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Working on a Beef Cattle Station (Part 1) FACILITATOR GUIDE Working on a Beef Cattle Station (Part 1) - Facilitator Guide WELL 2012 Working on a Beef Cattle Station (Part 1) FACILITATOR GUIDE (Including Practical Checklists and Transcripts) Interactive video resource to assist in training Certificate II in Agriculture © Commonwealth of Australia 2012 1 Working on a Beef Cattle Station (Part 1) - Facilitator Guide WELL 2012 © Commonwealth of Australia 2012 CC BY-NC-SA This work is copyright. Except where otherwise indicated, and save for the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, the Department has applied the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Australia Licence to this work. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations must be attributed as the author of the Department’s copyright material. As far as practicable, material for which the copyright is owned by a third party has been clearly labelled. The Department has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that this material has been reproduced on this website with the full consent of the copyright owners. Requests and enquiries concerning the Department’s copyright material should be addressed to: The Copyright Officer Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Location code C148CW2 GPO Box 9880 Canberra ACT 2601 Or emailed to [email protected] Development of this resource has been funded under the Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) Program by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the views of the Minister for Education or the Australian Government. The Australian Government does not give any warranty nor accept any liability in relation to the contents of this work. ISBN: 978-0-9873632-0-6 This project was undertaken by LitCom Training Service. Further information on these materials can be obtained by contacting: Di Wilson (WELL Project Manager) Phone: 0403 535 952 Email: [email protected] Web: www.litcomtraining.com ORDERS: Although the full resource is available online at www.litcomtraining.com for free, the 2-disk resource pack may be ordered online at a cost recovery fee from the LitCom Training Service website. © Commonwealth of Australia 2012 2 Working on a Beef Cattle Station (Part 1) - Facilitator Guide WELL 2012 ACKOWLEDGEMENTS: Special thanks go to Kimberley Training Institute WA, Pastoral area staff, for consultation, guidance and participation in the development, filming, trials and evaluation of this resource. Special thanks also go to these Cattle Stations that contributed to the production of this resource: Meda Station Myroodah Station Ruby Plains Station Burks Park Trialling and evaluation of the resource was also conducted by: Coastal and Rural Training, WA Central Outback Training, QLD Australian Agricultural Company (AACO), QLD North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCO), QLD Agriculture and Rural Operations, Charles Darwin University, Katherine, NT Video scenes directed by Russell Brown Video scenes produced by Mintox Media www.mintoxmedia.com.au © Commonwealth of Australia 2012 3 Working on a Beef Cattle Station (Part 1) - Facilitator Guide WELL 2012 Contents INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................... 6 Contents of Resource 6 Availability of Resource 6 How to Use the Resource 7 OUTLINE OF VIDEO CLIPS & E-LEARNING MODULES ................................................................ 8 MODULE 1 Working Safely at a Beef Cattle Station 9 MODULE 2 Handling Cattle in the Yard 10 MODULE 3 Mustering and Moving Cattle 11 MODULE 4 Fencing at a Beef Cattle Station 12 MAPPING OF MODULES AGAINST UNITS OF COMPETENCY ................................................. 14 E-QUIZZES & ANSWERS .................................................................................................................... 25 e-QUIZ 1 25 e-QUIZ 2 27 e-QUIZ 3 30 e-QUIZ 4 33 PRACTICAL CHECKLISTS .................................................................................................................. 35 Practical CHECKLIST 1: Safety 36 Practical CHECKLIST 2: Handling Cattle 37 Practical CHECKLIST 3: Mustering 38 LOGBOOK - Mustering and Moving Cattle 39 Practice CHECKLIST 4: Fencing 40 TRANSCRIPTS AND GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................... 