Skillsets
Qualifications
Units of competency
- AMPA2000
Prepare animals for slaughter
- AMPA2001
Feed race
- AMPA2002
Restrain animal
- AMPA2003
Perform emergency kill
- AMPA2004
Assess, purchase and transport calves
- AMPA2005
Unload livestock
- AMPA2006
Apply animal welfare and handling requirements
- AMPA2007
Identify animals using electronic systems
- AMPA2008
Shackle animal
- AMPA2009
Operate electrical stimulator
- AMPA2010
Remove head
- AMPA2011
Cut hocks
- AMPA2012
Mark brisket
- AMPA2013
Complete changeover operation
- AMPA2014
Trim pig pre evisceration
- AMPA2015
Number carcase and head
- AMPA2016
Punch pelts
- AMPA2017
Remove brisket wool
- AMPA2018
Prepare hide or pelt for removal
- AMPA2019
Bag tail
- AMPA2020
Remove and record tag
- AMPA2021
Seal or drain urinary tract
- AMPA2022
Singe carcase
- AMPA2023
Shave carcase
- AMPA2024
Flush carcase
- AMPA2025
Operate scalding and de-hairing equipment
- AMPA2026
Operate whizzard knife
- AMPA2027
Operate rise and fall platform
- AMPA2028
Operate vacuum blood collection process
- AMPA2029
Operate nose roller
- AMPA2030
Operate pneumatic cutter
- AMPA2031
Operate circular saw
- AMPA2032
Prepare carcase and equipment for hide or pelt puller
- AMPA2035
Operate new technology or process
- AMPA2036
Operate sterivac equipment
- AMPA2037
De-rind meat cuts
- AMPA2038
De-nude meat cuts
- AMPA2039
Operate rib puller
- AMPA2040
Operate frenching machine
- AMPA2041
Operate cubing machine
- AMPA2042
Cure and corn product in a meat processing plant
- AMPA2043
Operate head splitter
- AMPA2044
Trim neck
- AMPA2045
Trim forequarter to specification
- AMPA2046
Trim hindquarter to specification
- AMPA2047
Inspect hindquarter and remove contamination
- AMPA2048
Inspect forequarter and remove contamination
- AMPA2049
Remove spinal cord
- AMPA2050
Operate jaw breaker
- AMPA2060
Grade carcase
- AMPA2061
Weigh carcase
- AMPA2062
Operate semi-automatic tagging machine
- AMPA2063
Measure fat
- AMPA2064
Label and stamp carcase
- AMPA2065
Wash carcase
- AMPA2066
Operate a decontamination unit
- AMPA2067
Remove tenderloin
- AMPA2068
Inspect meat for defects
- AMPA2069
Assemble and prepare cartons
- AMPA2070
Identify cuts and specifications
- AMPA2071
Pack meat products
- AMPA2072
Operate carton sealing machine
- AMPA2073
Operate carton scales
- AMPA2074
Operate strapping machine
- AMPA2075
Operate carton forming machine
- AMPA2076
Operate automatic CL determination machine
- AMPA2077
Operate bag forming equipment
- AMPA2078
Inspect meat for defects in a packing room
- AMPA2080
Assess dentition
- AMPA2081
Drop tongue
- AMPA2082
Wash head
- AMPA2083
Bone head
- AMPA2084
Remove cheek meat
- AMPA2085
Bar head and remove cheek meat
- AMPA2086
Process thick skirts
- AMPA2087
Process thin skirts
- AMPA2088
Process offal
- AMPA2089
Process runners
- AMPA2100
Overview offal processing
- AMPA2101
Prepare and trim honeycomb
- AMPA2102
Recover mountain chain
- AMPA2103
Further process tripe
- AMPA2104
Trim processed tripe
- AMPA2105
Process small stock tripe
- AMPA2106
Process bibles
- AMPA2107
Process maws
- AMPA2108
Loadout meat product
- AMPA2109
Store carcase product
- AMPA2110
Store carton product
- AMPA2111
Locate storage areas and product
- AMPA2112
Complete re-pack operation
- AMPA2113
Bag carcase
- AMPA2114
Overview offal processing on the slaughter floor
- AMPA2115
Separate offal
- AMPA2116
Trim offal fat
- AMPA2117
Separate and tie runners
- AMPA2118
Recover thin skirts
- AMPA2125
Remove thick skirts
- AMPA2126
Remove flares
- AMPA2127
Recover offal
- AMPA2128
Overview hide or pelt or skin processing
- AMPA2129
Trim hide or skin
- AMPA2130
Salt hide or skin
- AMPA2131
Grade hide or skin
- AMPA2132
Despatch hide or skin
