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AMPA2177 — Handle working dogs in stock yards

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What an assessment for AMPA2177 must cover

37 assessable components: 3 elements (16 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 8 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 yards and dogs for work

  • 1.1Identify workplace health and safety hazards in stock yards
  • 1.2Identify hazards to the welfare of working dogs in stock yards
  • 1.3Routinely check yards for animal welfare hazards, assess risks, and implement suitable controls
  • 1.4Select, use and maintain suitable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
  • 1.5Check dogs before and after work to ensure their condition and health are maintained
  • 1.6Identify and report unhealthy or injured dogs to foreman or manager

2 Muster and move livestock using working dogs

  • 2.1Identify and explain the relevant sections of applicable animal welfare standards and regulations
  • 2.2Use dogs suitable for the task for working livestock
  • 2.3Explain and demonstrate principles of low stress livestock handling
  • 2.4Follow workplace health and safety and workplace procedures for working with dogs and livestock
  • 2.5Check, muster and move livestock in holding pens, yards and laneways

3 Care for working dogs

  • 3.1Explain and follow workplace requirements for housing dogs
  • 3.2Explain workplace health and safety risks associated with working and handling dogs and follow workplace requirements
  • 3.3Explain and meet dietary requirements of working dogs
  • 3.4Clean and check kennels as a part of regular daily routines
  • 3.5Identify common working dog conditions

Performance evidence

  • identify hazards and follow safe operating procedures in stock yards
  • be observed safely checking working dogs prior to handling animals
  • be able to identify signs of ill health or injury to the working dog
  • be observed providing due care and handling animals safely and humanely
  • observe, identify and react appropriately to WHS hazards
  • observe, identify and assess hazards that may impact on animal welfare to the dog and livestock
  • be able to explain and apply relevant regulatory requirements as applicable
  • be able to describe and apply the principles of low stress stock handling
  • be observed moving stock around pens, yards and laneways in lairage in accordance with workplace procedures
  • be observed cleaning and maintain housing for dogs
  • provide sufficient and suitable feed and fresh water for the working dog
  • use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification and seeking advice from supervisor
  • use, maintain and store suitable personal protective equipment for working in yards

Knowledge evidence

  • basic nutritional and welfare requirements of working dogs
  • common working dog conditions including injury or illness and reporting procedures
  • livestock behavioural characteristics and movement in handling areas
  • dog suitability for the task
  • principles of low stress handling when using a working dog
  • WHS risks with working dogs and adhere to animal welfare legislative requirements
  • the impact of stress and injury on livestock
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and work instructions for animal handling

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What does an assessment tool for AMPA2177 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AMPA2177 needs to address all 37 unit components: 3 elements with 16 performance criteria, 13 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 AMPA2177?

Auditori pulls the current release of AMPA2177 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.

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