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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Maintain shearing control, coordination and rhythm
   • Maintain consistent rhythm for 8-hour working day
   • Maintain coordination of footwork to assist control and blows placement for 8-hour working day
   • Analyse eye to hand coordination to optimise consistent blow placement
2. Maintain shearing output
   • Maintain shearing output and quality to meet expectation of the grower, contractor and self in terms of shearing conditions
   • Maintain shearing output and quality in terms of minimum industry output requirements and minimum industry quality requirements
   • Evaluate current stamina and fitness program, including eating, exercise, back care, fluid intake and rest periods, for means of improvement maintaining shearing performance
   • Comply with enterprise animal welfare and work health and safety policies

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must be observed maintaining shearing control, coordination and rhythm over a working day.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

identify hazards and implement risk controls

maintain optimum shearing output by correct preparation and set up of equipment

maintain application of improved techniques

maintain speed and accuracy

assess and monitor the shearing conditions and environment to maintain shearing performance

maintain control, coordination, rhythm and output during shearing

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

types of shearing sheds, boards and catching pens

shearing machinery required and their relative functions

industry shearing techniques and positions and method of shearing

aspects of safe handling techniques for catching, dragging, shearing and releasing sheep.

basic anatomy of male and female sheep as it relates to the safe humane removal of wool.

the impacts of sheep behaviour on moving and handling sheep and shearing sheep

personal protective clothing and equipment, and when and how it should be used

Federal and/or State shearing awards and agreements associated with shearing sheep

work health and safety legislation and codes of practice applying to the job role

animal welfare legislation and codes of practice applying to the job role

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