AHCSHG404 — Coordinate shearing and wool harvesting teams

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40 assessable components: 4 elements (13 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 19 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 Determine shearing and wool harvesting staffing requirements

1.1Assess the numbers and types of staff required for wool harvesting operations
1.2Prepare a list of job roles required for a wool harvesting operation
1.3Define the required capabilities of staff prior to selection

2 Induct wool harvesting staff

2.1Brief new staff on relevant awards, enterprise agreements, pay rates and related administration
2.2Advise new staff of terms and conditions
2.3Familiarise new staff with the workplace and colleagues
2.4Outline work health and safety (WHS), the principles of bale traceability, and environmental, biosecurity and animal welfare requirements in detail to staff
2.5Outline the importance of teamwork and fair work practices to staff

3 Calculate net pay and deductions and pay shearing and wool harvesting staff

3.1Obtain relevant awards and current pay rates
3.2Calculate gross earnings for each employee according to employment contracts and agreements
3.3Calculate and document taxation deductions and superannuation

4 Conduct recording and maintenance of shearing and wool harvesting staff employment and payment records

4.1Record employment, payment and deductions for shearing and wool harvesting staff in line with workplace and legislative requirements
4.2Maintain employment and payment records for shearing and wool harvesting staff in line with workplace and legislative requirements

Performance evidence

determined shearing and wool harvesting staffing requirements on two occasions
inducted one shearing staff member and one wool harvesting staff member on one occasion
calculated earning and deductions and organised payment for one shearing or wool harvesting staff member on one occasion
recorded and maintained employment and payment records over one designated wool harvesting operation.

Knowledge evidence

industry awards and conditions for shearing and associated wool harvesting occupations
duty statements for each category of shearing and wool harvesting staff
equal employment opportunity legislation
staff selection process for shearing, wool harvesting
induction procedures for shearing, wool harvesting
work health and safety (WHS) legislation relevant to shearing and wool harvesting
employment legislation relevant to shearing and wool harvesting
animal welfare legislation and codes of practice applying to shearing and wool harvesting job roles
workplace biosecurity and environment policies relating to shearing and wool harvesting
bale traceability principles
physical and financial recording systems for pay calculations and deductions
accounting system software programs for pay calculations and deductions
how wages are calculated for different employment categories, such as piece work, daily, per run, per fleece
types of records kept during shearing, including: tally book, wool book/bale weight book
roles of wool harvesting team, including: shearer/learner shearer, crutcher, shearing cook, shed hand, wool presser, shearing shed expert, Wool Classer
teamwork principles, including: working towards a common goal, communicating effectively and cooperatively, understanding the work responsibilities of team members, respecting others’ needs, embracing diversity
additional allowances that can be claimed, such as for first aid, travel, vehicle
maintenance of employment and payment records
legislative requirements for keeping records of contracts, wage payments and payment summaries.

Foundation skills

Reading: Gather and interpret employment legislative requirements from approved sources to identify relevant information while respecting privacy legislation
Writing: Complete employment records and documents using vocabulary, grammatical structure and conventions appropriate to text and audience
Oral communication: Use listening and questioning techniques to ascertain needs Use clear language and appropriate tone during interactions with shearing and wool harvesting staff
Numeracy: Apply staffing calculation formulas to ascertain shearing and wool harvesting staff pay requirements

Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

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What does an assessment tool for AHCSHG404 need to cover?

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