RPL for Certificate III in Poultry Production

Certificate III in Poultry Production takes 16 units. Through Recognition of Prior Learning, each unit is assessed on evidence of work you have already done rather than on training you sit through.

What the assessment looks at

Every unit sets out what you must be able to do and what you must know. An assessor works through them one at a time, asking the same question each time: does this person's evidence show they can do this reliably, in a real workplace, recently enough to count?

You can read the full requirements for AHC30522 on the national training register. They are public, and worth a look before you spend anything — if the units describe work you have never done, RPL is not your route.

Evidence worth gathering before you start

• Photos of completed jobs, ideally showing a few stages of the same job, with their original dates intact.
• Job sheets, dockets, work orders or site diaries covering a spread of jobs.
• Supervisors, employers or clients who will confirm specifically what you did.
• Any licences or tickets you already hold.

How the guided process works

You work through the 16 units one at a time, talking about jobs you have actually done. You can speak rather than type. Add photos as you find them, and stop whenever you like — progress saves itself, and most people spread this over weeks while they dig out records. At the end you have an evidence portfolio your RTO's assessor can work through.

What this does not do

It does not assess you, and it cannot promise you AHC30522. An assessor at a registered training organisation makes that decision and may require further evidence or training. What a complete portfolio buys you is a fair assessment rather than a rejection over paperwork.

See what AHC30522 involves →

The 16 units you complete, chosen from these 43

You do not do all 43. Certificate III in Poultry Production is 4 core units, which everyone does, plus 12 chosen from the 39 electives below. Read both lists before you spend anything — it is the fastest way to tell whether RPL is your route. If most of this describes work you have done, you have a case to make. If whole sections describe work you have never touched, an assessor will say so, and doing the course is the honest answer.

Core units — everyone does these

• AHCLSK331 — Comply with industry animal welfare requirements
• AHCPLY308 — Set up sheds for placement of poultry
• AHCPLY312 — Implement and monitor biosecurity measures in poultry production
• AHCWHS302 — Contribute to workplace health and safety processes

Electives — you choose from these

• AHCAIS304 — Artificially inseminate livestock
• AHCBIO301 — Identify and report signs of unusual disease or pest
• AHCCHM304 — Transport and store chemicals
• AHCCHM307 — Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
• AHCCHM308 — Use application equipment to apply fumigant in confined spaces
• AHCLSK301 — Administer medication to livestock
• AHCLSK304 — Carry out post-mortem examination of livestock
• AHCLSK307 — Euthanase livestock
• AHCLSK309 — Implement animal health control programs
• AHCLSK310 — Implement feeding plans for intensive production
• AHCLSK313 — Monitor livestock production growing environments
• AHCLSK323 — Maintain and monitor feed stocks
• AHCLSK328 — Remove and facilitate reuse of effluent and manure from an intensive production system
• AHCMOM301 — Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair
• AHCMOM303 — Operate a telehandler
• AHCMOM304 — Operate machinery and equipment
• AHCMOM305 — Operate specialised machinery and equipment
• AHCPLY208 — Collect and pack eggs for human consumption
• AHCPLY209 — Grade and pack eggs for human consumption
• AHCPLY210 — Catch and load poultry
• AHCPLY211 — Collect, store and handle eggs from breeder flocks
• AHCPLY303 — Maintain health and welfare of poultry
• AHCPLY309 — Brood poultry
• AHCPLY310 — Incubate eggs
• AHCPLY311 — Clean and disinfect poultry production sheds
• AHCPMG308 — Implement pest management strategies
• AHCPMG409 — Implement a pest management plan
• AHCPMG412 — Develop a pest management plan
• AHCWRK318 — Comply with industry quality assurance requirements
• AHCWRK320 — Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
• AHCWRK321 — Provide on-job training support
• BSBLDR411 — Demonstrate leadership in the workplace
• BSBWHS411 — Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs
• BSBWHS431 — Develop processes and procedures for controlling hazardous chemicals in the workplace
• BSBXCM301 — Engage in workplace communication
• FBPEGG2004 — Operate egg grading and packing floor equipment
• FBPFSY2002 — Apply food safety procedures
• FBPFSY3002 — Participate in a HACCP team
• TAEDEL311 — Provide work skill instruction

Each unit breaks down further into elements and performance criteria — the specific things you have to be able to show. The guide works through them one unit at a time and asks about jobs you have actually done, rather than making you read the register yourself.

Related qualifications

Same training package, and a common second choice for people who find this one is not quite their trade:

• Certificate III in Agriculture (AHC30122, 16 units)
• Certificate III in Dairy Production (AHC30224, 17 units)
• Certificate III in Horticulture (AHC30722, 17 units)
• Certificate III in Pork Production (AHC30422, 16 units)
• Certificate III in Production Horticulture (AHC30624, 15 units)
• Certificate III in Rural and Environmental Pest Management (AHC30324, 14 units)

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When you are ready, see what AHC30522 costs and what the guide asks you for, or read what counts as evidence and how RPL compares with doing the course.