Description
Removes wool and hair from sheep, goats, alpacas and other animals.
Skill Level
3
Alternative Titles
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Specializations
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Skills Assessment Authority
Caveats
No caveats apply to this occupation.
Group: 3633 Shearers and Wool Classers
Description
remove and classify wool and hair from sheep, goats, alpacas and other animals.
Tasks
- selecting and preparing shearing equipment
- catching and positioning animals for shearing
- shearing and removing wool and hair from animals
- identifying contaminated fibre and injured, infected and diseased animals
- treating skin cuts
- returning shorn animals to let-out pens for counting and checking
- inspecting fleece to determine its type according to physical characteristics (staple length and strength, fibre diameter, colour)
- classing wool into lines to meet processors’ requirements and to optimise growers’ returns
- managing wool handling teams
- instructing wool handlers and supervising the picking up, skirting, rolling and pressing of fleeces
- may service, maintain and repair shearing equipment
- may shear stud animals with hand shears or special combs
Skill Level
The occupation Shearer has a level of skill commensurate with AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3).
The occupation Wool Classer has a level of skill commensurate with AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3).
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.