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Title / Shear sheep under supervision
Level / 2 / Credits / 9
Purpose / This unit standard is for people who are working in an entry level role as shepherds or farm workers.
People credited with this unit standard are able to, under supervision: catch and present sheep for shearing; apply sequence and pattern to shear sheep; and identify wool faults, contaminants, damaged sheep, and injuries to sheep.
Classification / Wool Harvesting > Shearing
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 Evidence requirements must be consistent with workplace procedures and all relevant legislation and subsequent amendments; this includes but is not limited to:
· Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
· Animal Welfare Act 1999.
2 Performance of all aspects of this unit standard must comply with
· Animal Welfare (Sheep and Beef Cattle) Code of Welfare 2016 and its subsequent amendments, available at: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/protection-and-response/animal-welfare/codes-of-welfare/.
· Good Practice Guidelines – Safe Sheep Shearing, WorkSafe New Zealand http://www.worksafe.govt.nz/worksafe/information-guidance/all-guidance-items/safe-sheep-shearing.
3 Range
A minimum of two sheep are required to be shorn within 20 minutes of continuous shearing.
4 Definition
Workplace procedures refer to written and verbal policies and procedures on safety, operation and production set down by the employer or organisation.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Catch and present sheep for shearing under supervision.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Approach, catch, and present sheep for shearing.
1.2 Control and move sheep to the stand in a manner which enables the consistent application of the shearing pattern.
1.3 Demonstrate safe work practices when handling sheep.
Outcome 2
Apply sequence and pattern to shear sheep.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Apply the handpiece to shear sheep with a minimum of faults.
Range faults – second cuts, skin cuts, ridges, tassels.
2.2 Apply shearing sequence and pattern consistently.
Range footwork, timing, body position.
2.3 Handle sheep during shearing in accordance with the Code of Welfare and Good Practice Guidelines.
2.4 Demonstrate safe work practices when shearing sheep.
Outcome 3
Identify wool faults, contaminants, damaged sheep, and injuries to sheep.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Identify and notify specific wool faults and contaminants.
Range may include but are not limited to – black wool, wire, lambs purses, flystrike;
evidence is required for at least two faults and two contaminants.
3.2 Mark damaged sheep.
Range mastitis, existing injury, disease.
3.3 Identify and notify injuries to sheep that occur during shearing and take remedial action.
Planned review date / 31 December 2021Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment /Registration / 1 / 21 August 2009 / 31 December 2013
Revision / 2 / 15 March 2012 / 31 December 2021
Review / 3 / 18 May 2017 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0052
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR 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
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101558 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2017