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.
The animal control and regulation industry covers:
a community service provided by local government which deals with:
consultation
education
provision of facilities
regulation
the sourcing of information for the responsible ownership of animals.
Internal and external stakeholders may include:
key internal stakeholders within the organisation and elected members:
advisers
colleagues
junior officers
senior managers and executives
key external stakeholders:
animal owners, non-animal owners and the general public
court administration (e.g. prosecutors, legal and court staff)
emergency services, such as fire and ambulance
investigators
local government law enforcement officers
other public sector organisations
private enterprise
state, federal and military police.
Sources of assistance may include:
human resources representatives
OHS representative
outside agencies
union representatives.
Policies and procedures may include:
environmentally sustainable work practices:
environmentally friendly wast management
processes to support environment and resource efficiencies
organisational policies and procedures
quality system policies and procedures
standard operating procedures
OHS policies and procedures:
accident reports
responsibilities and duties
standard work practices.
Legislation may refer to:
federal and state or territory legislation and regulations, standards and codes of practice
local laws for animal control and regulation services
other associated legislative constraints.
Key principles contained in legislation and regulations may include:
avoiding conflicts of interest
compliance with the law
confidentiality and non-disclosure of official information
due care and diligence
honesty and integrity
obeying lawful and reasonable direction.
Records may include:
those required by legislation and organisational policies and procedures including:
animal identification documentation
animal registrations
enforcement notices
licensing
penalty infringement notices
pound documentation
service requests.

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

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The evidence required to demonstrate competence 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. Assessors should ensure that candidates can:
obtain and use information about the industry
source, read and interpret state or territory legislation relevant to work undertaken within animal control and regulation
apply state or territory legislation within day-to-day work activities
identify key principles and statutory powers contained in relevant legislation
access and use management systems to keep and maintain accurate records
useappropriate communication channels for internal and external stakeholders.

The skills and knowledge required to comply with animal control and regulation requirements must be transferable to a range of work environments and contexts and include the ability to deal with unplanned events.

Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment of this unit is to be practical in nature and will be most appropriately assessed in an animal control and regulation workplace or in a situation that reproduces normal work conditions.

There must be access to the appropriate equipment and/or resources to enable one to demonstrate competence.

Method of assessment
To ensure consistency in one's performance, competency should be demonstrated, to industry defined standards, on more than one occasion over a period of time in order to cover a variety of circumstances, cases and responsibilities and over a number of assessment activities.

The assessment strategy must include practical skills assessment. Suggested strategies for this unit are:
written and/or oral assessment of candidate's required knowledge
observed, documented and first-hand testimonial evidence of candidate's application of practical tasks
case study analysis
third-party evidence
workplace documentation
portfolio.

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).