- AMPA2133
Treat hides chemically
- AMPA2134
Chill or ice hides
- AMPA2135
Crop pelts
- AMPA2136
Overview fellmongering operations
- AMPA2137
Chemically treat skins for fellmongering process
- AMPA2138
Prepare chemicals for fellmongering process
- AMPA2139
Operate wool drier and press
- AMPA2140
Perform sweating operation on fellmongered skins
- AMPA2146
Perform skin fleshing operation
- AMPA2147
Skirt and weigh fellmongered wool
- AMPA2148
Operate wool puller
- AMPA2149
Dispose of condemned carcase
- AMPA2150
Skin condemned carcase
- AMPA2151
Eviscerate condemned carcase
- AMPA2152
Process paunch
- AMPA2153
Process slink by-products
- AMPA2154
Process pet meat
- AMPA2155
Skin slinks
- AMPA2156
Process blood
- AMPA2157
Overview rendering process
- AMPA2158
Operate hogger
- AMPA2159
Operate blow line
- AMPA2160
Operate meat meal mill
- AMPA2161
Operate waste recovery systems
- AMPA2162
Pack and despatch rendered products
- AMPA2163
Break down and bone carcase for pet meat or rendering
- AMPA2170
Operate air filtration system
- AMPA2171
Clean carcase hanging equipment
- AMPA2172
Clean amenities and grounds
- AMPA2173
Overview cleaning program
- AMPA2174
Clean after operations - boning room
- AMPA2175
Clean after operations - slaughter floor
- AMPA2176
Transport meat and meat products
- AMPA2177
Handle working dogs in stock yards
- AMPA3000
Stun animal
- AMPA3001
Stick and bleed animal
- AMPA3002
Handle animals humanely while conducting ante-mortem inspection
- AMPA3003
Assess effective stunning and bleeding
- AMPA3004
Monitor the effective operations of electrical stimulation
- AMPA3005
Rod weasand
- AMPA3006
Seal weasand
- AMPA3007
Ring bung
- AMPA3008
Seal bung
- AMPA3009
Split carcase
- AMPA3010
Overview legging operation
- AMPA3012
Make first leg opening cuts
- AMPA3013
Make second leg opening cuts
- AMPA3014
Perform legging on small stock
- AMPA3015
Perform animal slaughter in accordance with Halal certification requirements
- AMPA3020
Bone neck
- AMPA3021
Perform ‘Y’ cut
- AMPA3022
Skin head
- AMPA3023
Explain opening cuts
- AMPA3024
Perform flanking cuts
- AMPA3025
Perform brisket cuts
- AMPA3026
Perform rumping cuts
- AMPA3027
Perform rosette cuts
- AMPA3028
Perform midline cuts
- AMPA3029
Scald and dehair carcase
- AMPA3030
Operate pelt puller
- AMPA3031
Operate hide puller
- AMPA3032
Remove pelt manually
- AMPA3033
Bed dress carcase
- AMPA3034
Eviscerate animal carcase
- AMPA3040
Operate brisket cutter or saw
- AMPA3041
Eviscerate wild game animal carcase
- AMPA3042
Backdown pig carcase
- AMPA3043
Prepare head for inspection
- AMPA3044
Operate air knife
- AMPA3045
Drop sock and pull shoulder pelt
- AMPA3046
Undertake retain rail operations
- AMPA3047
Prepare and present viscera for inspection
- AMPA3048
Bone small stock carcase - leg
- AMPA3049
Slice and trim leg - small stock
- AMPA3050
Bone large stock carcase - forequarter
- AMPA3051
Bone large stock carcase - hindquarter
- AMPA3052
Slice and trim large stock forequarter
- AMPA3053
Slice and trim large stock hindquarter
- AMPA3054
Break carcase using a bandsaw
- AMPA3061
Operate leg boning machine
- AMPA3062
Operate trunk boning machine
- AMPA3063
Bone small stock carcase - shoulder
- AMPA3064
Bone small stock carcase - middle
- AMPA3065
Slice small stock carcase - shoulder
- AMPA3066
Slice small stock carcase - middle
- AMPA3067
Bone carcase using mechanical aids (large stock)
- AMPA3068
Prepare and despatch meat products
- AMPA3069
Perform ante-mortem inspection and make disposition
- AMPA3071
Implement food safety program
- AMPA3072
Perform carcase Meat Hygiene Assessment
- AMPA3073
Perform process monitoring for Meat Hygiene Assessment
- AMPA3074
Perform boning room Meat Hygiene Assessment
