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Qualification details

AMP20316 - Certificate II in Meat Processing (Abattoirs) (Release 1)

Summary

Usage recommendation:
Current
Mapping:
MappingNotesDate
Supersedes and is equivalent to MTM20111 - Certificate II in Meat Processing (Abattoirs)Equivalent to MTM20111 Certificate II in Meat Processing (Abattoirs) 03/Aug/2016

Release Status:
Replaced
Releases:
ReleaseRelease date
(View details for release 5) 28/Oct/2021
(View details for release 4) 13/Feb/2021
(View details for release 3) 10/Sep/2019
(View details for release 2) 01/Feb/2018
1 (this release) 04/Aug/2016


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Units of competency

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AMPA2060 - Grade carcaseGrade carcaseCurrentElective
AMPA2038 - De-nude meat cutsDe-nude meat cutsCurrentElective
AMPA2087 - Process thin skirtsProcess thin skirtsCurrentElective
AMPA2049 - Remove spinal cordRemove spinal cordCurrentElective
AMPA2140 - Perform sweating operation on fellmongered skinsPerform sweating operation on fellmongered skinsCurrentElective
AMPA2113 - Bag carcaseBag carcaseCurrentElective
CPPCLO3035 - Maintain cleaning storage areasMaintain cleaning storage areasSupersededElective
AMPX206 - Operate forklift in a specific workplaceOperate forklift in a specific workplaceCurrentElective
AMPA2019 - Bag tailBag tailCurrentElective
AMPA2042 - Cure and corn product in a meat processing plantCure and corn product in a meat processing plantCurrentElective
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Classifications

SchemeCodeClassification value
ANZSCO Identifier 831311 Meat Process Worker 
ASCED Qualification/Course Field of Education Identifier 1101 Food And Hospitality 
Qualification/Course Level of Education Identifier 521 Certificate II 
Taxonomy - Industry Sector N/A Meat Retailing 
Taxonomy - Occupation N/A Assistant Meat Retailer,Supermarket Meat Worker 

Classification history

SchemeCodeClassification valueStart dateEnd date
ANZSCO Identifier 831311 Meat Process Worker 17/Nov/2016 
ASCED Qualification/Course Field of Education Identifier 1101 Food And Hospitality 17/Nov/2016 
Qualification/Course Level of Education Identifier 521 Certificate II 04/Aug/2016 
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Modification History

Release Number

TP Version

Comments

1

AMPv2

Initial release

Qualification Description

This qualification covers work activities undertaken by workers commencing work in an abattoir.

Graduates from this qualification will be able to:

  • access, record and act on a defined range of information from a range of sources
  • apply and communicate known solutions to a limited range of predictable problems
  • use a limited range of equipment to complete tasks involving known routines and procedures with a limited range of options

No occupational 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

Total number of units = a minimum of 9, to a minimum value of 40 points

  • Core Units = 6 (20 points)
  • Elective Units = a minimum of 3, to a minimum value of 20 points

Core Units  

Unit Code 

Unit Title 

Points  

AMPCOR201

Maintain personal equipment

2

AMPCOR202

Apply hygiene and sanitation practices

4

AMPCOR203

Comply with Quality Assurance and HACCP requirements

4

AMPCOR204

Follow safe work policies and procedures

4

AMPCOR205

Communicate in the workplace

4

AMPCOR206

Overview the meat industry

2

Elective Units 

  • Select at least elective 3 units, to a minimum of 20 points
  • Units with a value of up to fifteen points can be selected from a Certificate III in Meat Processing qualification in Slaughtering, Boning Room, Rendering, General, Packing Room, Livestock Handling, Quality Assurance or Meat Safety
  • A maximum of four units can be selected from other Certificate II level qualifications in this Training Package, or from another Training Package or accredited course. Units selected will be worth 2 points
    Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in an abattoir and must be chosen to ensure the integrity of the qualification outcome at AQF level 2
  • Units marked with an (ɸ) must be undertaken with at least one other unit from the same section

