List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
Element | Performance criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Control bacteria in rendered products | 1.1 Identify micro-organisms in meat meal and explain their impact on quality 1.2 Carry out risk assessment and control measures for micro-organisms 1.3 Implement good housekeeping practices to minimise risk of contamination 1.4 Identify critical control points and implement control measures |
2. Implement cleaning program for rendering plant | 2.1 Explain and implement cleaning program for raw material processing areas as per work instructions 2.2 Explain and implement cleaning program for dry meal processing areas as per work instructions 2.3 Identify and meet workplace health and safety requirements |
The candidate must produce rendered product hygienically.
The candidate must:
implement cleaning program
apply relevant regulatory and workplace requirements
consistently control bacteria in rendered products to workplace requirements
identify production problems and out-of-specification product and take corrective action
apply communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
assess hygiene risks and take preventative action
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
cleaning program for rendering process
relevant regulatory and workplace requirements
critical control points for monitoring hygiene and sanitation of the process
micro-organisms affecting meat meal and the control measures for these
Assessment must be conducted using meat and the meat by-products must be prepared to a specification.
Competency must be demonstrated over a period of time and at a relevant rate of production.
As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used:
quiz of underpinning knowledge
workplace demonstration
workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time
Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.