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.
Notices may include:
enterprise-specific data or industry notices
instructions, labels, symbols and rosters
messages
range of personnel forms, including contact details, taxation and insurance, and association membership
receipt and docket books
safety instructions and reports.
Sources ofrequired information may include:
animal health authorities
industry bodies
local government
materials and equipment suppliers
other professionals, such as veterinarians.
Interacting with others should be:
courteous and supportive
efficient, effective and responsible
presenting the enterprise in a positive way
using correct forms of greeting, identification and address as require.
Meeting protocols include:
compliance with meeting decisions
following meeting convention
obeying meeting instructions.
Personal presentation may include:
clothing is clean, in good repair, suitably durable for physical work performed primarily outdoors and presents a professional impression to clients and others
hair is tied back or able to be kept out of eyes and away from heat sources
language and manner is courteous to others
no jewellery
no loose clothing.
Worksite protocols may include:
confirming services to be provided to which animals
following worksite safety and horse handling instructions
reporting to worksite supervisor prior to starting work
verifying when worksite staff are to assist.
Equipment and material resources may include:
diary, invoice and account books and maps
first aid equipment for humans and horses
mobile farriers' workshop:
anvil
forge
glue and fillers
horse shoes
nails
other items used to treat special hoof problems (e.g. hoof pads)
phone
tools to:
apply glues and fillers
clean shoes
clean and sharpen farrier's tools
operate forge
remove and fit shoes
shape pre-made shoes
trim feet.
OHS requirements may include:
being prepared to say no to handling an uneducated, stressed or difficult horse
following safe work method statements for:
cleaning and sharpening tools
completing farriery tasks:
removing, replacing and fitting shoes
trimming feet
applying fillers and other treatments
handling horses
using bottled gas
using personal protective equipment:
eye and ear protection
gloves for some tasks
farrier's apron
items for sun and other protection
safety footwear and leg protection
working with fire to:
shape shoes
shoe horses
weld
working with tools and metal.
Forms may include:
personnel forms
telephone messages
work rosters.
Mathematical processes may include:
basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to complete estimates related to:
materials
product characteristics
packing or storing stock/product.
Documentation may include:
project details and progress:
project name, client and horse identification
date
project description
progress of activities
major issues
OHS issues
materials used
time take
need for any future activities that need to be planned
other documentation:
accident and incident reports
invoice details
safety reports
worksheets.
Contingency situations may include:
adverse weather conditions
horse behaviour
unavailability of required other professionals.
Corrective action may include:
requirement to analyse and always remain watchful of horse behaviour
complete other work away from the site
delay the task if possible.

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:
communicate and work within a team, including following simple written notices and spoken messages
undertake routine tasks at a range of farriery worksites in accordance with OHS requirements and record outcomes
estimate, calculate and record materials and resource requirements
complete employment and work-related forms required in routine activities of the farriery business

The skills and knowledge required to perform routine day-to-day farriery activities 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 worksites, where routine farriery tasks are performed, 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 and where possible, 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
simulation exercises that reproduce normal work conditions
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).