25087 Assess Greyhound Kennel Complexes and Components, and Materials Used in the Construction

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Assess greyhound kennel complexes and components, and materials used in the construction of a complex

Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to assess greyhound kennel complexes and their components, and assess materials used in the construction of a greyhound kennel complex.

This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.

Special notes

Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Assess greyhound kennel complexes and their components.

Range kennel complexes – racing kennel, day/spelling kennel with yard, boarding kennel, whelping kennel, rearing kennel;

components of kennel complexes – puppy yard, exercise yard, kitchen, storage area, hosing area, sewage system.

Performance criteria

1.1  Assessment of kennel complexes and their components identifies the advantages and disadvantages for the daily management of greyhounds.

1.2  Assessment of kennel complexes and their components identifies suitability for greyhounds.

Range ventilation, light, noise, space, safety, ease of use, hygiene access.

Element 2

Assess materials used in the construction of a greyhound kennel complex.

Performance criteria

2.1 Assessment of materials used identifies safety, durability, hygiene, aesthetic appeal, and cost.

Range internal materials, external materials.

Please note

Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.

Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.

Comments on this unit standard

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Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2013