ACMEQU304Apply horse identification techniques

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What an assessment for ACMEQU304 must cover

24 assessable components: 3 elements (10 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 8 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Interpret horse identification information

  • 1.1Identify reasons for and uses of horse identification information
  • 1.2Identify key features, characteristics and terminology for identifying horses
  • 1.3Source industry registers and systems to access horse information for relevant equine sector
  • 1.4Identify purposes, advantages and limitations of temporary and permanent methods used for horse identification

2 Identify horses accurately

  • 2.1Search horse for any permanent identifiers, including scanning for microchip, to identify the horse accurately
  • 2.2Interpret information in temporary forms of identification to assist with horse identification
  • 2.3Ascertain proof of ownership by matching horse identification and ownership information

3 Record horse identity information

  • 3.1Record details of horses, including person presenting the horse and point of origin
  • 3.2Check identification and record movement and destination details of outgoing horses
  • 3.3Maintain accurate and current horse identification records according to organisational requirements

Performance evidence

  • accurately identified four different horses using information accessed from a range of sources
  • completed a horse identification form for each of the four horses according to industry and organisational requirements
  • maintained a record of incoming and outgoing movement of horses

Knowledge evidence

  • reasons for identifying horses, including: verification of ownership, breeding programs, movement of horses between venues, biosecurity, vaccination, and disease identification and treatment, sale of horses – including quality assurance and disease control/traceability, identifying specific animals in a group or herd of the same species or breed, avoiding unnecessary confusion between horses of similar appearance, horse assessment and selection, reuniting loose, lost, stolen or rescued horses with owners, monitoring performance, integrity related to equine sporting activities
  • key features, characteristics and terminology for identifying horses, including by colour, markings, hair whorls, gender, age and brands
  • range of sources of identification information for horses
  • permanent identification methods, including: branding, tattooing, microchipping, DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
  • temporary identification methods, including: photos, stock markers, number tagging
  • advantages and limitations of temporary and permanent methods used for horse identification
  • animal welfare regulations and humane methods for permanent identification of animals
  • organisation procedures, formats, register and/or systems for record keeping

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interpret textual information from sources to identify relevant and key information for horse identification recognition
  • Writing: Use correct and industry-specific terminology to record information and observations
  • Navigate the world of work: Comply with explicit workplace procedures and animal welfare principles and codes of practice Use workplace technology to access information relevant to horse identification

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Questions about assessing ACMEQU304

What does an assessment tool for ACMEQU304 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ACMEQU304 needs to address all 24 unit components: 3 elements with 10 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 8 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for ACMEQU304?

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