ACMEXH402 — Oversee enclosure or exhibit operations
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What an assessment for ACMEXH402 must cover
56 assessable components: 3 elements (17 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 29 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 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 Supervise enclosure or exhibit staff
- 1.1Identify personnel, material and equipment required to manage and maintain the enclosure or exhibit
- 1.2Develop and coordinate rosters to balance job requirements, responsibility levels and skill development opportunities
- 1.3Recruit staff as required and conduct enclosure or exhibit induction
- 1.4Communicate enclosure or exhibit operational procedures and enforce safe work practices for all staff
- 1.5Review work operations and improve operational efficiency
- 1.6Identify staff skills and knowledge gaps and arrange training according to facility policy
2 Supervise animal care and housing operations
- 2.1Assess and evaluate animal care strategies in consultation with carers, keepers and other relevant staff members
- 2.2Monitor enclosure or exhibit security and safety and animal care and welfare requirements
- 2.3Initiate urgent works and schedule routine activities
- 2.4Implement environmentally safe pest control procedures according to facility procedures
- 2.5Monitor animal care and operations within the enclosure or exhibit
- 2.6Update enclosure or exhibit procedures and records according to facility requirements
3 Contribute to enclosure and exhibit refurbishment or renovation projects
- 3.1Assess current enclosure or exhibit performance in relation to security, safety and animal welfare in consultation with team members
- 3.2Research options to address identified needs of enclosure or exhibit
- 3.3Identify facility strategic plans and policies and assess factors that may impact on commissioning of new work in enclosures or exhibits
- 3.4Review and prioritise refurbishment or renovation options for enclosure or exhibit
- 3.5Present findings to project team and/or management and incorporate feedback
Performance evidence
- coordinated the operations of an animal enclosure or exhibit, including:
- supervised and reviewed the work operations of one or more people working in an enclosure or exhibit on a minimum of two occasions
- prepared a schedule and implemented routine operational and maintenance activities over one shift, including a pest control activity
- submitted a proposal containing at least two detailed recommendations to refurbish or renovate an enclosure or exhibit
- maintained accurate records for the enclosure or exhibit according to workplace practices.
Knowledge evidence
- principles, practices and purpose of enclosure and exhibits management, including:
- security and safety for people and animals
- specialist enclosures for different animals
- educational and interpretive functions of enclosures
- environmental enrichment related to animal
- landscaping and horticulture to allow natural animal behaviour
- housing for breeding animals or surplus animals
- facility practices for recruiting and training staff
- facility processes for scheduling, rostering and coordinating staff
- principles and protocols for enclosure or exhibit design, including aesthetics, function and effects of introduced fixtures and features
- materials and equipment used in enclosures and exhibits, including:
- enrichment materials and equipment
- horticultural materials
- bedding and nesting materials
- features of facility master plan and population management policy
- types of enclosures or exhibits for animals in care
- enclosure or exhibit maintenance requirements, including:
- pest identification and management techniques
- cleaning techniques, schedules and routines
- animal biology and husbandry requirements relevant to enclosure or exhibit species
- animal husbandry manuals and record-keeping requirements
- relevant facility policies and procedures for managing enclosures or exhibits, including:
- health and safety and emergency procedures
- hygiene standards – cleaning and infection control
- handling and disposing of biohazardous waste
- containment, quarantine and biosecurity
- animal welfare principles and ethics related to enclosures or exhibits, including:
- Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Exhibited Animals
- state/territory regulations.
Foundation skills
- Writing: Produce operational documents that communicate clear information to the audience
- Oral communication: Interact effectively with staff to ensure work is completed in a timely and safe manner
- Oral communication: Present proposals to team or management with confidence
- Numeracy: Estimate costs of works
- Numeracy: Use accurate measurements and scale in refurbishment or renovation plans
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What does an assessment tool for ACMEXH402 need to cover?
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