Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) responsibilities for sheep or goats purchased directly from a producer or vendor, prior to their arrival at an abattoir.

This unit applies to stock buyers who are responsible for purchasing livestock directly from producers.

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

AMPA3101 Overview of the NLIS for sheep and goats

Unit Sector

Elements and Performance Criteria

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 MTMP3113A Manage NLIS for direct purchase of sheep or goats.

Links

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

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

The candidate must manage the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) responsibilities for sheep or goats purchased directly from a producer or vendor, prior to their arrival at an abattoir.

The candidate must:

• confirm producer requirements
• schedule delivery
• read and interpret an NVD
• use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to interact with agents, raise and explain issues and problems
• use negotiation skills to resolve issues such as problems with original location, incomplete NVDs or Property Identification Codes (PICs)
• use mathematical skills to validate NVD data against actual stock numbers
• take appropriate steps to minimise workplace health and safety risks when working with livestock

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:

• the NLIS system, including the origin and nature of the system, its commercial importance, role in food safety and importing country requirements, role in traceability
• the role and function of NVDs
• the importance of data contained on an NVD
• NLIS regulatory requirements in relation to abattoirs
• purpose, nature of and regulations underpinning the use of PICs
• NLIS devices role and responsibilities of producers, regulators, and other bodies such as Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) in relation to NLIS
• status, abbreviations and what they mean, and the required actions to be taken in response
• how to deal with problems of original location

Assessment Conditions

Assessment must be conducted in the workplace.

As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used:

• quiz of underpinning knowledge
• workplace demonstration
• workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time

Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.

Links

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