Unit Code 

Unit Title 

Points  

Handle animals  

AMPA2000

Prepare animals for slaughter

4

AMPA2001

Feed race

1

AMPA2002

Restrain animal

1

AMPA2003

Perform emergency kill

2

AMPA2004

Assess, purchase and transport calves

5

AMPA2005

Unload livestock

1

AMPA2006

Apply animal welfare and handling requirements

4

AMPA2007

Identify animals using electronic systems

2

AMPA2177

Handle working dogs in stock yards

3

AHCLSK205

Handle livestock using basic techniques

3

AHCLSK212A

Ride horses to carry out stock work

5

Prepare the carcase  

AMPA2008

Shackle animal

2

AMPA2009

Operate electrical stimulator

1

AMPA2010

Remove head*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2011

Cut hocks*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2012

Mark brisket*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2013

Complete changeover operation

1

AMPA2014

Trim pig pre evisceration*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

4

AMPA2015

Number carcase and head

1

AMPA2016

Punch pelts

2

AMPA2017

Remove brisket wool*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2018

Prepare hide or pelt for removal

2

AMPA2019

Bag tail*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2020

Remove and record tag

1

AMPA2021

Seal or drain urinary tract

1

AMPA2022

Singe carcase

1

AMPA2023

Shave carcase*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2024

Flush carcase

2

AMPA2032

Prepare carcase and equipment for hide or pelt puller

1

Operate mechanical aids  

AMPA2025

Operate scalding and dehairing equipment

4

AMPA2026

Operate whizzard knife

2

AMPA2027

Operate rise and fall platform

1

AMPA2028

Operate vacuum blood collection process

2

AMPA2029

Operate nose roller

2

AMPA2030

Operate pneumatic cutter

1

AMPA2031

Operate circular saw

1

AMPA2035

Operate new technology or process

2

AMPA2036

Operate sterivac equipment

2

AMPA2037

De-rind meat cuts

2

AMPA2038

De-nude meat cuts

2

AMPA2039

Operate rib puller

1

AMPA2040

Operate frenching machine

1

AMPA2041

Operate cubing machine

1

AMPA2042

Cure and corn product in a meat processing plant

2

AMPA2043

Operate head splitter

1

AMPA2050

Operate jaw breaker

1

AMPX201

Prepare and operate bandsaw

2

AMPX210

Prepare and slice meat cuts*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPX215

Operate tenderiser

1

AMPX216

Operate mincer

2

Trim carcase 

AMPA2044

Trim neck*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2045

Trim forequarter to specification*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2046

Trim hindquarter to specification*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2047

Inspect hindquarter and remove contamination*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2048

Inspect forequarter and remove contamination*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2049

Remove spinal cord*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPX209

Sharpen knives

4

Despatch carcase from the slaughter floor  

AMPA2060

Grade carcase

8

AMPA2061

Weigh carcase

2

AMPA2062

Operate semi-automatic tagging machine

4

AMPA2063

Measure fat*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2064

Label and stamp carcase

2

AMPA2065

Wash carcase

1

AMPA2066

Operate a decontamination unit

1

AMPA2067

Remove tenderloin*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

Pack meat products  

AMPA2068

Inspect meat for defects*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

4

AMPA2069

Assemble and prepare cartons

2

AMPA2070

Identify cuts and specifications

6

AMPA2071

Pack meat products

6

AMPA2073

Operate carton scales

2

Operate packaging machinery  

AMPA2072

Operate carton sealing machine

2

AMPA2074

Operate strapping machine

2

AMPA2075

Operate carton forming machine

2

AMPA2076

Operate automatic CL determination machine

2

AMPA2077

Operate bag forming equipment

1

AMPX203

Operate scales and semi-automatic labelling machinery

8

AMPX207

Vacuum pack product

5

AMPX217

Package product using gas flushing process

2

AMPX218

Operate metal detection unit

1

Dress Head 

AMPA2080

Assess dentition

1

AMPA2081

Drop tongue*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2082

Wash head

1

AMPA2083

Bone head*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

4

AMPA2084

Remove cheek meat*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2085

Bar head and remove cheek meat*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

