Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

AHCPER408 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Implement and monitor animal health and welfare programs for a permaculture system

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AHCPER408 - Implement and monitor animal health and welfare programs for a permaculture system
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit provides the skills and knowledge to implement and monitor animal health and welfare programs for a permaculture system. It requires the ability to provide information to clients and animal owners about animal welfare, facilitate the participation of others in complying with animal health and welfare guidelines, implement and monitor enterprise programs for animal care, deal with animal emergencies and maintain animal health records.All work is carried out to comply with workplace procedures.This unit applies to individuals who analyse information and exercise judgement to complete a range of advanced skilled activities and demonstrate deep knowledge in a specific technical area. They have accountability for the work of others and analyse, design and communicate solutions to a range of complex problems.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs. Assessors must also have a nationally accredited Certificate IV or Diploma of Permaculture. Completion of a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) or non-accredited Permaculture Diploma is not sufficient at this level.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Provide information about animal care in a permaculture system
  • Accurately and clearly explain to the client relevant permaculture practices towards animal health and welfare
  • Provide readily accessible information on animal care and maintenance and accurately and clearly explain this to clients and animal owners
  • Regularly provide information about identified animal health and welfare requirements and accurately and clearly explain this to clients and animal owners
       
Element: Facilitate the participation of workers in animal care and maintenance in a permaculture system
  • Follow the permaculture plan for animal care and maintenance
  • Monitor animal health and welfare compliance with workers and others
  • Ensure adequate resource allocation and monitor to ensure effective animal health and welfare programs continue
       
Element: Implement and monitor animal health and welfare procedures in a permaculture system
  • Identify and report existing and potential hazards to animal health and welfare so that effective remedial measures are implemented
  • Carry out animal health and welfare induction and training for workers and others
  • Establish strategies to maintain routines for animal health and welfare in the permaculture system
  • Monitor the procedures for animal health and welfare implemented by workers and others, to ensure consistency and adherence to the permaculture plan
       
Element: Implement workplace procedures for dealing with animal health and welfare emergencies
  • Implement workplace procedures for dealing with animal health and welfare emergencies where necessary to ensure that prompt and effective control action is taken
  • Report animal health and welfare emergencies in accordance with established procedures
  • Implement measures to prevent recurrence and minimise risk of animal health and welfare emergencies
       
Element: Implement and monitor enterprise procedures for maintaining animal health and welfare records
  • Complete animal health and welfare records accurately and legibly in accordance with permaculture procedures and legislative requirements
  • Identify potential hazards to animal health and welfare by using aggregate information from animal health and welfare records
  • Provide regular training to workers and others so that records are understood and used for the health and welfare of animals in the permaculture system
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Provide information about animal care in a permaculture system

1.1 Accurately and clearly explain to the client relevant permaculture practices towards animal health and welfare

1.2 Provide readily accessible information on animal care and maintenance and accurately and clearly explain this to clients and animal owners

1.3 Regularly provide information about identified animal health and welfare requirements and accurately and clearly explain this to clients and animal owners

2. Facilitate the participation of workers in animal care and maintenance in a permaculture system

2.1 Follow the permaculture plan for animal care and maintenance

2.2 Monitor animal health and welfare compliance with workers and others

2.3 Ensure adequate resource allocation and monitor to ensure effective animal health and welfare programs continue

3. Implement and monitor animal health and welfare procedures in a permaculture system

3.1 Identify and report existing and potential hazards to animal health and welfare so that effective remedial measures are implemented

3.2 Carry out animal health and welfare induction and training for workers and others

3.3 Establish strategies to maintain routines for animal health and welfare in the permaculture system

3.4 Monitor the procedures for animal health and welfare implemented by workers and others, to ensure consistency and adherence to the permaculture plan

4. Implement workplace procedures for dealing with animal health and welfare emergencies

4.1 Implement workplace procedures for dealing with animal health and welfare emergencies where necessary to ensure that prompt and effective control action is taken

4.2 Report animal health and welfare emergencies in accordance with established procedures

4.3 Implement measures to prevent recurrence and minimise risk of animal health and welfare emergencies

5. Implement and monitor enterprise procedures for maintaining animal health and welfare records

5.1 Complete animal health and welfare records accurately and legibly in accordance with permaculture procedures and legislative requirements

5.2 Identify potential hazards to animal health and welfare by using aggregate information from animal health and welfare records

5.3 Provide regular training to workers and others so that records are understood and used for the health and welfare of animals in the permaculture system

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 provide evidence that they can:

provide information to clients, workers or animal owners about animal health and welfare

implement animal health and welfare procedures

monitor animal health and welfare procedures performed by others

maintain animal health and welfare records

provide training in understanding and using records for the health and welfare of animals in a permaculture system

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

permaculture principles, ethics and practices relating to integrated animal systems, such as:

minimising effort for maximum effect

multiple uses for each element in the system

using more than one way to provide important functions

re-using and valuing resources and energy

animal welfare and freedom from cruelty as part of care for the earth

encouraging productivity of the system

seeing solutions not problems

preventing waste and loss of resources from the system

animal health and welfare requirements, practices and procedures, such as:

maintenance of animal housing, enclosures and fencing, covering hygiene and welfare

ensuring availability of suitable forage, fodder and supplementary feedstuffs, and adjusting stocking rates, ranging and rotation schedules to suit

