Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver RGRPSG307, 'Train and race greyhounds'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Train and race greyhounds' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements | Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Identify requirements for successful greyhound racing | 1.1 Determine greyhound health and fitness for racing, according to industry rules and regulations and animal welfare legislation 1.2 Identify behaviours required for racing, according to industry standards, safe practices and the rules of racing 1.3 Identify behavioural elements of racing that are amenable to training and modification 1.4 Determine industry benchmarking of performance and indicators of success 1.5 Identify behaviours associated with racing kennel activities and routines 1.6 Identify industry grading and nomination policies |
2. Plan and implement a racing training program for greyhounds | 2.1 Assess individual greyhound behaviour, skills, health and fitness 2.2 Determine training strategies to achieve desirable behaviours and fitness 2.3 Develop training plans for individual greyhounds, according to industry standards 2.4 Familiarise greyhounds with equipment used in training and racing and kennel activities and routines 2.5 Provide enrichment and socialisation activities for individual greyhounds 2.6 Conduct training according to training plans, industry standards, including WHS, animal welfare and ethics requirements 2.7 Maintain training records according to industry and workplace procedures |
3. Race greyhounds | 3.1 Plan racing schedule for individual greyhounds 3.2 Attend race meetings and comply with race-day procedures and requirements 3.3 Provide pre- and post-race care to greyhounds, according to industry standards and WHS standards 3.4 Assess and record greyhound recovery |
4. Review performance and modify greyhound training plan | 4.1 Review greyhound performance in line with industry benchmarks for racing greyhounds and animal welfare and ethics requirements 4.2 Assess variables and seek specialist advice on issues that impact on greyhound performance and identify areas of potential improvement 4.3 Seek specialist advice and identify injury and illness that may impact on greyhound performance, and modify training program 4.4 Revise future training plans and update records, according to industry standards and animal welfare and ethics requirements |
5. Comply with greyhound racing rules and regulations | 5.1 Determine local racing policies and participate in procedures that comply with rules relating to training, race-day and trial procedures 5.2 Participate in procedures that comply with rules relating to prohibited, permanently prohibited and exempted substances 5.3 Maintain treatment records, according to industry standards |