Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Wild game refers to:
any vertebrate animal:
including a mammal, bird or reptile, but excluding fish; and
of a species that can be legally harvested; and
not husbanded in the manner of a farmed animal; and
is killed in the field.
and may include:
kangaroos
wallabies
wild boar
wild goat
possum
rabbit
hare
wild game birds.
Harvester tags may include:
'Wildlife Authority' tags on macropods
company-approved tags.
Regulatory requirements may include:
state and federal regulations administered by:
Food Authorities
Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS)
Parks and Wildlife Authorities and State Government Departments
other authorities as applicable
relevant regulations including carcase age
relevant sections of the Australian Standard AS 4464:2007 Australian Standard for Hygienic Production of Wild Game Meat for Human Consumption.
Reasons for rejectionof carcases may include:
undersize
restricted species
sourced from restricted area
contamination
disease or abnormality
outside time and temperature limits.
Preparation of scales may include:
calibration
cleaning and sanitising.

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
The meat industry has specific and clear requirements for evidence. A minimum of three forms of evidence is required to demonstrate competency in the meat industry. This is specifically designed to provide evidence that covers the demonstration in the workplace of all aspects of competency over time.

These requirements are in addition to the requirements for valid, current, authentic and sufficient evidence.
Three forms of evidence means three different kinds of evidence - not three pieces of the same kind. In practice it will mean that most of the unit is covered twice. This increases the legitimacy of the evidence.

All assessment must be conducted against Australian game meat industry standards and regulations.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Candidates must be able to:
demonstrate competent receipt and inspection of carcases without guidance or supervision
recognise diseases and abnormal conditions and make dispositions.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
This competency has to be demonstrated under actual work conditions either at a game depot or at a processing works receiving carcases straight from the field.
Method of assessment
Assessment methods may include;
workplace referee report
video record of receival and inspection
on-the-job demonstration with assessor observation
knowledge test
recognition of diseases and conditions from photographic records or preserved samples.

Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality or Torres Strait Islander, gender, or language backgrounds other than English. Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role.
Guidance information for assessment
A current list of resources for this Unit of Competency is available from MINTRAC www.mintrac.com.au or telephone 1800 817 462.