- AMPA3081
Perform offal Meat Hygiene Assessment
- AMPA3082
Operate batch cooker
- AMPA3083
Operate continuous cooker
- AMPA3084
Operate press
- AMPA3085
Operate wet rendering process
- AMPA3086
Monitor boiler operations
- AMPA3087
Operate tallow processing plant
- AMPA3088
Operate blood processing plant
- AMPA3089
Produce rendered products hygienically
- AMPA3090
Render edible products
- AMPA3091
Implement a Quality Assurance program for rendering plant
- AMPA3092
Grade beef carcases using Meat Standards Australia standards
- AMPA3093
Use standard product descriptions - sheep and goats
- AMPA3094
Use standard product descriptions - beef
- AMPA3095
Use standard product descriptions - pork
- AMPA3096
Use standard product descriptions - kangaroos
- AMPA3100
Perform manual chemical lean testing
- AMPA3101
Overview of the NLIS for sheep and goats
- AMPA3102
Overview of the NLIS program utilising RFIDs
- AMPA3103
Manage NLIS data for livestock in lairage
- AMPA3104
Manage NLIS data for sheep and goats in lairage
- AMPA3105
Manage NLIS for direct purchase of stock identified with an RFID
- AMPA3106
Manage NLIS for direct purchase of sheep or goats
- AMPA3107
Manage NLIS data for saleyard purchase of livestock
- AMPA3108
Manage NLIS for saleyard purchase of sheep or goats
- AMPA3109
Manage, report and upload NLIS slaughter data from RFIDs
- AMPA3110
Manage, report and upload mob based NLIS data for sheep and goats
- AMPA3111
Conduct start up procedures and preoperational checks on slaughter floor NLIS data equipment
- AMPA3112
Manage NLIS data from RFIDs on the slaughter floor
- AMPA3113
Prepare a kill sheet
- AMPA3114
Undertake pre slaughter checks of NVDs and PICs for NLIS for sheep and goats
- AMPA3115
Undertake pre slaughter checks of NVDs, PICs and RFIDs
- AMPA3116
Supervise meat packing operation
- AMPA3117
Oversee product loadout
- AMPA3118
Monitor pH and temperature decline
- AMPA3119
Apply food animal anatomy and physiology to inspection processes
- AMPA3120
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Ovine and Caprine
- AMPA3121
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Bovine
- AMPA3122
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Porcine
- AMPA3123
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Poultry
- AMPA3124
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Ratites
- AMPA3125
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Camels
- AMPA3127
Perform post-mortem inspection - Wild game
- AMPA3128
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Rabbits
- AMPA3129
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Deer
- AMPA3130
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Horses
- AMPA3131
Identify and report emergency diseases of food animals
- AMPA3132
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Alpacas or Llamas
- AMPA3133
Manage NLIS data for pigs in lairage
- AMPA3134
Overview of the NLIS Pork
- AMPA3135
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Calves
- AMPA3136
Monitor welfare of stock during out-of-hours receival
- AMPA3137
Operate biogas facilities
- AMPA3138
Identify secondary sexual characteristics - beef
- AMPA3139
Prepare market reports — cattle
- AMPA3140
Prepare market reports — sheep
- AMPA400
Utilise refrigeration index
- AMPA401
Implement a Meat Hygiene Assessment program
- AMPA402
Oversee plant compliance with the Australian standards for meat processing
- AMPA403
Apply meat science
- AMPA404
Conduct and validate pH and temperature declines to MSA standards
- AMPA405
Develop and implement Quality Assurance program for a rendering plant
- AMPA406
Inspect transportation container or vehicle
- AMPA407
Contribute to abattoir design and construction processes
