of any of them.

Defined time frames may include:

time frames as determined by race clubs and race programmers related to:

nominations

weights

acceptances

driver or rider declarations

scratchings or withdrawals

stable returns

gear changes.

Acceptance requirements may include:

fees

greyhounds or horses nominated to race

minimum handicap weights

scratchings after acceptances

usually published in weight order.

Race field will be:

final list of horses in a race with drivers or riders declared and barrier numbers or placements allocated

final list of greyhounds in a race and box draw numbers.

Rules of racing relevant to race fields will include:

alterations to entries or weights

balloting out

cancellation, abandonment or postponement

combining races

division of fields

minimum number of runners

moveable rails, which may reduce number of runners.

Unit Sector

Greyhound, harness and thoroughbred racing codes

This unit contains employability skills.