Task 1: Receive and Store Incoming Stock

ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONS

While being observed by your assessor, receive and store incoming stock for at least eight food types delivered to your workplace/organisation on at least one occasion.

STEPS TO TAKE

1. Access and review the following:

· Order documentation

· Delivery documentation

· Organisational documentation for storing stock

· Documentation on scope of your responsibility relevant to rejecting stock items

· Commercial stock control procedures followed by your organisation

· Relevant information on organisational safe manual handling techniques

· Organisational procedures on recording

2. Receive the following incoming stock items:

· At least two types of dairy products

· At least two types of dry goods

· At least two types of eggs

· At least two types of frozen goods

· At least one type of fruit

· At least one type of vegetable

· At least one type of meat

· At least one type of poultry

· At least one type of seafood

3. Check each of the stock items received

4. Reject the following stock items:

· At least two stock items with discrepancies

· At least two stock items with deficiencies

5. Record the details of received stock items

Use your organisation’s templates for recording the details of the stocks you received. You may also use the following templates provided along with this workbook:

· Stock Inventory Form

Fill out the ‘Stock Information’ part only.

· Temperature Recording Chart

Fill out the ‘Stock Information’ and ‘Received’ parts only.

6. Store each stock item you received

In doing so, you must:

· Choose and prepare the appropriate environmental condition for storing stock

· Transport the received stock to the identified storage location safely

7. Label the perishable stock items you stored

8. Fill out the ‘Storage Information’ part in the Stock Inventory Form

You must leave the ‘Remarks’ column blank.

YOU WILL BE ASSESSED ON YOUR

· Practical knowledge of workplace policies and procedures for receiving and storing incoming stock

· Practical skills relevant to receiving and storing incoming stock

OBSERVATION FORM AND ASSESSOR’S CHECKLIST

Before starting this task, review the following checklists provided along with this workbook.

· Workplace Assessment Task 1 – Observation Form

This form lists all the practical skills you need to demonstrate while completing this task.

· Workplace Assessment Task 1 – Assessor’s Checklist

This form lists the criteria your submission must address to complete this task satisfactorily.

YOUR ASSESSOR WILL

· Organise workplace resources required for you to complete this assessment.

· Advise you on the time and location of the assessment.

· Discuss with you the practical skills listed in the Observation Form prior to the assessment.

· Discuss with you the requirements listed in the Assessor’s Checklist prior to the assessment.

· Address your queries and concerns regarding this task.

EVIDENCE TO BE SUBMITTED

After completing this task, submit the following to your assessor:

· Partially Complete Temperature Recording Chart

· Partially Complete Stock Inventory Form

· Copies of the rotation labels you used for each perishable stock item

Task 2: Maintain and Rotate Stock

ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONS

While being observed by your assessor, maintain the stocks you stored in Workplace Assessment Task 1 in at least two instances.

STEPS TO TAKE

For each instance:

1. Access and review the following:

· Commercial stock control procedures followed by your organisation

· Organisational documentation for monitoring stock

· Partially Complete Temperature Recording Chart from Workplace Assessment Task 1

· Partially Complete Stock Inventory Form from Workplace Assessment Task 1

2. Check the storage space where you stored the stock items in Workplace Assessment Task 1

3. Clean the storage area of each stock item and at least two pieces of equipment used to handle the stock items

4. Secure the stored stock items to protect against contamination and pests

5. Check the stock items you stored in Workplace Assessment Task 1

This must include updating the ‘In Storage’ column of the Temperature Recording Chart from Workplace Assessment Task 1.

6. Adjust the environmental condition of the storage space

7. Rotate the stock items

This must include rotating the perishable supplies following the First In, First Out method

8. Dispose at least three spoilt stock items

9. Verbally report the following to at least one relevant personnel:

· All disposed stock items

· Current quality of stored stock items

· At least one problem identified

· Any excess stock

10. Fill out the ‘Remarks’ column of the Stock Inventory Form from Workplace Assessment Task 1

You must specify in this column whether the stock items were:

· Disposed of

· Rotated to be used first

YOU WILL BE ASSESSED ON YOUR

· Practical knowledge of workplace procedures for maintaining, rotating and disposing stocks

· Practical skills relevant to maintaining, rotating and disposing stocks

OBSERVATION FORM AND ASSESSOR’S CHECKLIST

Before starting this task, review the following checklists provided along with this workbook.

· Workplace Assessment Task 3 – Observation Form

This form lists all the practical skills you need to demonstrate while completing this task.

· Workplace Assessment Task 3 – Assessor’s Checklist

This form lists the criteria your submission must address to complete this task satisfactorily.

YOUR ASSESSOR WILL

· Organise workplace resources required for you to complete this assessment.

· Advise you on the time and location of the assessment.

· Discuss with you the practical skills listed in the Observation Form prior to the assessment.

· Discuss with you the requirements listed in the Assessor’s Checklist prior to the assessment.

· Address your queries and concerns regarding this task.

EVIDENCE TO BE SUBMITTED

After completing this task, submit the following to your assessor:

· Updated Temperature Recording Chart

· Updated Stock Inventory Form

Assessment Workbook Checklist