ACMBEH404 — Condition animal behaviour

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48 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 20 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 Develop a conditioning plan

1.1Identify a range of desirable and undesirable behaviours for a variety of animals
1.2Identify behaviours that require conditioning for a specific species
1.3Identify appropriate positive reinforcers specific to the species being trained
1.4Identify and establish a conditioned reinforcer appropriate for the species and behaviour to be conditioned
1.5Develop a written plan for each behaviour to be conditioned according to current, best practice positive reinforcement information

2 Condition a desirable behaviour using low stress handling techniques

2.1Assess risks and ensure required safety and infection control procedures are followed, and personal protective equipment is used where required
2.2Identify signs of stress prior to and during the conditioning process
2.3Implement the approximations required to condition an animal for a specific behaviour
2.4Modify approximations when signs of stress are identified during the conditioning process
2.5Confirm that the behaviour is under stimulus control in different environments or housing locations
2.6Confirm that the conditioning process meets animal welfare principles and ethics requirements

3 Monitor and review a conditioning plan

3.1Review the short-term and longer-term objectives of the conditioning plan in consultation with relevant personnel, where required
3.2Update the conditioning plan incorporating reasonable expectations of the animal’s abilities
3.3Maintain records of behaviour being conditioned according to workplace procedures

4 Demonstrate positive reinforcement techniques to others

4.1Prepare information on positive reinforcement conditioning and explain to relevant stakeholders
4.2Prepare information on signs of animal stress and how to minimise in conditioning programs, and explain to relevant stakeholders
4.3Demonstrate the process for conditioning a secondary reinforcer and how it is applied in the conditioning process
4.4Respond to queries from stakeholders on the conditioning process

Performance evidence

An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.
There must be evidence that the individual has conditioned at least two animals of different life stages using behavioural conditioning techniques, including the following for each animal:
prepared and implemented an individual conditioning plan for a desirable behaviour, incorporating:
the application of animal learning principles in relation to conditioning techniques
industry best practice positive reinforcement techniques and tools to condition/shape behaviour
maintained accurate records of behaviour being conditioned
prepared information and demonstrated the process for a conditioned reinforcer, to a minimum of two stakeholders, by training two different simple behaviours.

Knowledge evidence

normal and maladaptive animal behaviour and behaviour patterns relevant to species and the individual animal to be conditioned
appropriate behaviours that can be trained, relevant to species
signs of stress in animals to be conditioned
purposes of conditioning or training animals
key concepts of animal learning, conditioning and training, including:
associative learning – operant and classical conditioning, including extinction
non-associative learning – habituation and sensitisation
primary and secondary reinforcers
schedules of reinforcement
positive reinforcement conditioning techniques and tools, including:
luring
targeting
capturing and shaping (prompting and free)
overview of key features, benefits and limitations of guidelines for animal trainers, including:
Least Intrusive Effective Behaviour Intervention (LIEBI model)
Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive (LIMA) training
Hierarchy of Procedures for Humane and Effective Practice
key principles of animal welfare and ethics
safe, low stress techniques and equipment used in conditioning
workplace policies and procedures, including health and safety and animal welfare relevant to conditioning animals.

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret industry terminology about approaches to positive reinforcement conditioning
Oral communication: Use open-ended questions and active listening to gather and clarify information
Oral communication: Discuss animal behaviour with others using current, best practice terminology, and language and tone appropriate to audience

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