Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
AHCWOL304A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Prepare fleece wool for classing
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
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Unit of Competency | AHCWOL304A - Prepare fleece wool for classing |
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Description | This unit covers the process of preparing fleeces in preparation for classing and defines the standard required to: separate wool from the fleece that lacks uniformity; check fleeces for wool faults and impurities; skirt fleeces, removing those portions that significantly affect the uniformity and value of the remaining fleece; roll fleeces ready for the wool classer; work at the required pace to maintain wool flow at shearing. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit applies to the wool roller working under the direction of the wool classer. The wool classer provides the overall direction for the level of preparation and skirting required while the wool roller must allow for differences between individual fleeces. It includes the requirement for the wool roller to work as a team member with other shed hands, and to do so at the required pace. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Characteristics of greasy wool are identified and related to processor requirements |
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Element: Fleeces are checked for impurities |
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Element: Fleeces are checked for presence of wool faults |
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Element: Fleeces are skirted and rolled |
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