- AMPA408
Inspect wild game meat
- AMPA409
Inspect poultry
- AMPA410
Inspect ratites
- AMPA411
Oversee humane handling of animals
- AMPA412
Conduct an animal welfare audit of a meat processing plant
- AMPA413
Review or develop an Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan
- AMPA414
Manage the collection, monitoring and reporting of animal health data from a meat processing plant
- AMPA415
Manage biogas facilities
- AMPA416
Oversee humane handling of animals
- AMPA417
Conduct an animal welfare audit of a meat processing plant
- AMPABA201
Operate meat size reduction equipment
- AMPABA202
Operate blow line
- AMPCOR201
Maintain personal equipment
- AMPCOR202
Apply hygiene and sanitation practices
- AMPCOR203
Comply with Quality Assurance and HACCP requirements
- AMPCOR204
Follow safe work policies and procedures
- AMPCOR205
Communicate in the workplace
- AMPCOR206
Overview the meat industry
- AMPCOR401
Manage own work performance
- AMPCOR402
Facilitate Quality Assurance Process
- AMPCOR403
Participate in workplace health and safety risk control process
- AMPCOR404
Facilitate hygiene and sanitation performance
- AMPG300
Overview wild game meat industry
- AMPG301
Operate a game harvesting vehicle
- AMPG302
Eviscerate, inspect and tag wild game carcase in the field
- AMPG303
Receive and inspect wild game carcases from the field
- AMPG304
Receive and inspect wild game carcases at a processing plant
- AMPG305
Store wild game carcases
- AMPG306
Use firearms to harvest wild game
- AMPG307
Inspect wild game field depot
- AMPMGT501
Design and manage the food safety system
- AMPMGT502
Manage new product or process development
- AMPMGT503
Develop and assess a meat retailing business opportunity
- AMPMGT504
Develop, manage and maintain quality systems
- AMPMGT505
Manage maintenance systems
- AMPMGT506
Manage utilities and energy
- AMPMGT507
Manage and improve meat industry plant operations
- AMPMGT508
Manage environmental impacts of meat processing operations
- AMPMGT509
Manage, maintain and continuously improve workplace health and safety plans and systems
- AMPMGT510
Manage transportation of meat, meat products and meat by-products
- AMPMGT511
Manage feedlot facility
- AMPMGT512
Manage supply chain and enterprise animal welfare performance
- AMPMGT513
Manage transportation of meat, meat products and meat by-products
- AMPMGT514
Develop, manage and maintain quality systems
- AMPMGT601
Benchmark to manage and improve enterprise performance
- AMPMGT602
Monitor and manage organisational legal responsibilities
- AMPMGT603
Manage meat processing systems to maintain and improve product quality
- AMPMGT604
Manage effective operation of meat enterprise cold chain and refrigeration systems
- AMPMGT605
Assess and purchase livestock
- AMPMGT606
Analyse and develop enterprise systems for new opportunities
- AMPMGT607
Establish new markets
- AMPMGT801
Manage financial performance
- AMPMGT802
Provide strategic leadership
- AMPMGT803
Communicate and negotiate in a culturally diverse context
- AMPMGT804
Develop and enhance collaborative partnerships and relationships
- AMPMGT805
Develop and manage international business operations
- AMPMGT806
Commercialise research and technology product or idea
- AMPMGT807
Manage change to organisational electronic technology systems
- AMPMGT808
Undertake research project
- AMPMGT809
Analyse data for business decision making
- AMPP201
Operate a poultry dicing, stripping or mincing process
- AMPP202
Operate a poultry evisceration process
- AMPP203
Grade poultry carcase
- AMPP204
Harvest edible poultry offal
- AMPP205
Operate a poultry marinade injecting process
- AMPP206
Operate a poultry washing and chilling process
