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Unit of competency details

AMPR315 - Utilise the Meat Standards Australia system to meet customer requirements (Release 1)

Summary

Usage recommendation:
Current
Mapping:
MappingNotesDate
Supersedes and is equivalent to MTMR316B - Utilise the Meat Standards Australia system for beef to meet customer requirements 30/Nov/2015

Release Status:
Current
Releases:
ReleaseRelease date
1 1 (this release) 01/Dec/2015


Classifications

SchemeCodeClassification value
ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier 030307 Food Processing Technology  

Classification history

SchemeCodeClassification valueStart dateEnd date
ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier 030307 Food Processing Technology  29/Apr/2016 
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Unit of competency

Modification History

Release

TP Version

Comment

1

AMPv1.0

Initial release

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to utilise the Meats Standards Australia (MSA) system in order to improve demand for beef and sheep products and achieve an associated shift in price and volume.

Participants in the MSA program must be licensed to use the Trade Mark and Certified products.

This unit is suitable for people working in food services, boning rooms or meat retailing enterprises.

All training must be conducted in accordance with Australian meat industry standards and regulations.

All work should be carried out to comply with workplace requirements and hygiene standards.

This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Unit

AMPX209 Sharpen knives

Unit Sector

Elements and Performance Criteria

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Implement the MSA system

1.1 Describe how and why MSA was developed

1.2 Identify factors that affect eating quality

1.3 Cut product for each approved cooking method

2. Describe the licensing requirements for an MSA end user

2.1 Use MSA Standards Manual

2.2 Identify accurate methods of MSA product identification

2.3 Interpret carton end panels and carcase cut and cook reports accurately

2.4 Describe the MSA customer complaint system

3. Explore value adding opportunities through eating quality principles

3.1 Identify primals and sub-primal cuts

3.2 Value-add primals by seaming into individual muscles

3.3 Prepare product according to MSA approved eating quality and cooking methods

4. Investigate potential profit opportunities through value adding techniques

4.1 Investigate variation in yield differences between preparing product traditionally versus value-adding

4.2 Investigate gross profit of preparing product traditionally versus value-adding

4.3 identify differences in portion sizes between traditionally prepared product and value-added product

Foundation Skills

Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range of Conditions

Unit Mapping Information

MTMR316B Utilise the Meat Standards Australia system for beef to meet customer requirements

E

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

Release

TP Version

Comment

1

AMPv1.0

Initial release

Performance Evidence

Evidence must demonstrate the candidate's consistency of performance over time.

The candidate must:

  • accurately identify MSA products
  • apply value adding techniques to a range of beef or sheepmeat primal using MSA eating quality principles
  • investigate gross profit percentages of selling sub-primal cuts versus traditionally sliced
  • demonstrate active listening in relation to customer complaints
  • complete an MSA customer complaint form and provide all necessary information
  • apply relevant workplace health and safety, regulatory and workplace requirements
  • use relevant communication skills

Knowledge Evidence

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

  • differences between the MSA beef and sheepmeat programs
  • variables that impact on eating quality
  • key elements of the MSA program
  • relationship between cut and cooking method
  • consumer taste test system on which MSA is based
  • relevant workplace health and safety, regulatory and workplace requirements
  • primals that have variable eating quality
  • sources of information on the MSA program
  • benefits of MSA
  • MSA approved cooking methods and describe their preparation requirements
  • value-added options using muscle seaming

Assessment Conditions

Competency must be demonstrated over time and under typical operating conditions for the enterprise.

Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal operating conditions or in a simulated environment.

The following three forms of assessment must be used:

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

Assessors must satisfy 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