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Maintain production growing environments

Maintain production growing environments

Unit of competency
National Code
AHCLSK231
State Code
OFF25
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
11/02/2025
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
11/08/2025
Field of Education
050105 - Animal Husbandry
Original Release Date
11/08/2025
Nominal Hours
20
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain growing environments for livestock under production.The unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision and exercise limited autonomy with some accountability for their own work. They identify and provide solutions to a limited range of predictable problems.All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, according to state/territory health and safety regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace, and animal welfare legislation, regulations, standards and guidelines, and sustainability and biosecurity practices.In addition to legal responsibilities, all units of competency dealing with animals in the AHC Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package have the requirements for animals to be handled humanely to minimise stress and discomfort.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Maintain environment systems
  • 1.1 Follow biosecurity procedures, including access to sheds and boot washing
  • 1.2 Prepare and use tools and equipment according to supervisor instructions and safe working practices
  • 1.3 Identify workplace health and safety hazards and report to supervisor
  • 1.4 Select, fit, use and maintain personal protective equipment (PPE) applicable to the task
  • 1.5 Carry out shed heating, cooling and ventilation systems maintenance
  • 1.6 Check litter and manure conditions and report changes
  • 1.7 Maintain lighting programs specified for the production unit and report variations
  • 1.8 Clean light globes regularly and report malfunctions
  • 1.9 Check feed program is working according to workplace procedures, and report malfunctions
  • 1.10 Check feeding times and feed rate when restricted feeding is practised and report malfunctions
  • 1.11 Carry out maintenance work according to workplace procedures
  • 1.12 Check waterers in sheds and report malfunctions
  • 1.13 Check and report missing, faulty or unsafe tools, equipment or PPE to supervisor
2. Observe and assess livestock health
  • 2.1 Check livestock for signs of illness, injuries and abnormalities and report to supervisor
  • 2.2 Carry out disease prevention strategies according to supervisor instructions and workplace environment and biosecurity requirements
3. Handle livestock
  • 3.1 Handle livestock using good stock handling techniques and according to animal welfare practices
  • 3.2 Count and identify livestock
  • 3.3 Recognise and identify injured, malformed or non-productive livestock, and report to supervisor
  • 3.4 Treat livestock according to supervisor instructions, and report the effects of treatment
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
BAN34 AHCLSK214 Maintain production growing environments Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BJB6 AHC20122 Certificate II in Agriculture Qualification