types and purpose of different items of handling equipment including personal protective equipment safe equine handling and communication techniques, including: techniques for encouraging compliant behaviour techniques for handing non-compliant behaviours including equine leaning or yanking leg away safe work practices and zones related to farriery or hoof care services, including: manual handling using PPE animal welfare principles and practices relevant to farriery or hoof care services. Assessment Conditions Assessment of skills must take place under the following conditions: physical conditions: a workplace or simulated environment that accurately reflects performance in a real workplace setting resources, equipment and materials: various compliant and manageable equines assessed as suitable for the experience and skill of the individual gear and equipment for activity, including appropriate equine tack personal protective equipment applicable for activity, for the individual. Training and assessment strategies must show evidence of the use of guidance provided in the Companion Volume: User Guide: Safety in Equine Training. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards. Links Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet:
types and purpose of different items of handling equipment including personal protective equipment safe equine handling and communication techniques, including: techniques for encouraging compliant behaviour techniques for handing non-compliant behaviours including equine leaning or yanking leg away safe work practices and zones related to farriery or hoof care services, including: manual handling using PPE animal welfare principles and practices relevant to farriery or hoof care services. Assessment Conditions Assessment of skills must take place under the following conditions: physical conditions: a workplace or simulated environment that accurately reflects performance in a real workplace setting resources, equipment and materials: various compliant and manageable equines assessed as suitable for the experience and skill of the individual gear and equipment for activity, including appropriate equine tack personal protective equipment applicable for activity, for the individual. Training and assessment strategies must show evidence of the use of guidance provided in the Companion Volume: User Guide: Safety in Equine Training. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards. Links Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet:
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