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Evidence Guide: AHCWOL404 - Establish work routines and manage wool harvesting and preparation staff

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AHCWOL404 - Establish work routines and manage wool harvesting and preparation staff

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

Define work roles for shed staff

  1. Define the roles and responsibilities of shed staff
  2. Identify the skills of shed staff and match with available tasks and duties
  3. Identify the requirements of job duties and Code of Practice and communicate to shed staff
  4. Explain work health and safety policy and procedures to staff and monitor implementation
  5. Explain animal welfare and biosecurity policies to staff and monitor implementation
Define the roles and responsibilities of shed staff

Completed
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Identify the skills of shed staff and match with available tasks and duties

Completed
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Identify the requirements of job duties and Code of Practice and communicate to shed staff

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explain work health and safety policy and procedures to staff and monitor implementation

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explain animal welfare and biosecurity policies to staff and monitor implementation

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Induct shed staff

  1. Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement suitable controls
  2. Communicate the details of shearing, including flock and mob details to staff
  3. Brief new staff on relevant awards, enterprise agreements, pay rates and related administration
  4. Advise new staff of terms and conditions and sign on
  5. Familiarise new staff with the workplace and colleagues
  6. Explain the enterprise’s environmental policy and procedures and monitor implementation
Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement suitable controls

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate the details of shearing, including flock and mob details to staff

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brief new staff on relevant awards, enterprise agreements, pay rates and related administration

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advise new staff of terms and conditions and sign on

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Familiarise new staff with the workplace and colleagues

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explain the enterprise’s environmental policy and procedures and monitor implementation

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support on-the-job training

  1. Encourage individuals to self-evaluate performance and identify areas for improvement
  2. Determine training needs through appraisal of staff and monitoring of work performance
  3. Analyse practical skills and then explained and demonstrated as required
  4. Provide workplace learning opportunities with coaching and mentoring to support learning
  5. Adjust staff responsibilities to allow for practice and skills development where required
Encourage individuals to self-evaluate performance and identify areas for improvement

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine training needs through appraisal of staff and monitoring of work performance

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyse practical skills and then explained and demonstrated as required

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide workplace learning opportunities with coaching and mentoring to support learning

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjust staff responsibilities to allow for practice and skills development where required

Completed
Date:

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Performance manage shed staff

  1. Establish performance standards for clip preparation and communicate to individuals and the team
  2. Explain skirting requirements and monitor skirtings ratio
  3. Describe the requirements for separating specific parts of the fleece to wool handlers using the Code of Practice and processor requirements
  4. Use motivation strategies for shed staff to maintain a consistent focus on clip preparation standards and timing of operations
Establish performance standards for clip preparation and communicate to individuals and the team

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explain skirting requirements and monitor skirtings ratio

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Describe the requirements for separating specific parts of the fleece to wool handlers using the Code of Practice and processor requirements

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use motivation strategies for shed staff to maintain a consistent focus on clip preparation standards and timing of operations

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain effective working relations with the team

  1. Recognise problems and address through discussion with work group
  2. Seek assistance from work group members when difficulties arise in achieving allocated tasks
  3. Use discussion and information sharing to communicate requirements of work activities through a participative approach
  4. Manage disagreements and conflicts constructively using appropriate conflict management strategies
Recognise problems and address through discussion with work group

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seek assistance from work group members when difficulties arise in achieving allocated tasks

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use discussion and information sharing to communicate requirements of work activities through a participative approach

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manage disagreements and conflicts constructively using appropriate conflict management strategies

Completed
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Provide feedback to shed staff

  1. Provide confirmatory feedback to emphasise good performance and technique and its importance for clip quality
  2. Provide corrective feedback in a constructive way, including an explanation of the effects of poor performance or incorrect technique and strategies for improvement
  3. Address under performance both on an individual and team basis
  4. Use clip data to share feedback on clips prepared with team members
Provide confirmatory feedback to emphasise good performance and technique and its importance for clip quality

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide corrective feedback in a constructive way, including an explanation of the effects of poor performance or incorrect technique and strategies for improvement

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address under performance both on an individual and team basis

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use clip data to share feedback on clips prepared with team members

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Define work roles for shed staff