Process offal  

AMPA2088

Process offal*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

6

AMPA2089

Process runners*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

6

AMPA2100

Overview offal processing ɸ

2

Perform tripe processing operations  

AMPA2101

Prepare and trim honeycomb*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

3

AMPA2102

Recover mountain chain*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

3

AMPA2103

Further process tripe

3

AMPA2104

Trim processed tripe*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2105

Process small stock tripe*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2106

Process bibles*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2107

Process maws*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2152

Process paunch*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

4

Loadout product  

AMPA2108

Loadout meat product

4

AMPA2109

Store carcase product

2

AMPA2110

Store carton product

2

AMPA2111

Locate storage areas and product

2

AMPA2112

Complete re-pack operation

4

AMPA2113

Bag carcase

1

Process offal on the slaughter floor  

AMPA2086

Process thick skirts*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2087

Process thin skirts*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2114

Overview offal processing on the slaughter floorɸ

2

AMPA2115

Separate offal*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2116

Trim offal fat*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2117

Separate and tie runners*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2118

Recover thin skirts*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2125

Remove thick skirts*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2126

Remove flares*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

1

AMPA2127

Recover offal*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

4

Process animal covering  

AMPA2128

Overview hide or pelt or skin processing ɸ

2

AMPA2129

Trim hide or skin*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

4

AMPA2130

Salt hide or skin

4

AMPA2131

Grade hide or skin

6

AMPA2132

Despatch hide or skin

4

AMPA2133

Treat hides chemically

2

AMPA2134

Chill or ice hides

2

AMPA2135

Crop pelts

2

Operate fellmongering process  

AMPA2136

Overview fellmongering operations ɸ

2

AMPA2137

Chemically treat skins for fellmongering process

2

AMPA2138

Prepare chemicals for fellmongering process

3

AMPA2139

Operate wool drier and press

3

AMPA2140

Perform sweating operation on fellmongered skins

3

AMPA2146

Perform skin fleshing operation

3

AMPA2147

Skirt and weigh fellmongered wool

2

AMPA2148

Operate wool puller

3

Dispose of condemned carcase 

AMPA2149

Dispose of condemned carcase

1

AMPA2150

Skin condemned carcase*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

4

AMPA2151

Eviscerate condemned carcase*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

Process by-products 

AMPA2153

Process slink by-products*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

10

AMPA2154

Process pet meat*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

4

AMPA2155

Skin slinks*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

2

AMPA2156

Process blood

2

Render product 

AMPA2157

Overview rendering process ɸ

2

AMPA2158

Operate hogger

4

AMPA2159

Operate blow line

4

AMPA2160

Operate meat meal mill

4

AMPA2161

Operate waste recovery systems

3

AMPA2162

Pack and despatch rendered products

4

AMPA2163

Break down and bone carcase for pet meat or rendering*

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

4

AMPA2170

Operate air filtration system

4

Clean work area 

AMPA2171

Clean carcase hanging equipment

4

AMPX202

Clean work area during operations

4

Clean after operations 

AMPA2172

Clean amenities and grounds

2

AMPA2173

Overview cleaning program

2

AMPA2174

Clean after operations – boning room

4

AMPA2175

Clean after operations – slaughter floor

4

AMPX205

Clean chillers

2

CPPCLO3020

Pressure wash and clean surfaces

1

CPPCLO3036

Clean at heights

1

CPPCLO3035

Maintain cleaning storage areas

2

Operate vehicle 

AMPA2176

Transport meat and meat products

4

AMPX206

Operate forklift in a specific workplace

6

AHCMOM202

Operate tractors

2

AHCMOM212

Operate quad bikes

2

TLID3020

Care for livestock in transit

6

General  

AMPX204

Maintain production records

10

AMPX208

Apply environmentally sustainable work practices

2

HLTAID003

Provide first aid

2

NWP208A

Perform basic wastewater tests

2

NWP262A

Monitor and report wastewater treatment processes

2

NWP263A

Operate and maintain wastewater treatment plant and equipment

8

Qualification Mapping Information

Equivalent to MTM20111 Certificate II in Meat Processing (Abattoirs).

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7