Coordinating the following integration of animal ranging and maintenance with plant production systems: ranging in orchard to manure trees, reducing weeds, controlling pests, eating windfall fruit, tractoring systems, composting manures and housing litter and maintaining firebreaks

researching, assessing, implementing and monitoring supplementary stock feed requirements, feeding quantities and schedules

researching and applying organic alternatives for treating stock in compliance with organic certification authorities, which may include herbal and homoeopathic treatments, mineral and vitamin supplements and permitted medications

developing appropriate handling procedures to reduce stress

harvesting, sourcing and handling the following useable products: milking, collecting eggs

providing range areas for shade and shelter from climatic extremes through appropriate planting, including forage and fodder plants.

equipment, including feeders and waterers, and back-up systems and alarms in case of equipment failure.

lighting

ventilation including fresh air, dust filters, humidity, and noxious gases.

temperature, including cooling and heating, extreme weather conditions

protection from predators, vermin, fires and floods.

food with diet containing adequate nutrients

water, including sufficient drinkable water to meet livestock requirements and monitoring water quality.

health and distress, with signs of ill-health or distress in animals (as evidenced by behavioural changes) including reduced food and water intake, reduced production, changes in the nature and level of their activity, abnormal condition or changed physical features.

prevention of infectious disease and internal and external parasitism.

transport of growing and adult livestock

animal physiology

animal emergencies, such as:

injury

disease

failure of feeding or watering systems

poisoning

tick fever

birthing difficulties

escapement from housing or enclosures

predator attack

natural disasters such as bushfire, flooding, severe storm, other extreme weather event

relevant animal welfare legislation and codes of practice

animal health and welfare records, such as:

farm livestock records

daily harvest/yield records (eggs, milk)

feeding schedules and rosters

rotation schedules and successional grazing regimes

accident and emergency reports

entries into data base or other management software

worker records and reports

emergency reports

animal morbidity

work procedures and practices

seasonal factors and weather records

questioning client and/or workers

observations from inspecting animal systems

operational practices such as bedding change rotation, cell grazing, alternating flocks

industry animal health requirements

legislative requirements, such as:

compliance with council ordinances

planning approval

licence from government agency

animal welfare legislation

workplace legislation and awards

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Provide information about animal care in a permaculture system

1.1 Accurately and clearly explain to the client relevant permaculture practices towards animal health and welfare

1.2 Provide readily accessible information on animal care and maintenance and accurately and clearly explain this to clients and animal owners

1.3 Regularly provide information about identified animal health and welfare requirements and accurately and clearly explain this to clients and animal owners

2. Facilitate the participation of workers in animal care and maintenance in a permaculture system

2.1 Follow the permaculture plan for animal care and maintenance

2.2 Monitor animal health and welfare compliance with workers and others

2.3 Ensure adequate resource allocation and monitor to ensure effective animal health and welfare programs continue

3. Implement and monitor animal health and welfare procedures in a permaculture system

3.1 Identify and report existing and potential hazards to animal health and welfare so that effective remedial measures are implemented

3.2 Carry out animal health and welfare induction and training for workers and others

3.3 Establish strategies to maintain routines for animal health and welfare in the permaculture system

3.4 Monitor the procedures for animal health and welfare implemented by workers and others, to ensure consistency and adherence to the permaculture plan

4. Implement workplace procedures for dealing with animal health and welfare emergencies

4.1 Implement workplace procedures for dealing with animal health and welfare emergencies where necessary to ensure that prompt and effective control action is taken

4.2 Report animal health and welfare emergencies in accordance with established procedures

4.3 Implement measures to prevent recurrence and minimise risk of animal health and welfare emergencies

5. Implement and monitor enterprise procedures for maintaining animal health and welfare records

5.1 Complete animal health and welfare records accurately and legibly in accordance with permaculture procedures and legislative requirements

5.2 Identify potential hazards to animal health and welfare by using aggregate information from animal health and welfare records

5.3 Provide regular training to workers and others so that records are understood and used for the health and welfare of animals in the permaculture system

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Accurately and clearly explain to the client relevant permaculture practices towards animal health and welfare 
Provide readily accessible information on animal care and maintenance and accurately and clearly explain this to clients and animal owners 
Regularly provide information about identified animal health and welfare requirements and accurately and clearly explain this to clients and animal owners 
Follow the permaculture plan for animal care and maintenance 
Monitor animal health and welfare compliance with workers and others 
Ensure adequate resource allocation and monitor to ensure effective animal health and welfare programs continue 
Identify and report existing and potential hazards to animal health and welfare so that effective remedial measures are implemented 
Carry out animal health and welfare induction and training for workers and others 
Establish strategies to maintain routines for animal health and welfare in the permaculture system 
Monitor the procedures for animal health and welfare implemented by workers and others, to ensure consistency and adherence to the permaculture plan 
Implement workplace procedures for dealing with animal health and welfare emergencies where necessary to ensure that prompt and effective control action is taken 
Report animal health and welfare emergencies in accordance with established procedures 
Implement measures to prevent recurrence and minimise risk of animal health and welfare emergencies 
Complete animal health and welfare records accurately and legibly in accordance with permaculture procedures and legislative requirements 
Identify potential hazards to animal health and welfare by using aggregate information from animal health and welfare records 
Provide regular training to workers and others so that records are understood and used for the health and welfare of animals in the permaculture system 

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