1.1 Define the roles and responsibilities of shed staff

1.2 Identify the skills of shed staff and match with available tasks and duties

1.3 Identify the requirements of job duties and Code of Practice and communicate to shed staff

1.4 Explain work health and safety policy and procedures to staff and monitor implementation

1.5 Explain animal welfare and biosecurity policies to staff and monitor implementation

2. Induct shed staff

2.1 Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement suitable controls

2.2 Communicate the details of shearing, including flock and mob details to staff

2.3 Brief new staff on relevant awards, enterprise agreements, pay rates and related administration

2.4 Advise new staff of terms and conditions and sign on

2.5 Familiarise new staff with the workplace and colleagues

2.6 Explain the enterprise’s environmental policy and procedures and monitor implementation

3. Support on-the-job training

3.1 Encourage individuals to self-evaluate performance and identify areas for improvement

3.2 Determine training needs through appraisal of staff and monitoring of work performance

3.3 Analyse practical skills and then explained and demonstrated as required

3.4 Provide workplace learning opportunities with coaching and mentoring to support learning

3.5 Adjust staff responsibilities to allow for practice and skills development where required

4. Performance manage shed staff

4.1 Establish performance standards for clip preparation and communicate to individuals and the team

4.2 Explain skirting requirements and monitor skirtings ratio

4.3 Describe the requirements for separating specific parts of the fleece to wool handlers using the Code of Practice and processor requirements

4.4 Use motivation strategies for shed staff to maintain a consistent focus on clip preparation standards and timing of operations

5. Maintain effective working relations with the team

5.1 Recognise problems and address through discussion with work group

5.2 Seek assistance from work group members when difficulties arise in achieving allocated tasks

5.3 Use discussion and information sharing to communicate requirements of work activities through a participative approach

5.4 Manage disagreements and conflicts constructively using appropriate conflict management strategies

6. Provide feedback to shed staff

6.1 Provide confirmatory feedback to emphasise good performance and technique and its importance for clip quality

6.2 Provide corrective feedback in a constructive way, including an explanation of the effects of poor performance or incorrect technique and strategies for improvement

6.3 Address under performance both on an individual and team basis

6.4 Use clip data to share feedback on clips prepared with team members

Required Skills and Knowledge

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Define work roles for shed staff

1.1 Define the roles and responsibilities of shed staff

1.2 Identify the skills of shed staff and match with available tasks and duties

1.3 Identify the requirements of job duties and Code of Practice and communicate to shed staff

1.4 Explain work health and safety policy and procedures to staff and monitor implementation

1.5 Explain animal welfare and biosecurity policies to staff and monitor implementation

2. Induct shed staff

2.1 Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement suitable controls

2.2 Communicate the details of shearing, including flock and mob details to staff

2.3 Brief new staff on relevant awards, enterprise agreements, pay rates and related administration

2.4 Advise new staff of terms and conditions and sign on

2.5 Familiarise new staff with the workplace and colleagues

2.6 Explain the enterprise’s environmental policy and procedures and monitor implementation

3. Support on-the-job training

3.1 Encourage individuals to self-evaluate performance and identify areas for improvement

3.2 Determine training needs through appraisal of staff and monitoring of work performance

3.3 Analyse practical skills and then explained and demonstrated as required

3.4 Provide workplace learning opportunities with coaching and mentoring to support learning

3.5 Adjust staff responsibilities to allow for practice and skills development where required

4. Performance manage shed staff

4.1 Establish performance standards for clip preparation and communicate to individuals and the team

4.2 Explain skirting requirements and monitor skirtings ratio

4.3 Describe the requirements for separating specific parts of the fleece to wool handlers using the Code of Practice and processor requirements

4.4 Use motivation strategies for shed staff to maintain a consistent focus on clip preparation standards and timing of operations

5. Maintain effective working relations with the team

5.1 Recognise problems and address through discussion with work group

5.2 Seek assistance from work group members when difficulties arise in achieving allocated tasks

5.3 Use discussion and information sharing to communicate requirements of work activities through a participative approach

5.4 Manage disagreements and conflicts constructively using appropriate conflict management strategies

6. Provide feedback to shed staff

6.1 Provide confirmatory feedback to emphasise good performance and technique and its importance for clip quality

6.2 Provide corrective feedback in a constructive way, including an explanation of the effects of poor performance or incorrect technique and strategies for improvement

6.3 Address under performance both on an individual and team basis

6.4 Use clip data to share feedback on clips prepared with team members

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:

supervise and instruct staff to achieve work activities

delegate and allocate tasks

identify staff training needs and provide on job training, mentoring and coaching as required

implement effective time management

use problem solving techniques to address staffing and resource issues motivate and performance manage work team

manage conflicts within work team

communicate with team members

implement and monitor work health and safety policies and procedures

implement enterprise biosecurity policies and procedures

implement and monitor enterprise animal welfare policies and procedures

implement enterprise environmental policies and procedures

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

shearing industry awards, agreements and personnel processes

principles of team work, negotiation and time management

principles of workplace instruction/training and coaching techniques

principles of conflict management

features of effective communication for feedback and motivation

principles of staff performance management

features of the Code of Practice for the Preparation of Australian Wool Clips and other relevant quality standards

requirements of the relevant work health and safety legislation, environmental protection, biosecurity and animal welfare legislation and codes of practice

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