Group
Unit Group
3633 Shearers and Wool Classers
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ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations
Reference period
2021
Released
23/11/2021
3633 Shearers and Wool Classers
Shearers and Wool Classers remove and classify wool and hair from sheep, goats, alpacas and other animals.
Indicative Skill Level:
The occupation Shearer has a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
- AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
In New Zealand:
- NZQF Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
The occupation Wool Classer has a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
- AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
In New Zealand:
- NZQF Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)
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.
Tasks Include:
- 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
Occupations:
- 363311 Shearer
- 363312 Wool Classer
363311 Shearer
Removes wool and hair from sheep, goats, alpacas and other animals.
Skill Level: 3
363312 Wool Classer
Classifies wool to industry standards or market requirements.
Skill Level:
- 3 Australia
- 2 New Zealand