- AMPP207
Operate the bird receival and hanging process
- AMPP208
Operate a poultry stunning, killing and defeathering process
- AMPP209
Operate the live bird receival process
- AMPP210
Prepare birds for stunning
- AMPP301
Operate a poultry carcase delivery system
- AMPP302
Debone and fillet poultry product (manually)
- AMPR101
Identify species and meat cuts
- AMPR102
Trim meat for further processing
- AMPR103
Store meat product
- AMPR104
Prepare minced meat and minced meat products
- AMPR105
Provide service to customers
- AMPR106
Process sales transactions
- AMPR107
Undertake minor routine maintenance
- AMPR108
Monitor meat temperature from receival to sale
- AMPR201
Break and cut product using a bandsaw
- AMPR202
Provide advice on cooking and storage of meat products
- AMPR203
Select, weigh and package meat for sale
- AMPR204
Package products using manual packing and labelling equipment
- AMPR205
Use basic methods of meat cookery
- AMPR206
Vacuum pack products in a retail operation
- AMPR207
Undertake routine preventative maintenance
- AMPR208
Make and sell sausages
- AMPR209
Produce and sell value-added products
- AMPR210
Receive meat products
- AMPR211
Provide advice on meal solutions in a meat retail outlet
- AMPR212
Clean meat retail work area
- AMPR301
Prepare specialised cuts
- AMPR302
Assess carcase or product quality
- AMPR303
Calculate yield of carcase or product
- AMPR304
Manage stock
- AMPR305
Meet customer needs
- AMPR306
Provide advice on nutritional role of meat
- AMPR307
Merchandise products, services
- AMPR308
Prepare, roll, sew and net meat
- AMPR309
Bone and fillet poultry
- AMPR310
Cost and price meat products
- AMPR311
Prepare portion control to specifications
- AMPR312
Bone game meat
- AMPR313
Order stock in a meat enterprise
- AMPR314
Calculate and present statistical data in a meat enterprise
- AMPR315
Utilise the Meat Standards Australia system to meet customer requirements
- AMPR316
Cure, corn and sell product
- AMPR317
Assess and sell poultry products
- AMPR318
Break carcase for retail sale
- AMPR319
Locate, identify and assess meat cuts
- AMPR320
Assess and address customer preferences
- AMPR321
Collect and prepare standard samples
- AMPR322
Prepare and produce value added products
- AMPR323
Break small stock carcases for retail sale
- AMPR324
Break large stock carcases for retail sale
- AMPR325
Prepare cooked meat product for retail sale
- AMPREN301
Operate and monitor a batch rendering process
- AMPREN302
Operate and monitor a continuous dry rendering process
- AMPREN303
Operate and monitor a low temperature wet rendering process
- AMPREN304
Operate a tallow refining process
- AMPREN305
Operate a blood coagulation and drying process
- AMPREN306
Render edible products
- AMPS101
Handle materials and products
- AMPS102
Pack smallgoods product
- AMPS201
Package product using thermoform process
- AMPS203
Operate bar and coder systems
- AMPS205
Select, identify and prepare casings
- AMPS206
Manually shape and form product
- AMPS207
Slice product using simple machinery
- AMPS208
Rotate stored meat
- AMPS209
Rotate meat product
- AMPS210
Inspect carton meat
- AMPS211
Prepare dry ingredients
- AMPS212
Measure and calculate routine workplace data
- AMPS213
Manually link and tie product
- AMPS300
Operate mixer or blender unit
- AMPS301
Cook, steam and cool product
- AMPS302
Prepare dried meat
- AMPS303
Fill casings
- AMPS304
Thaw product - water
- AMPS305
Thaw product - air
- AMPS307
Sort meat
- AMPS308
Batch meat
- AMPS309
Operate product forming machinery
- AMPS310
Operate link and tie machinery
- AMPS311
Operate complex slicing and packaging machinery
- AMPS312
Prepare meat-based pates and terrines for commercial sale
- AMPS313
