AHC30416 Certificate III in Pork Production

Release 2

AHC30416 Certificate III in Pork Production

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 2	This version released with AHC Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management Training Package Version 6.1
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 pork industry. The pork 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 piggery attendant.

The pork 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.

Possible job roles relevant to this qualification include:

Piggery attendant

Stockperson

This qualification is suitable for an Australian Apprenticeship.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements 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 = 15

Core Units = 2

Elective Units = 13

Core Units

Livestock

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCLSK331	Comply with industry animal welfare requirements

Work health and safety

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCWHS301	Contribute to work health and safety processes

Elective Units

Select 6 units from Group A

Select 4 units from Group A or Group B

3 units 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 pork production and must be chosen to ensure the integrity of the qualification outcome at AQF level 3

Group A

Biosecurity

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCBIO305	Apply biosecurity measures

Livestock

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCLSK301	Administer medication to livestock
AHCLSK304	Carry out post-mortem examination of livestock
AHCLSK307	Euthanase livestock
AHCLSK308	Identify and draft livestock
AHCLSK309	Implement animal health control programs
AHCLSK313	Monitor livestock production growing environments
AHCLSK314	Prepare animals for parturition
AHCLSK318	Rear newborn and young livestock
AHCLSK323	Maintain and monitor feed stocks
AHCLSK328	Remove and facilitate reuse of effluent and manure from an intensive production system

Pork production

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCPRK301	Pregnancy test pigs
AHCPRK303	Artificially inseminate pigs

Work

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCWRK305	Coordinate work site activities
AHCWRK309	Apply environmentally sustainable work practices

Group B

Artificial insemination

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCAIS302	Process and store semen

Infrastructure

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCINF302	Plan and construct an electric fence

Livestock

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCLSK303	Carry out feedlot operations
AHCLSK305	Maintain livestock water supplies
AHCLSK306	Coordinate and monitor production performance
AHCLSK310	Implement feeding plans for intensive production
AHCLSK311	Implement feeding plans for livestock
AHCLSK315	Prepare for and implement natural mating of livestock
AHCLSK319	Slaughter livestock
AHCLSK320	Coordinate and monitor livestock transport
AHCLSK322	Transport farm produce or bulk materials
AHCLSK325	Castrate livestock
AHCLSK326	Mix and mill standard stockfeed
AHCLSK327	Collect, store and administer colostrum

Machinery Operation and Maintenance

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCMOM201	Operate two wheel motorbikes
AHCMOM202	Operate tractors
AHCMOM203	Operate basic machinery and equipment
AHCMOM205	Operate vehicles
AHCMOM207	Conduct front-end loader operations
AHCMOM211	Operate side by side utility vehicles
AHCMOM212	Operate quad bikes
AHCMOM305	Operate specialised machinery and equipment

Natural Area Restoration

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCNAR302	Collect and preserve biological samples

Pest management

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCPMG308	Implement pest management strategies

Pork production

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCPRK204	Care for weaner pigs
AHCPRK302	Treat rectal prolapse in pigs
AHCPRK304	Mate pigs and monitor dry sow performance
AHCPRK305	Care for grower and finisher pigs
AHCPRK306	Monitor and maintain outdoor pig production

Work

Unit Code	Unit Title
AHCWRK205	Participate in workplace communications

Qualification Mapping Information

Code and title current version	Code and title previous version	Comments	Equivalence status
AHC30416 Certificate III in Pork Production Release 2	AHC30416 Certificate III in Pork Production Release 1	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

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