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Evidence Guide: ACMCAN304 - Prepare and maintain animal housing

Student: __________________________________________________

Signature: _________________________________________________

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ACMCAN304 - Prepare and maintain animal housing

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare housing appropriate to a particular species

  1. Identify behavioural and physical requirements of the species
  2. Identify animal enclosures appropriate for specific species
  3. Identify and assess enclosure furniture requirements for the species
  4. Prepare animal housing for species-specific requirements
Identify behavioural and physical requirements of the species

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Identify animal enclosures appropriate for specific species

Completed
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Identify and assess enclosure furniture requirements for the species

Completed
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Prepare animal housing for species-specific requirements

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Implement animal housing maintenance routines

  1. Identify enclosure maintenance activities and determine if they are daily, weekly or longer term tasks
  2. Identify and follow procedures relating to the wellbeing of animals during maintenance activities
  3. Follow enclosure and exhibit security and safety procedures
  4. Maintain aesthetic qualities and furniture of enclosures and exhibits
  5. Report areas requiring horticultural or maintenance attention
  6. Establish responsibility levels for horticultural or maintenance tasks and work schedule timelines in consultation with supervisor
Identify enclosure maintenance activities and determine if they are daily, weekly or longer term tasks

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and follow procedures relating to the wellbeing of animals during maintenance activities

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow enclosure and exhibit security and safety procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain aesthetic qualities and furniture of enclosures and exhibits

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report areas requiring horticultural or maintenance attention

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establish responsibility levels for horticultural or maintenance tasks and work schedule timelines in consultation with supervisor

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain enclosure hygiene and appearance

  1. Prepare, implement and review cleaning regime for a section
  2. Clean enclosures, equipment and furniture with minimum disturbance to animals
  3. Detect and report pests
  4. Assist with environmentally safe and effective pest control
  5. Maintain tools and equipment
  6. Report and record enclosure and exhibit maintenance status
Prepare, implement and review cleaning regime for a section

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean enclosures, equipment and furniture with minimum disturbance to animals

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detect and report pests

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assist with environmentally safe and effective pest control

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain tools and equipment

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report and record enclosure and exhibit maintenance status

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge