ACMEQU202 Handle horses safely

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for ACMEQU202 ended on 16 February 2022 — 4 years ago. It names 2 replacements below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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Product type
Unit of competency
Training package
ACM — Animal Care and Management Training Package
Currency period ends
16 February 2022
Latest release
Release 1 · 29 November 2017
Supersedes
nothing — no earlier product listed
Superseded by
ACMEQU212 not equivalent ACMEQU217 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. ACMEQU202Superseded — not equivalentHandle horses safely
  2. not equivalent
  3. ACMEQU212CurrentHandle horses safely

training.gov.au publishes 2 replacements for ACMEQU202. This rail follows ACMEQU212; the other: ACMEQU217. The transition clock above is computed from ACMEQU217, 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.

  • ACMEQU202ACMEQU212not equivalent17 February 2022

    Unit redesigned to include greater knowledge and application of horse behaviour and safe horse handling skills for a broader range of tasks and contexts. Includes content from ACMEQU202 Handle horses safely, and ACMEQU205 Apply knowledge of horse behaviour. Prerequisite unit removed. Major changes to all sections of the unit

  • ACMEQU202ACMEQU217not equivalent17 February 2022

    Redesigned unit that includes content from Element 3 of previous unit

Official documents on the register

What training.gov.au lists for ACMEQU202 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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Where ACMEQU202 is used

training.gov.au lists ACMEQU202 inside 25 training products, 11 of them current. Every one of them is below, with the register's own core or elective flag for ACMEQU202 in that product.

Current products 11 listed

CodeTraining productTypeACMEQU202 is
ACM20221Certificate II in Horse CareQualificationelective
ACM30821Certificate III in Horse CareQualificationelective
ACM30921Certificate III in Equine Hoof CareQualificationelective
ACM40418Certificate IV in Veterinary NursingQualificationelective
AHC20122Certificate II in AgricultureQualificationelective
AHC30122Certificate III in AgricultureQualificationelective
RGR20221Certificate II in Racing IndustryQualificationelective
RGR30218Certificate III in Racing (Stablehand)Qualificationelective
RGR30619Certificate III in Horse BreedingQualificationelective
SIS30521Certificate III in Sport CoachingQualificationelective
SIS40321Certificate IV in Sport CoachingQualificationelective

Products no longer current 14 listed

The register still records ACMEQU202 inside these, but it no longer recommends them as current. They are here because a scope history or an old enrolment can still point at them.

CodeTraining productTypeACMEQU202 is
ACM20217Certificate II in Horse CareQualificationcore
ACM30717Certificate III in Horse BreedingQualificationcore
ACM30817Certificate III in Performance HorseQualificationcore
ACM30918Certificate III in Equine Hoof CareQualificationcore
ACM40517Certificate IV in Equine DentistryQualificationcore
ACM40717Certificate IV in Horse BreedingQualificationelective
ACM50317Diploma of Horse Stud ManagementQualificationelective
ACM50417Diploma of Performance Horse ManagementQualificationelective
ACMSS00013Incorporate safety when instructing beginners in horse handlingSkill setelective
ACMSS00014Beginners horse handling safetySkill setelective
Show the remaining 4 products no longer current
CodeTraining productTypeACMEQU202 is
AHC20116Certificate II in AgricultureQualificationelective
RGR20218Certificate II in Racing IndustryQualificationelective
SIS30519Certificate III in Sport CoachingQualificationelective
SIS40319Certificate IV in Sport CoachingQualificationelective

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