AMPMGT603 — Manage meat processing systems to maintain and improve product quality

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What an assessment for AMPMGT603 must cover

45 assessable components: 5 elements (20 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 13 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 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 Define meat quality

1.1Research and analyse relevant regulatory, scientific, industry and market information on meat quality, and factors affecting meat quality
1.2Identify and analyse customer and consumer perceptions, expectations and requirements
1.3Define and balance meat quality against workplace requirements for yield, cost and meat safety
1.4Prepare workplace meat quality specifications for suppliers or supplied product and end product
1.5Establish performance standards, including specifications, and put in place data collection strategies

2 Analyse impact of production processes and systems on meat quality

2.1Identify meat quality control points along the value chain, including pre-slaughter and post-slaughter factors
2.2Analyse production processes and systems against agreed criteria
2.3Analyse and evaluate the impact of workplace operations, including inputs, processes and technology, on meat quality, yield and cost
2.4Prepare and present recommendations to improve operations for product quality
2.5Establish alliances with suppliers and customers to improve quality at all points in the value chain
2.6Identify and allocate resource requirements to achieve meat quality specifications

3 Monitor meat product quality

3.1Prepare, implement and analyse sampling and testing procedures and schedules
3.2Investigate non-conformances with meat quality requirements
3.3Develop and implement preventative and control measures

4 Evaluate meat quality outcomes

4.1Analyse and assess performance against relevant standards
4.2Develop continuous improvement strategies, and prepare implementation strategies
4.3Analyse and act on consumer feedback according to continuous improvement framework
4.4Develop and communicate recommendations to improve operations for maintaining and enhancing the quality of meat and meat products to appropriate personnel

5 Promote workplace meat quality outcomes

5.1Report meat quality outcomes to stakeholders, including employees, customers and consumers
5.2Use workplace meat quality specifications to identify market edge

Performance evidence

evaluated impact of current plant, equipment and processes on meat and meat product quality
assessed and monitored the efficiency of improvements to meat and meat product quality
monitored operations and developed criteria for assessing meat and meat product quality
evaluated product quality outcomes through the development of specifications and performance standards, analysis and interpretation of performance information, including costs and sales
improved product input and service quality by developing alliances, supplier specifications, and audit processes, and by monitoring input quality
maintained currency of knowledge through independent research or professional development
prepared and communicated information on meat and meat product quality outcomes to workforce, consumers and customers
prepared recommendations for improving operations to maintain and enhance meat and meat product quality
prepared specifications for workplace product (including specifications for end product where not provided by customer), supplier and supplied product specifications, product description, labelling and claims
researched best practice in meat processing, meat manufacturing, meat preparation techniques and technology, including computerised, mechanical and manual systems, and their impact on product quality

Knowledge evidence

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles, systems and food safety requirements for workplace product
nutritional content and value of meat and meat products
negative physiological changes of meat and their prevention (including Dark, Firm and Dry [DFD] and Pale, Soft, Exudative [PSE])
impact of species, breed, sex, age (dentition and ossification) and nutrition of livestock on meat and meat product quality
workplace requirements for product costs, prices and sales, and their influence on workplace definition and achievement of product quality
major physical, chemical/biochemical and microbiological characteristics and changes affecting the quality of meat and meat products
relevant workplace health and safety, environmental, animal welfare, biosecurity and workplace requirements
optimum testing and sampling regimes to monitor and measure the quality of workplace product
meat tenderisation techniques and their suitability for workplace operations and products, including: advanced technological processes, calcium activated tenderisation, conditioning, including elevated temperature conditioning, electrical stimulation, further processing (including cooking and smoking), mechanical tenderisers (including knife tenderisers), product ageing processes (including rigor mortis, shear force and post-mortem, including calcium dependent proteolysis), tender stretching
pre-slaughter and post-slaughter factors and their impact on meat and meat product quality
biological and anatomical structures of major species processed in Australia for human consumption
meat and meat product description and grading systems used in the Australian market, including: AUS-MEAT, Japan Beef Grading System, Meat Standards Australia (MSA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grading System
regulatory requirements impacting on workplace operations and product quality

Foundation skills

Numeracy: Establish critical limits for sampling and testing Interpret total viable count for microbial test results
Oral communication: Communicate complex concepts and information related to product quality using clear language and industry terminology relevant to stakeholder

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What does an assessment tool for AMPMGT603 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AMPMGT603 needs to address all 45 unit components: 5 elements with 20 performance criteria, 10 performance evidence requirements, 13 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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