Assessor Resource
AHCWOL405A
Class fleece wool
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
This unit applies to wool classers who class wool as a professional service after consultation with the grower or shed manager. Responsibility for the work of others is an important component. Classing fleece wool requires the ability to adjust strategies to different clip types and market requirements and to coordinate and monitor activities efficiently and effectively.
This unit covers the process of classing fleece wool from merino and crossbred sheep and defines the standard required to: arrange layout of bins and wool table; label bins and containers to ensure optimum operational efficiency and quality management; check and prepare wool to ensure freedom from contamination and stain and optimum skirting ratios; assess pigmented fibre risk; identify wool of higher and lower market value and different processing requirements; class fleece into lines that meet the requirements of the Code of Practice for the Preparation of Australian Wool.
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