ACMAIM405 Determine database information requirements for companion animal evacuation processes and facilities

Release: 1

ACMAIM405 Determine database information requirements for companion animal evacuation processes and facilities

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version released with ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package Version 6.0.

Application

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to coordinate information about companion animal evacuation processes and facilities to prepare for major incidents.

The unit applies to individuals who have responsibility for determining and accessing database information to prepare for a companion animal rescue during a major incident. These individuals analyse information and exercise judgement to complete activities to coordinate information in a readily available manner.

All work must be carried out to comply with Commonwealth and state/territory health and safety and animal welfare regulations.

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

Pre-requisite Unit

Nil

Unit Sector

Animal Incident Management (AIM)

Elements and Performance Criteria

Elements	Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1. Access existing databases and assess the need to integrate information	1.1 Source information on which organisations manage existing animal identification databases, access points and service linkages 1.2 Assess the need to develop a user-friendly, efficient database to coordinate companion animal rescue information 1.3 Assess the potential for using existing registers to service incidents where temporary identification is required, and seek permission to access existing relevant databases
2. Communicate with service providers, and assess information	2.1 Contact personnel of service providers who can provide companion animal emergency services, and obtain their permission for their services to be listed on a database 2.2 Access documents as required, maintaining confidentiality 2.3 Assess the accuracy and currency of the information 2.4 Brief hazard management agency and incident support group on data update requirements
3. Determine requirements and update information to meet local companion animal rescue needs	3.1 Source information relating to local animal facilities for emergency housing, companion animal movement methods and shelter suitability according to incident type 3.2 List companion animal emergency requirements 3.3 List suitable equipment for the movement and housing of animals 3.4 Identify workplace health and safety, animal welfare practices and personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements 3.5 Store documents according to workplace requirements

Foundation Skills

This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential for performance in this unit of competency but are not explicit in the performance criteria.

Skill	Description
Reading	Gather, interpret and analyse a variety of textual information from a range of sources to identify relevant and key information
Writing	Extrapolate relevant information and arrange text in a logical order for the companion animal evacuation database

Unit Mapping Information

Code and title current version	Code and title previous version	Comments	Equivalence status
ACMAIM405 Determine database information requirements for companion animal evacuation processes and facilities	Not applicable	This unit has been created to address a skill or task required by industry that is not covered by an existing unit	Newly created

Links

Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=b75f4b23-54c9-4cc9-a5db-d3502d154103