Elements and Performance Criteria
- Review greyhound or horse handling skills required for nominated job functions
- Identify greyhound or horse handling skills for nominated job functions for relevant governing authority's licensing or registration requirements
- Revise or update knowledge of current licensing or registration and workplace health and safety requirements in relation to greyhound or horse handling skills
- Select organisational assessment tool or checklist for assessing the handling skills of the applicant for the nominated job function
- Assess greyhound or horse handling skills
- Identify horse or greyhound by colour, markings, and brands or tattoos relevant to racing code
- Ensure horse or greyhound being handled is appropriate for the skill level of the applicant, and appropriate for competence for licence to be issued
- Check that the applicant has selected and can correctly name the appropriate approved racing gear relevant to nominated job function according to relevant governing authority's register
- Observe and record whether the applicant has correctly fitted and adjusted the relevant, approved racing gear
- Observe and record whether the applicant has safely handled the greyhound or horse according to racing industry code approved practices identified on organisational assessment tool or checklist
- Determine if greyhound or horse handling skills are appropriate for nominated job function
- Assess performance during handling skills tests using objective measurements and safe operating procedures on organisational assessment tool or checklist
- Make a judgement and record outcome of handling and gear fitting evaluation
- Advise applicant of outcome and provide feedback on handling skills assessment
- Recommend remedial action where skills do not meet the governing authority's requirements
- Record reasons for decision on licence or registration application endorsement or rejection