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.
Racing terminology may include:
animal identification features, including:
age
bloodlines
colours and markings
gender
approved gear
class of races for specific racing code.
Nominator may be:
licensed trainer of the greyhound or horse on the owner's or lessee's behalf
the authorised agent of any of them.
Defined time frames may include:
time frames as determined by race clubs and race programmers related to:
nominations
weights
acceptances
driver or rider declarations
scratchings or withdrawals
stable returns
gear changes.
Acceptance requirements may include:
fees
greyhounds or horses nominated to race
minimum handicap weights
scratchings after acceptances
usually published in weight order.
Race field will be:
final list of horses in a race with drivers or riders declared and barrier numbers or placements allocated
final list of greyhounds in a race and box draw numbers.
Rules of racing relevant to race fields will include:
alterations to entries or weights
balloting out
cancellation, abandonment or postponement
combining races
division of fields
minimum number of runners
moveable rails, which may reduce number of runners.

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.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge and the range statement of this unit and include evidence of the following:
knowledge of the requirements, procedures and instructions that are to apply when conducting nomination and acceptance procedures
implementation of procedures and timely techniques for the safe, effective and accurate application of nomination and acceptance procedures
working with others to undertake and complete procedures that meet required outcomes.
Evidence should be collected over a period of time in a range of workplace-relevant contexts and include dealings with an appropriate range of situations.
Context of, and specific resources for assessment
Competency must be assessed in a racing workplace that provides access to the required resources. Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints. It is to comply with relevant regulatory requirements or Australian Standards requirements.
Assessment of the practical components of this unit will be by observation of relevant skills.
The following resources must be available:
industry supervised access to racing administration offices relevant to the applicable racing code
materials and equipment relevant to assessing candidate's ability to complete nomination and acceptance procedures
work instructions and related documentation.
Method of assessment
Assessment methods must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the Racing Training Package.
The suggested strategies for the assessment of this unit are:
written and/or oral assessment of candidate's required knowledge
observed, documented and firsthand testimonial evidence of candidate's application of practical tasks.
Evidence is required to be demonstrated over a period of time, therefore where performance is not directly observed any evidence should be authenticated by supervisors or other appropriate persons.
This unit may be assessed in a holistic way with other units of competency relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role.
Guidance information for assessment
Assessment methods should reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy and numeracy demands) and the needs of particular target groups (e.g. people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people with a language background other than English, youth and people from low socioeconomic backgrounds).