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
Group: 3612 Shearers
Description
remove 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
- may service, maintain and repair shearing equipment
- may shear stud animals with hand shears or special combs
Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with an 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.