Assessor Resource
LMTCG2001A
Identify cotton characteristics
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
This unit applies to employees in cotton gins. It provides the basic knowledge of cotton and the ginning process to enable employees to work or assist at most locations in a cotton gin.
If a higher level knowledge of cotton characteristics and their relationship to cotton ginning is required then the unit LMTCG3001A Identify cotton quality should be selected.
Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities. Work is performed within defined procedures under direct supervision.
The application of this unit is according to OHS practices of the enterprise and workplace practices, which may include:
requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment
standard operating procedures
work instructions
oral, written and visual communication
quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output
housekeeping
tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling
This unit requires the application of skills associated with problem solving to identify and determine features of seed cotton. Learning and self management skills are required to expand and apply knowledge of cotton characteristics and communication skills are used to read module records.
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to identify the cotton characteristics necessary to assist in the ginning of seed cotton.
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