ACMEXH303 — Prepare and maintain animal habitats
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What an assessment for ACMEXH303 must cover
28 assessable components: 3 elements (16 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 4 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 Prepare species-specific housing or habitats
- 1.1Identify behavioural, physical and social requirements of the species
- 1.2Identify safety and security requirements of animal enclosure for specific species
- 1.3Identify and assess enclosure furniture and enrichment requirements for species
- 1.4Prepare animal housing appropriate for species requirements
2 Implement animal housing maintenance routines
- 2.1Identify and follow schedule for enclosure maintenance activities
- 2.2Follow procedures for managing security and safety and animal wellbeing during maintenance activities
- 2.3Maintain aesthetic qualities and furniture of enclosures or exhibits
- 2.4Report areas requiring horticultural or maintenance attention
- 2.5Confirm responsibility levels for horticultural or maintenance tasks and work schedule timelines in consultation with supervisor
3 Maintain enclosure hygiene and appearance
- 3.1Prepare, implement and review cleaning regime for a section or individual enclosure or exhibit
- 3.2Use and correctly fit personal protective equipment for cleaning, hygiene and infection control
- 3.3Clean enclosures, equipment and furniture with minimum disturbance to animals
- 3.4Detect and report pests according to facility procedures
- 3.5Assist with environmentally safe and effective pest control
- 3.6Maintain tools and equipment in safe working condition
- 3.7Report and record enclosure or exhibit maintenance status
Performance evidence
- identified the housing requirements for the safety and welfare of at least one species
- carried out routine enclosure cleaning and maintenance activities with minimal disturbance to animal on a minimum of three occasions
- recorded or reported on each of the above routine enclosure or exhibit cleaning and maintenance activities
- assessed current enclosure or exhibit and contributed three suggestions for improvements or refurbishment for one species
Knowledge evidence
- features to consider in providing safe environments or enclosures for animals, including: - temperature, humidity, ventilation - lighting, noise level - natural behaviour opportunities, including social interactions, feeding and enrichment/stimulation - shelter, shade, protection from climate extremes - retreats, separation, quarantine areas - substrate materials, drainage - spatial dimensions - protection from predation - security for animals, staff and public
- types of animal enclosures and related cleaning and maintenance requirements, including: - public exhibit and private housing areas - aquaria - aviaries - cages, habitat boxes - paddocks, walk-through or closed-off enclosures
- hazards and risks when handling captive animals, including: - animal bites, envenomation, kicks, scratches, crush injuries
- safe work practices, including: - types and use of personal protective equipment - use of maintenance equipment - handling and disposal of chemicals and biological waste - animal welfare and handling techniques and procedures for moving animals for enclosure maintenance - manual handling - hygiene, infection control, zoonotic disease - pest identification and associated risks and controls
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interpret information from facility procedures on animal housing
- Writing: Complete workplace documentation using appropriate language and terminology for enclosure or exhibit maintenance
- Oral communication: Use questioning and listening techniques to exchange and clarify information
- Numeracy: Collect and record numerical data in facility information management systems
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What does an assessment tool for ACMEXH303 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ACMEXH303 needs to address all 28 unit components: 3 elements with 16 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 4 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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- ACMEXH307 — Release native wildlife to the natural environment
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