Unit of competency
Modification History
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AMPv2.0 |
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Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work with the mob based National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) for sheep and goats.
This Unit is applicable for those purchasing livestock, receiving and managing livestock in lairage, livestock clerks, Quality Assurance managers, slaughter floor supervisors, reader and NLIS terminal operators on the slaughter floor, meat authority staff and auditors.
All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.
This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil.
Unit Sector
Elements and Performance Criteria
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Performance criteria |
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Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
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1. Describe the history of the NLIS and its benefit to industry |
1.1 Explain why the industry has implemented an NLIS for sheep and goats 1.2 Explain the benefits of the NLIS to industry |
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2. Describe the nature and function of a Property Identification Code (PIC) |
2.1 Identify the component parts of a PIC 2.2 Explain the importance of the PIC to the NLIS |
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3. Describe and interpret the data contained on a National Vendor Declaration (NVD) |
3.1 Explain the purpose of an NVD 3.2 Explain the information contained on an NVD 3.3 Interpret the importance of the various details on the NVD for an abattoir 3.4 Identify the various mistakes that can be made by producers when completing NVDs 3.5 Describe the actions that have to be taken when NVDs are incomplete or incorrectly filled in 3.6 Describe the path of the NVD from producer to processor |
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4. Complete a review of an NVD as received by a meat processor |
4.1 Identify the important information on an NVD 4.2 Identify errors 4.3 Describe the corrective actions to be taken |
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5. Identify the various types of NLIS devices for sheep and goats |
5.1 Explain the purpose of an NLIS device and the information on it 5.2 Identify and explain the purpose of breeder and post-breeder tags |
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6. Identify the various NLIS regulations that apply to producers, saleyards and meat processors |
6.1 Identify and explain the role of the various bodies associated with the NLIS 6.2 Describe the NLIS regulatory obligations for slaughtering establishments 6.3 Describe the corrective action to be taken with untagged sheep 6.4 Describe the corrective action to be taken with untagged mobs |
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7. Describe the function of the kill sheet |
7.1 Explain the purpose of a kill sheet and who prepares it 7.2 Identify the various component parts of a kill sheet and the information contained in it 7.3 Explain the importance of following the kill sheet schedule and of validating the kill sheet to the NLIS |
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8. Explain the role of Post-Sale Summaries (PSSs) |
8.1 Explain why PSSs are forwarded to abattoirs 8.2 Explain how PICs are confirmed by abattoirs with the NLIS database |
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range of Conditions
Unit Mapping Information
This unit is equivalent to MTMP3108A Overview of the NLIS for sheep and goats.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7
