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

AMPA416 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Oversee humane handling of animals

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AMPA416 - Oversee humane handling of animals
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to oversee the handling and the slaughtering/euthanising of animals by a range of company personnel and/or government inspection staff to meet regulatory requirements.Ensuring animals are produced, handled and slaughtered humanely is the responsibility of both regulatory authorities and companies. This unit is therefore applicable to meat safety officers, lairage supervisors, Animal Welfare Officers and Quality Assurance (QA) Officers in meat processing establishments, and livestock transport and saleyard staff.This unit must be delivered in the context of Australian meat industry standards and regulations.No 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.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
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PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Oversee humane handling of animals
  • Identify potential animal welfare risks and existing management procedures
  • Identify animal welfare requirements in legislation, regulation and workplace procedures
  • Oversee handling of animals according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • Oversee and monitor facilities and procedures for handling and restraining animals according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • Implement corrective actions when handling of animals or when facilities are not according to workplace and regulatory requirements
       
Element: Oversee humane euthanasia or slaughter of animals
  • Oversee effective restraint and stunning (where applicable), prior to euthanasing or slaughtering of animals to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements
  • Oversee bleeding of animals to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements
  • Oversee monitoring of bleed chain insensibility (where applicable) to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements
       
Element: Handle contingencies
  • Oversee handling of sick or injured stock in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements
  • Oversee handling of wild or uncooperative animals according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • Interpret contingency plans for managing animal welfare issues.
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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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 potential animal welfare risks and existing management procedures 
Identify animal welfare requirements in legislation, regulation and workplace procedures 
Oversee handling of animals according to workplace and regulatory requirements 
Oversee and monitor facilities and procedures for handling and restraining animals according to workplace and regulatory requirements 
Implement corrective actions when handling of animals or when facilities are not according to workplace and regulatory requirements 
Oversee effective restraint and stunning (where applicable), prior to euthanasing or slaughtering of animals to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements 
Oversee bleeding of animals to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements 
Oversee monitoring of bleed chain insensibility (where applicable) to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements 
Oversee handling of sick or injured stock in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements 
Oversee handling of wild or uncooperative animals according to workplace and regulatory requirements 
Interpret contingency plans for managing animal welfare issues. 

Forms

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