Modification History
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Release |
Comments |
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Release 3 |
This version released with AHC Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management Training Package Version 6.1 |
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Release 2 |
This version released with AHC Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management Training Package Version 4.0. |
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Release 1 |
This version released with AHC Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management Training Package Version 1.0. |
Qualification Description
This qualification provides an occupational outcome in the poultry industry. The poultry industry expects that graduates from this qualification will be able to perform a range of tasks associated with a person performing the job role of a poultry hand.
Job roles vary and may include:
- Poultry hand
- Poultry stockperson.
The poultry industry expects that graduates from this qualification will be able to perform tasks involving a broad range of skilled applications applied in a wide variety of contexts, which may involve application of some discretion and judgement in selecting equipment, services or contingency measures.
This qualification is suitable for an Australian Apprenticeship.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Packaging Rules
To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:
- 16 units of competency:
- 3 core units plus
- 13 elective units.
Elective units must ensure the integrity of the qualification’s Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome. The electives are to be chosen as follows:
- Select 10 units from Group A
- Select 2 units from Group A or Group B
- 1 unit aligned to AQF levels 2, 3, or 4 may be selected from the elective list, or this or any other endorsed Training Package or Accredited Course
- Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in the Poultry sector and must be chosen to ensure the integrity of the qualification outcome at AQF level 3.
Core Units
Biosecurity
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AHCPLY307 |
Implement and monitor biosecurity measures in poultry production |
Livestock
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AHCLSK331 |
Comply with industry animal welfare requirements |
Work health and safety
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AHCWHS301 |
Contribute to work health and safety processes |
Elective Units
An asterisk (*) next to the unit code indicates that there are prerequisite requirements which must be met when packaging the qualification. Please refer to the Prerequisite requirements table for details.
Group A
Livestock
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AHCLSK301 |
Administer medication to livestock |
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AHCLSK304 |
Carry out post-mortem examination of livestock |
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AHCLSK306 |
Coordinate and monitor production performance |
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AHCLSK307 |
Euthanase livestock |
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AHCLSK309 |
Implement animal health control programs |
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AHCLSK310 |
Implement feeding plans for intensive production |
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AHCLSK313 |
Monitor livestock production growing environments |
Poultry
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AHCPLY203 |
Set up shed for placement of day-old chickens |
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AHCPLY206 |
Catch and load poultry |
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AHCPLY302 |
Brood poultry |
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AHCPLY304 |
Incubate eggs |
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AHCPLY306 |
Clean and disinfect poultry production sheds |
Pest Management
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AHCPMG308 |
Implement pest management strategies |
Work
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AHCWRK204 |
Work effectively in the industry |
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AHCWRK205 |
Participate in workplace communications |
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AHCWRK306 |
Comply with industry quality assurance requirements |
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AHCWRK309 |
Apply environmentally sustainable work practices |
Group B
Agribusiness
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AHCAGB302 |
Keep production records for a primary production business |
Biosecurity
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AHCBIO302 |
Identify and report unusual disease or plant pest signs |
Chemicals
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AHCCHM304 |
Transport and store chemicals |
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AHCCHM307 |
Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases |
Food
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FBPFSY3002* |
Participate in a HACCP team |
Livestock
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AHCLSK323 |
Maintain and monitor feed stocks |
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AHCLSK328 |
Remove and facilitate reuse of effluent and manure from an intensive production system |
Machinery operation and maintenance
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AHCMOM301 |
Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair |
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AHCMOM304 |
Operate machinery and equipment |
Poultry
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AHCPLY301 |
Artificially inseminate poultry |
Work
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AHCWRK310 |
Provide on-job training support |
Prerequisite requirements
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Unit of competency |
Prerequisite requirement |
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FBPFSY3002 Participate in a HACCP team |
FDFFS2001A Implement the food safety program and procedures |
Qualification Mapping Information
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Code and title current version |
Code and title previous version |
Comments |
Equivalence status |
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AHC30516 Certificate III in Poultry Production Release 3 |
AHC30516 Certificate III in Poultry Production Release 2 |
Qualification updated to remove two elective units that have been deleted as part of meeting Skills Ministers’ priority of removing training products with low or no enrolments, as agreed by the AISC |
Equivalent |
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c6399549-9c62-4a5e-bf1a-524b2322cf72