Prepare product formulations
- AMPS314
Ferment and mature product
- AMPS315
Blend meat product
- AMPSMA201
Slice product using simple machinery
- AMPX201
Prepare and operate bandsaw
- AMPX202
Clean work area during operations
- AMPX203
Operate scales and semi-automatic labelling machinery
- AMPX204
Maintain production records
- AMPX205
Clean chillers
- AMPX206
Operate forklift in a specific workplace
- AMPX207
Vacuum pack product
- AMPX208
Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
- AMPX209
Sharpen knives
- AMPX210
Prepare and slice meat cuts
- AMPX211
Trim meat to specifications
- AMPX212
Package product using automatic packing and labelling equipment
- AMPX213
Despatch meat product
- AMPX214
Package meat and smallgoods product for retail sale
- AMPX215
Operate tenderiser
- AMPX216
Operate mincer
- AMPX217
Package product using gas flushing process
- AMPX218
Operate metal detection unit
- AMPX219
Follow electronic labelling and traceability systems in a food processing establishment
- AMPX230
Undertake pest control in a food processing establishment
- AMPX301
Assess product in chillers
- AMPX302
Cure and corn product
- AMPX303
Break carcase into primal cuts
- AMPX304
Prepare primal cuts
- AMPX305
Smoke product
- AMPX306
Provide coaching
- AMPX307
Provide mentoring
- AMPX308
Follow and implement an established work plan
- AMPX309
Identify and repair equipment faults
- AMPX310
Perform pre-operations hygiene assessment
- AMPX311
Monitor production of packaged product to customer specifications
- AMPX312
Calculate carcase yield in a boning room
- AMPX313
Contribute to energy efficiency
- AMPX314
Handle meat product in cold stores
- AMPX315
Follow hygiene, sanitation and quality requirements when handling meat product in cold stores
- AMPX316
Monitor product to be sent to rendering
- AMPX317
Monitor product flow in an automated process
- AMPX401
Monitor meat preservation process
- AMPX402
Monitor and overview the production of processed meats and smallgoods
- AMPX403
Monitor and overview the production of Uncooked Comminuted Fermented Meat (UCFM)
- AMPX404
Conduct an internal audit of a documented program
- AMPX405
Conduct statistical analysis of process
- AMPX406
Manage or oversee an external audit of the establishment’s quality system
- AMPX407
Oversee export requirements
- AMPX408
Coordinate contracts
- AMPX409
Prepare and evaluate resource proposals
- AMPX410
Facilitate achievement of enterprise environmental policies and goals
- AMPX411
Foster a learning culture in a meat enterprise
- AMPX412
Build productive and effective workplace relationships
- AMPX413
Manage and maintain a food safety plan
- AMPX414
Assess and evaluate meat industry requirements and processes
- AMPX415
Specify beef product using AUS-MEAT language
- AMPX416
Specify sheep product using AUS-MEAT language
- AMPX417
Specify pork product using AUS-MEAT language
- AMPX418
Lead communication in the workplace
- AMPX419
Participate in product recall
- AMPX420
Participate in the ongoing development and implementation of a HACCP and Quality Assurance system
- AMPX421
Establish sampling program
- AMPX422
Develop and implement work instructions and SOPs
- AMPX423
Supervise new recruits
- AMPX424
Raise and validate requests for export permits and Meat Transfer Certificates
- AMPX425
Conduct a document review
- AMPX426
Undertake chiller assessment to AUS-MEAT requirements
- AMPX427
Dry age meat
- AMPX428
Plan, conduct and report a workplace incident investigation
- AMPX429
Develop and implement a TACCP and VACCP plan
- AMPX430
Develop, implement and evaluate a pest control program in a meat processing premises
- AMPX431
Oversee meat processing establishment's Halal compliance