ACM40317 Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for ACM40317 ended on 11 April 2021 — 5 years ago. It names 2 replacements below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
ACM — Animal Care and Management Training Package
Currency period ends
11 April 2021
Latest release
Release 2 · 11 December 2018 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
ACM40310
Superseded by
ACM40321 not equivalent ACM40221 not equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. ACM40317Superseded — not equivalentCertificate IV in Companion Animal Services
  2. not equivalent
  3. ACM40321Superseded — not equivalentCertificate IV in Animal Behaviour and Training
  4. not equivalent
  5. ACM40322CurrentCertificate IV in Animal Behaviour and Training

training.gov.au publishes 2 replacements for ACM40317. This rail follows ACM40321; the other: ACM40221. The transition clock above is computed from ACM40221, the replacement with the latest inclusion date — the reading most favourable to the provider.

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • ACM40310ACM40317equivalent28 November 2017

    Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages Changes to Group B electives SIRXMER405 unit deleted from SIR07 training package

  • ACM40317ACM40221not equivalent12 April 2021

    Redesigned qualification that includes content from two existing qualifications. Entry requirements, new units and elective specialisations added

  • ACM40317ACM40321not equivalent12 April 2021

    Redesigned qualification with a greater focus on animal training. Title changed. Number of units required to achieve the qualification increased from 13 to 16. Changes to packaging rules, core and elective units

Official documents on the register

What training.gov.au lists for ACM40317 and for its training package ACM (release 6.0), with the name and date the register publishes for each file. We link them; we have not read them, and nothing on this page is taken from their contents.

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What ACM40317 is made of

training.gov.au lists 34 units for ACM40317: 3 core and 31 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 3 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
ACMCAS401Manage compliance in the companion animal industrynot current
ACMGAS301Maintain and monitor animal health and wellbeingnot current
ACMWHS401Maintain workplace health and safety processescurrent

Elective units 31 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
ACMCAN311Care for young animalsnot current
ACMCAS402Manage and maintain aviaries and bird roomsnot current
ACMCAS403Design, construct and maintain aquascapesnot current
ACMCAS404Development enrichment strategies for companion animalsnot current
ACMCAS405Purchase companion animal livestocknot current
ACMCAS406Manage companion animal breedingnot current
ACMCAS407Provide professional companion animal grooming servicesnot current
ACMCAS408Manage the operation of a mobile hydro-bathing facilitynot current
ACMCAS409Provide training advice to companion animal ownersnot current
ACMCAS410Conduct companion animal training classesnot current
ACMGAS306Assist with conditioning animalsnot current
ACMSPE301Provide basic care of amphibiansnot current
ACMSPE302Provide basic care of birdsnot current
ACMSPE303Provide basic care of common native mammalsnot current
ACMSPE304Provide basic care of domestic dogsnot current
ACMSPE305Provide basic care of domestic catsnot current
ACMSPE306Provide basic care of marine fishnot current
ACMSPE307Provide basic care of freshwater fishnot current
ACMSPE308Provide basic care of marine invertebratesnot current
ACMSPE309Provide basic care of terrestrial and freshwater invertebratesnot current
ACMSPE310Provide basic care of mammalsnot current
ACMSPE311Provide basic care of non-venomous reptilesnot current
ACMSPE312Provide basic care of rodents and rabbitsnot current
ACMSUS401Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicescurrent
ACMVET411Prepare, deliver and review animal care education programscurrent
BSBLDR403Lead team effectivenessnot current
BSBSMB403Market the small businessnot current
BSBSMB405Monitor and manage small business operationsnot current
BSBSMB407Manage a small teamnot current
SIRRINV001Receive and handle retail stockcurrent
Show the remaining 1 elective unit
CodeUnitIn this product
TAEDEL402Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplacenot current

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