Type: Individual
| Tools & Equipment | Materials |
|---|---|
| Gumboots | Source of water |
| Overall | First aid kit |
| Gloves | Dairy animal (cow) |
| Face mask | |
| Milking bucket | |
| Sieve | |
| Towel | |
| Rope | |
| Cleaning detergent | |
| Disinfectant | |
| Floor cleaning equipment | |
| Pen and notebook |
| S/N | Item | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gumboots | 1 pair per Candidate |
| 2 | Overall | 1 per Candidate |
| 3 | Gloves | 1 pair per Candidate |
| 4 | Face mask | 1 per Candidate |
| 5 | Milking bucket (5 litres) | 1 per 5 Candidates |
| 6 | Sieve | 1 per 5 Candidates |
| 7 | Towel | 1 per Candidate |
| 8 | Source of water | Accessible to all Candidates |
| 9 | Rope | Enough |
| 10 | Disinfectant | Enough |
| 11 | Cleaning detergent | Accessible to all Candidates |
| 12 | First aid kit | Accessible to all Candidates |
| 13 | Dairy animal (cow) | 1 per 10 Candidates |
| 14 | Floor cleaning equipment | 1 per 5 Candidates |
| 15 | Pen and notebook | 1 per Candidate |
| Items to be Evaluated | Marks Available | Marks Obtained | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| TASK 1: Preparation and cleaning of the dairy animal for milking | |||
| Worn correct Personal Protective Equipment (Gumboots, Overall, Gloves, Face mask) according to workplace procedures (Award 1 mark each for correctly worn Gumboots, Overall, Gloves and Face mask or zero) | 4 | ||
| Identified milking tools, equipment and materials provided and their functions (Milking bucket, Sieve, Towel, Rope, Cleaning detergent, Disinfectant) (Award 2 marks each for correct identification and explanation or zero; total 6 items) | 12 | ||
| Handled milking materials hygienically and cleaned the udder and teats properly using warm water and towels (Award 1 mark for each correct hygiene step or zero) | 3 | ||
| Restrained the dairy cow safely and humanely in the milking area using the rope minimizing animal stress (Award 2 marks each for safe handling, proper positioning, and minimizing stress or zero) | 6 | ||
| Cleaned the milking area following the laid down procedures using detergent and disinfectant, minimizing water wastage and segregating waste properly (Award 2 marks each for cleaning procedure, water conservation, waste segregation and recording cleaning activities or zero) | 8 | ||
| Disposed waste materials according to prescribed standards (Award 1 mark each for correct disposal of solid and liquid waste or zero) | 2 | ||
| Sub-Total | 35 | ||
| PRODUCT CHECKLIST | |||
| Dairy cow udder is visibly clean, dry and free from dirt; animal is safely restrained and calm in the milking area (Award 3 marks for clean udder and 3 marks for proper safe restraint or zero) | 6 | ||
| Sub-Total | 6 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL | 41 | ||
Type: Individual
| Tools & Equipment | Materials |
|---|---|
| Milking bucket (5 litres) | Towel |
| Sieve | Source of water |
| Strip cup | Milking jelly (50 ml) |
| Weighing balance | Disinfectant |
| Rope | Cleaning detergent |
| Pen and notebook | First aid kit |
| Floor cleaning equipment | Gumboots |
| Overall | |
| Gloves | |
| Facemask | |
| Dairy animal | |
| Milking environment |
| S/N | Item | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milking bucket (5 litres) | 1 Pc per 5 Candidates |
| 2 | Sieve | 1 Pc per 5 Candidates |
| 3 | Towel | 1 Pc per Candidate |
| 4 | Source of water | Accessible to all Candidates |
| 5 | Strip cup | 1 Pc per 5 Candidates |
| 6 | Weighing balance | Enough for Candidates |
| 7 | Rope | Enough for Candidates |
| 8 | Milking jelly (50 ml) | 1 Pc per 5 Candidates |
| 9 | Disinfectant | Enough for Candidates |
| 10 | Cleaning detergent | Accessible to all Candidates |
| 11 | First aid kit | Accessible to all Candidates |
| 12 | Gumboots | 1 Pair per Candidate |
| 13 | Overall | 1 per Candidate |
| 14 | Gloves | 1 Pair per Candidate |
| 15 | Facemask | 1 per Candidate |
| 16 | Pen and notebook | 1 per Candidate |
| 17 | Dairy animal | 1 Pc per 10 Candidates |
| 18 | Floor cleaning equipment | 1 Pc per 5 Candidates |
| 19 | Milking environment | Accessible to all Candidates |
| Items to be Evaluated | Marks Available | Marks Obtained | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| TASK 1: Preparation and sanitation of milking equipment | |||
| Worn correct Personal Protective Equipment: gumboots, overall, gloves, facemask (Award 1 mark each for correctly worn PPE or 0) | 4 | ||
| Identified milking tools, equipment, materials and supplies and explained their functions (Award 1 mark per correct identification and function up to 14 marks) | 14 | ||
| Handled milking materials according to hygiene standards and cleaned the materials ready for use (Award 1 mark each for correct handling and cleaning or 0) | 2 | ||
| Stored materials properly after cleaning (Award 1 mark for proper storage or 0) | 1 | ||
| Identified and recorded hazards in the milking environment including faulty equipment, poor hygiene, poorly stored tools and location of first aid kit (Award 1 mark for each hazard identified and 1 mark for recording, total 8 marks) | 8 | ||
| Restrained the dairy animal safely and humanely in the milking area following prescribed standards (Award 2 marks for safe handling, 2 marks for proper positioning, 2 marks for minimizing stress or 0) | 6 | ||
| Cleaned the milking area using cleaning agents appropriately, segregated waste properly, minimized water wastage and recorded cleaning activities as per LPM (Award marks for each correctly performed step or 0) | 5 | ||
| Disposed waste materials according to prescribed standards (Award 1 mark for correct disposal or 0) | 1 | ||
| Sub-Total | 41 | ||
| PRODUCT CHECKLIST | |||
| Milking equipment assembled correctly and sanitized with no contamination, workspace clean and organized following hygiene standards (Award up to 4 marks for correct assembly, sanitation, and cleanliness) | 4 | ||
| Sub-Total | 4 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL | 45 | ||