42 MODULE 1: Working Safely at a Beef Cattle Station 43 MODULE 2: Handling Cattle in the Yard 45 MODULE 3: Muster & Move Cattle 53 MODULE 4: Fencing 57 Glossary 61 © Commonwealth of Australia 2012 4 Working on a Beef Cattle Station (Part 1) - Facilitator Guide WELL 2012 © Commonwealth of Australia 2012 5 Working on a Beef Cattle Station (Part 1) - Facilitator Guide WELL 2012 Introduction This resource has been developed to facilitate blended learning in selected units of Certificate II in Agriculture. The resource uses plain English (except where workplace jargon is required) particularly targeting trainees who may experience some difficulty due to different cultural backgrounds and/or challenging English language and/or literacy levels. Contents of Resource This e-learning training resource consists of the following: 1. Twenty-two short video clips published on the LitCom Training Service website, for use in face-to-face or facilitated training. (Also available on DVD) 2. Four self-paced interactive e-learning modules with audio explanations, images, animated text, glossary and embedded copies of the video clips for independent self-paced learning. Each module ends in a quiz for reinforcement of essential knowledge. (Also available on DVD) 3. Customisable Documents: This Facilitator Guide giving an overview of the topics and content covered including: how to use the resource outline of the video clips and e-learning modules mapping of the resources to relevant units of competency showing where performance criteria and essential skills and knowledge are supported by the resource copies of quiz questions (with answers) from the interactive e-learning modules Checklists for learners for tasks of a practical nature that need to be learned and demonstrated at work to ensure effective blended learning. Transcripts of the video clips with a Glossary exercise at the end. Availability of Resource The Interactive E-learning Modules are available online at www.litcomtraining.com a) for use by learners online where the internet is accessible b) to download in a folder, if internet is not accessible, for use on a PC (directly from hard drive or burned onto a DVD) c) to download in a ZIP folder to publish in a Learning Management System (eg Moodle) Also available online are electronic versions of the customisable documents as well as the separate video clips that have been embedded in the presentations. If the internet is not accessible for downloads, a 2-disk resource pack may be ordered online at a cost recovery fee from LitCom Training Service. © Commonwealth of Australia 2012 6 Working on a Beef Cattle Station (Part 1) - Facilitator Guide WELL 2012 How to Use the Resource This resource has NOT been designed to be used as a stand-alone resource and needs to be used together with the Practical CHECKLISTS provided to support learning and encourage face-to-face discussion and on-job mentoring and assessment. Note that Adobe Flash Player is required to play the Modules. The Introduction in the MENU of the Modules provides instructions for the learner about how to use the resource. Quizzes There is a quiz at the end of each model. The quizzes do not adequately provide assessment for the nominated units of competency, but primarily serve to: (a) reinforce knowledge of information provided in the presentation (b) familiarise the learners with workplace-specific language and terminology (c) familiarise the learners with interactivity in self-directed e-learning and use of the computer mouse to select responses. On completion of each quiz, learners may choose to print their results (if connected to a printer) for proof of completion. Transcripts Transcripts of the narrative of the presentations and the embedded video clips are in the Transcripts (Notes) tab beside the Outline tab on the left of each screen of each Module. Transcripts of just the video clips are also provided in a Word document in the Attachments. NOTE: This resource has been produced in North Western Australia and so some practices are unavoidably specific to the area. Where practices differ in another state, or are not deemed best practice in your enterprise, it is recommended that those differences be identified and discussed as a learning strategy. © Commonwealth of Australia 2012 7 Working on a Beef Cattle Station (Part 1) - Facilitator Guide WELL 2012 Outline of Video Clips & E-learning Modules This resource, Working on a Beef Cattle Station, currently consists of four modules: MODULE 1: Working Safely at a Beef Cattle Station (approx. 22mins) MODULE 2: Handling Cattle in the Yard (approx. 32mins) MODULE 3: Mustering and Moving Cattle (approx. 31mins) MODULE 4: Fencing at a Beef Cattle Station (approx. 24mins) These modules support learning in the following units of competency in the AHC20110 Certificate II in Agriculture Training Package: AHCOHS201A Participate in OHS processes AHCWRK209A Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices AHCLSK205A Handle livestock using basic techniques AHCLSK210A Muster and move livestock AHCINF202A Install, maintain and repair
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