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.
Strategies for reducing costs of utility or energy supply may include:
bulk purchasing alliances
encouraging sustainability
reducing use and wastage
replacing external supplies with on-plant generation or co-generation (e.g. using wind and biogas methane) at lower cost or at suppliers' cost
spreading use to avoid peak demand or cost periods through scheduling, computerised demand management systems
substitution.
Workplacerequirements may include:
enterprise-specific requirements
OH&S requirements
Quality Assurance (QA) requirements
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
sustainable work practices
the ability to perform the task to production requirements
work instructions.
Regulatory requirements may include:
animal welfare
commercial law, including fair trading and trade practices
consumer law
corporate law, including registration, licensing and financial reporting
environmental and waste management
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), anti-discrimination and sexual harassment
Export Control Act
industrial awards and agreements
relevant state, territory and federal regulations regarding meat processing
taxation.
Benchmarks may be:
industry benchmarks established through partnerships or base figures determined by the enterprise.
Utility and energy efficiency may relate to:
characteristics of installed load
cost saving measures not directly related to plant performance (e.g. lighting and after hours use)
cost saving measures related to plant performance
sustainability, green, co-generations
tariffs.
Utility and energy wastage and inefficient use may be caused by:
equipment not suitable for the job
equipment running unnecessarily
equipment used constantly
inefficient equipment
poor maintenance of equipment, operating systems
poor procedures.
Utilities and energy services and supply may be contestable or non-contestable and include:
coal and wool
electricity (e.g. on site generation, such as wind, oil or diesel, co-generation, hydro, and gas or coal generated)
fuel oil, distillate and petrol
gas (natural and bottled)
telecommunications
water and steam.
Stakeholders may include:
company owners, directors, shareholders and financiers
competitors
management and employees
suppliers, customers and consumers
unions and employer associations.
Mathematical skills may relate to:
technical and financial modelling
calculations
interpretation
analysis
complex actual and hypothetical mathematical information, such as:
complex and relate to product and product quality
financial operations
personnel
operations
sales and turnover
exports.
Communication may:
be with culturally, ethnically and socially diverse individuals and groups
involve preparation of reports which may be complex, contain information from a range of technical sources and include mathematical and graphic information and data
involve reading and interpreting workplace documentation
occur in a variety of sensitive, conflictive, collaborative and supportive environments
be formal or informal and involve face-to-face and technological/electronic methods
require analysis and presentation of complex concepts, technical information, mathematical information and other data in simple or complex formats
require persuasion, negotiation and assertiveness skills.
Strategies and measures for measuring use and waste may include:
cubic metres per tonne hot carcase weight or equivalent cattle weight
departmental meters
inflow and outflow comparisons
litres per kilogram hot carcase weight or equivalent cattle weight
unit of utility or energy per (tonne) dressed carcase weight
unit of utility or energy per kilogram processed, manufactured or prepared product
water (e.g. m3, cost per tonne hot carcase weight HCW, m3, cost per kg of processed, manufactured or prepared product.
OHS requirements may include:
enterprise OH&S policies, procedures and programs
OH&S legal requirements
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which may include:
coats and aprons
ear plugs or muffs
eye and facial protection
head-wear
lifting assistance
protective boot covers
protective hand and arm covering
protective head and hair covering
uniforms
waterproof clothing
work, safety or waterproof footwear
requirements set out in standards and codes of practice etc.
Utility or energy supply status may include:
contestable suppliers
sole supplier
supplier and purchaser (buy enterprise generated surpluses).

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.
Overview of assessment
The meat industry has specific and clear requirements for evidence. A minimum of three forms of evidence is required to demonstrate competency in the meat industry. This is specifically designed to provide evidence that covers the demonstration in the workplace of all aspects of competency over time.
These requirements are in addition to the requirements for valid, current, authentic and sufficient evidence.

Three forms of evidence means three different kinds of evidence - not three pieces of the same kind. In practice it will mean that most of the unit is covered twice. This increases the legitimacy of the evidence.

All assessment must be conducted against Australian meat industry standards and regulations.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Competency must be demonstrated through sustained performance over time, at an appropriate level of responsibility and authority under typical operating and production conditions for the enterprise.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must be conducted in a workplace context under normal production and operating conditions.
Method of assessment
Recommended methods of assessment include:
a third-party referee report of sustained performance at appropriate level of authority and responsibility
assignment focusing on understanding and application of principles and theory to workplace operations
simulation
workplace projects with a focus on company environment and conditions.

Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality or Torres Strait Islander, gender, or language backgrounds other than English. Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role.
Guidance information for assessment
A current list of resources for this unit of competency is available from MINTRAC www.mintrac.com.au or telephone 1800 817 462.