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

AHCWOL305A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Prepare skirtings and oddments

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AHCWOL305A - Prepare skirtings and oddments
Description This unit covers the process of preparing non-fleece wool to comply with the requirements of the industry code of practice and defines the standard required to: prepare skirtings, belly wool, lambs wool, locks, crutchings, stain and other oddments; place skirtings and oddments into butts or bins according to the wool classer's directions.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to shed hands and wool classers and is performed within a defined range of contexts in which the choice of actions required is usually clear, and there is some discretion in the range of options to be applied. It requires a speed and accuracy of work to maintain clip quality and work flow.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
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: Prepare skirtings
  • Identify types of skirtings and oddments.
  • Identify types of pieces and separate according to enterprise requirements, industry code of practice and quality procedures.
  • Prepare Merino skirtings in accordance with wool classer's directions.
  • Prepare Crossbred skirtings in accordance with wool classer's directions.
       
Element: Prepare belly wool
  • Identify belly wool.
  • Separate belly wool according to enterprise requirements, code of practice and quality procedures.
  • Remove stains and briskets in accordance with wool classer's directions.
  • Prepare Crossbred and Merino belly wool in accordance with wool classer's directions.
       
Element: Prepare lambs wool
  • Identify types of lambs' wool.
  • Separate lambs' wool according to enterprise requirements, code of practice and quality procedures.
  • Remove stains and trimmings in accordance with wool classer's directions.
  • Prepare Merino lambs wool in accordance with wool classer's directions.
  • Prepare Crossbred lambs wool in accordance with wool classer's directions.
       
Element: Prepare locks
  • Identify types of locks.
  • Separate board and table locks in accordance with wool classer's directions.
  • Prepare Crossbred and Merino locks in accordance with wool classer's directions.
       
Element: Prepare crutchings
  • Identify types of crutchings.
  • Remove stains and other impurities in accordance with wool classer's directions.
  • Prepare Merino and Crossbred crutchings in accordance with wool classer's directions.
       
Element: Prepare stain
  • Identify types of stain.
  • Prepare Merino and Crossbred stain in accordance with wool classer's directions.
       
Element: Prepare other oddments
  • Define and identify other oddments.
  • Describe the preparation of other oddments.
       


Evidence Required

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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

prepare skirtings, belly wool, lambs wool, locks, crutchings, stain and other oddments

place skirtings and oddments into butts or bins according to the wool classer's directions.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

accurately skirt fleeces at commercial rates

skirt and roll fleeces safely

interpret verbal and visual signals within the wool shed given by the supervisor, the wool classers and the shearers

use literacy skills to read, interpret and follow organisational policies and procedures, follow sequenced written instructions, record accurately and legible information collected and select and apply procedures for a range of tasks

use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation, including questioning techniques, active listening, clarifying information and consulting with supervisors as required

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to work with and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

principles and requirements of wool processing

principles of wool growth

identification of fleece parts, skirtings, locks, crutchings, and stains

recognition of contamination

recognition of wool faults

identification of impurities

identification of stain

identification of oddments

methods of handling fleece that minimise risk to own health, including safe lifting and bending techniques

requirements of the industry code of practice for preparation of skirtings and oddments

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislative and enterprise requirements.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Skirtings and oddments wools may include:

the preparation of merino and crossbred clips to the standards set out in the industry code of practice.

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
Identify types of skirtings and oddments. 
Identify types of pieces and separate according to enterprise requirements, industry code of practice and quality procedures. 
Prepare Merino skirtings in accordance with wool classer's directions. 
Prepare Crossbred skirtings in accordance with wool classer's directions. 
Identify belly wool. 
Separate belly wool according to enterprise requirements, code of practice and quality procedures. 
Remove stains and briskets in accordance with wool classer's directions. 
Prepare Crossbred and Merino belly wool in accordance with wool classer's directions. 
Identify types of lambs' wool. 
Separate lambs' wool according to enterprise requirements, code of practice and quality procedures. 
Remove stains and trimmings in accordance with wool classer's directions. 
Prepare Merino lambs wool in accordance with wool classer's directions. 
Prepare Crossbred lambs wool in accordance with wool classer's directions. 
Identify types of locks. 
Separate board and table locks in accordance with wool classer's directions. 
Prepare Crossbred and Merino locks in accordance with wool classer's directions. 
Identify types of crutchings. 
Remove stains and other impurities in accordance with wool classer's directions. 
Prepare Merino and Crossbred crutchings in accordance with wool classer's directions. 
Identify types of stain. 
Prepare Merino and Crossbred stain in accordance with wool classer's directions. 
Define and identify other oddments. 
Describe the preparation of other oddments. 

Forms

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