Exchange of best practices

Professional standard "Tallyman in purebred breeding" designed in SSAU was discussed by experts of the country

During May and June 2016, their comments and proposals on the professional standard "Tallyman in purebred breeding" which was developed by the professor of SSAU E.E. Epimakhova were sent by 20 experts in the field of animal husbandry and agricultural education from St. Petersburg, Chechnya and the Republic of Udmurtia, Crimea, Primorye and Krasnodar territories, the Amur, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Omsk and Sverdlovsk regions.

Experts commented on the 6 items of the questionnaire.

1. Item "Evaluation of purpose of professional activity type" 50% agree with the proposed wording: "Recording reproduction and productivity of farm animals for the livestock breeding production", and 50% offered to clarify it for the record-keeper qualification in purebred breeding;

2. Item "Possible position name". Opinions are divided as follows:

75% - Tallyman in purebred breeding, 10% - Breeding technician, 5% - Breeder-technician, 5% - Tallyman-operator in purebred breeding, 5% - Technician-tallyman in breeding.

3. Justification of OTF "Doing zootechnical and pedigree livestock recording for the creation, development and use of breeds, types and lines." The new formulation is "Recording in breeding, selection and reproduction of agricultural animals and birds." Only "breed" in the OTF should be left, "creation" should be removed.

4. Conformity assessment of the list of labor action (LA). To add to the LA: "Direct participation in the evaluation and selection of breeding animals under the supervision of animal husbandry-breeder", "Working with computer programs"; "Processing primary zootechnical records", "Determination of the breeding value of the animals in accordance with the rules and regulations of livestock breeding", "Ensuring the reliability and safety of zootechnical and pedigree recording documents", "... with the use of automated systems", "Working in the program C1 accounting ". Exclude LA "tagging". To add to the necessary skills "Possession by programs for pedigree recording."

5. Type of education which is the necessary minimum to perform the OTF. Basic general (9 forms) - 5%, general secondary (11 forms) - 5%, secondary professional (for programs of skilled workers) - 45%, secondary professional (professional-technical) - 55%, higher (Bachelor) - 10%. Zootechnical and secondary professional education with advanced training for working with the software such as "SELEKS" is desirable.

6. Format of the requirements for work experience. Experience is not required - 85%, one year - 10%, 3 years - 5%.