ACM40612 Certificate IV in Pet Styling

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for ACM40612 ended on 27 November 2017 — 8 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
ACM10 — Animal Care and Management
Currency period ends
27 November 2017
Latest release
Release 1 · 7 December 2012
Supersedes
nothing — no earlier product listed
Superseded by
ACM40617 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. ACM40612Superseded — not equivalentCertificate IV in Pet Styling
  2. not equivalent
  3. ACM40617Deleted from the registerCertificate IV in Pet Styling

The register does not list a current endpoint for this chain: ACM40617 is the last product it points at, and ACM40617 is not marked current either.

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.

  • ACM40612ACM40617not equivalent28 November 2017

    Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages Three core units replaced by one non equivalent unit Updated imported units in electives

Official documents on the register

What training.gov.au lists for ACM40612 and for its training package ACM10 (release 3.0), 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.

  • ACM40612_R1.docxACM40612 release 1 · product document · published 26 November 2024
  • ACM40612_R1.pdfACM40612 release 1 · product document · published 14 March 2013

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What ACM40612 is made of

training.gov.au lists 25 units for ACM40612: 11 core and 14 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 11 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
ACMCAS306AProvide grooming services for companion animal comfortnot current
ACMCAS307AProvide companion animal hydro-bathing servicesnot current
ACMCAS401AManage compliance in the companion animal industrynot current
ACMCAS407AProvide professional companion animal grooming servicesnot current
ACMGAS206AProvide basic first aid for animalsnot current
ACMGAS301AMaintain and monitor animal health and wellbeingnot current
ACMGRM301APerform dog grooms on different coat typesnot current
ACMGRM401ACarry out breed standard styling on Gun dog, Working dog and Hound dog breed groupsnot current
ACMGRM402ACarry out breed standard styling on Non-sporting and Toy dog breed groupsnot current
ACMGRM403ACarry out breed standard styling on Terrier and Utility dog groupsnot current
ACMWHS401AMaintain workplace health and safety processesnot current

Elective units 14 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
ACMCAS408AManage the operation of a mobile hydro-bathing facilitynot current
ACMGAS306AAssist with conditioning animalsnot current
ACMGRM404AProvide creative styling for dogsnot current
ACMGRM405ACarry out styling on cats of different breed and coat typenot current
ACMSPE304AProvide basic care of dogsnot current
ACMSPE305AProvide basic care of domestic catsnot current
ACMSUS301AImplement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
BSBSMB403AMarket the small businessnot current
BSBSMB404AUndertake small business planningnot current
BSBSMB405BMonitor and manage small business operationsnot current
BSBSMB407AManage a small teamnot current
SIRXINV005AControl inventorynot current
SITXCCS002AProvide quality customer servicenot current
TAEDEL402APlan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplacenot current

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