Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Terminology used when identifying greyhounds or horses may include:
brands classification
body marking classification
directional terms, for example:
forequarter
hindquarter
near-side
off-side
electronic identification
gender classification
height classification
pedigree
points of the greyhound or horse.
Identification features of greyhounds or horses may include:
brands
breeder of animal
colours
date of whelping (greyhound specific)
DNA
markings
owner
racing name
registration number
sire and bitch or dam
sex.
Brands may be described by:
age brands
alpha angle coding
ear brands (greyhound specific)
freeze brands.
Documents used may include:
applications for racing colours
applications for animal names
incoming or outgoing clearances for interstate and overseas
leases and lease cancellations
microchip records
pup or foal registrations
syndications
transfers of ownership.
Racing participants may include:
animal owners
licensed and registered personnel.
Classes of license or registration may include:
approved rider
apprentice jockey
catching pen attendant
driver
greyhound attendant
jockey
number one trainer
owner
owner trainer
public trainer
stablehand
stud master/manager
trackwork driver
trackwork rider.

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge and the range statement of this unit and include evidence of the following:
knowledge of the requirements, procedures and instructions that are to apply when undertaking licensing and registration duties
implementation of procedures and timely techniques for the safe, effective and accurate application of licensing and registration duties
working with others to undertake and complete procedures that meet required outcomes.
Evidence should be collected over a period of time in a range of workplace-relevant contexts and include dealings with an appropriate range of situations.
Context of, and specific resources for assessment
Competency must be assessed in a racing workplace that provides access to the required resources. Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints. It is to comply with relevant regulatory requirements or Australian Standards requirements.
Assessment of the practical components of this unit will be by observation of relevant skills.
The following resources must be available:
industry supervised access to racing administration offices relevant to the applicable racing code
materials and equipment relevant to assessing candidate's ability to perform licensing and registration duties
work instructions and related documentation.
Method of assessment
Assessment methods must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the Racing Training Package.
The suggested strategies for the assessment of this unit are:
written and/or oral assessment of candidate's required knowledge
observed, documented and firsthand testimonial evidence of candidate's application of practical tasks.
Evidence is required to be demonstrated over a period of time, therefore where performance is not directly observed any evidence should be authenticated by supervisors or other appropriate persons.
This unit may be assessed in a holistic way with other units of competency relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role.
Guidance information for assessment
Assessment methods should reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy and numeracy demands) and the needs of particular target groups (e.g. people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people with a language background other than English, youth and people from low socioeconomic backgrounds).