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What are the critical aspects of evidence required for this unit of competency as a whole? | The critical requirements that are valuable for this unit of competency as a whole are listed below. Assessment must confirm one's ability to: identify the needs of a range of young animals and provide appropriate environments and care programs assist in artificially rearing animals monitor the health and nutrition of young animals to ensure their overall growth and wellbeing prepare animals for release into a captive or native environment. |
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What specific knowledge is needed to achieve the performance criteria? | Knowledge and understanding are essential to apply this unit in the workplace, to transfer the skills to other contexts and to deal with unplanned events. The knowledge requirements for this unit of competency are listed below and include: institutional policies and procedures, including OHS strategies for maintaining hygiene standards relevant legislation working knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the six major animal groups normal and abnormal animal behaviour housing requirements for mothers and young, where relevant concepts of imprinting and socialisation feeding and husbandry requirements for artificially raised animals the range of risks to animals being artificially fed formula types for common species weaning management pre-release activities release strategies. |
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What specific skills are needed to achieve the performance criteria? | To achieve the performance criteria, some complementary skills are required. These skills include: ability to implement institutional policies and procedures ability to provide suitable environments for young animals ability to handle safely and feed correctly young animals ability to wean animals and implement pre-release activities literacy skills to read and implement institutional policies and procedures, including OHS and waste management; follow treatment instructions; record accurately and legibly information collected; and select and apply procedures to a range of defined tasks oral communication skills / language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the institution, including questioning techniques, active listening, asking for clarification from supervisors and consulting with supervisors numeracy skills to complete arithmetic calculations and measure formulae interpersonal skills to work with and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds problem-solving skills to use available resources and prioritise daily tasks. |
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What are the specific resource implications for this unit of competency? | For valid assessment, one must have opportunities to participate in a range of exercises, case studies and other real and simulated practical and knowledge assessments that demonstrate the skills and knowledge to participate in caring for young animals. One must also have access to the resources listed below that include: an appropriate captive animal workplace equipment and / or resources normally used in the workplace a range of young animals institutional policies and procedures controlled environments for raising young animals dietary requirements, including feeding equipment for young animals equipment for pre-release strategies recording system for maintaining animal records. |
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What considerations should there be for consistency in performance? | To ensure consistency in one's performance, competency should be demonstrated on more than one occasion over a period of time in order to cover a variety of circumstances, cases and responsibilities and, where possible, over a number of assessment activities. The skills and knowledge required to care for young animals must be transferable to a range of work environments and contexts and include the ability to deal with unplanned events. For example, this could include work within small or large facilities in city, regional or rural areas, traditional or open-range zoos and mobile or theme park environments. |
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What considerations should there be for context of assessment? | Assessment for this unit of competency is to be largely practical in nature and will be most appropriately assessed in a captive animal workplace. There must be access in this situation to the appropriate equipment and / or resources to enable one to demonstrate competency. |
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What processes should be applied to this unit of competency? There are a number of processes that are learnt throughout work and life which are required in all jobs. They are fundamental processes and generally transferable to other work functions. Some of these are covered by the key competencies, although others may be added. The questions below highlight how these processes are applied in this unit of competency. Following each question a number in brackets indicates the level to which the key competency needs to be demonstrated where 0 = not required, 1 = perform the process, 2 = perform and administer the process and 3 = perform, administer and design the process. |
1. How can communication of ideas and information (2) be applied? | Through discussion with supervisors and team members about animal nurturing requirements. |
2. How can information be collected, analysed and organised (2)? | By observing the development of young animals and recording information in accordance with institutional requirements. |
3. How are activities planned and organised (2)? | By developing and implementing feeding plans for young animals. |
4. How can teamwork (2) be applied? | By working with others on agreed tasks. |
5. How can the use of mathematical ideas and techniques (2) be applied? | By calculating feeding requirements and preparing formulae for young animals. |
6. How can problem-solving skills (2) be applied? | By observing animal behaviour and providing a suitable environment to raise young animals. |
7. How can the use of technology (2) be applied? | By using computer technology to record data collected. |
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Are there other units of competency that could be assessed with this one? This unit of competency could be assessed on its own or in combination with other competencies relevant to the job function, for example: RUV3408A Prepare animal diets and monitor feeding |
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