Assessor Resource

NWP416B
Coordinate and monitor water storage catchment activities

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required for staff with a specific responsibility for ensuring that storage catchment activities comply with organisational and statutory requirements. The level of responsibility may vary according to the size, scope and complexity of the catchment area system.

This unit of competency describes the coordination and monitoring of activities in water storage catchments that impact on water yield and/or quality.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Employability Skills

This unit of competency contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The candidate should demonstrate the ability to coordinate and monitor water storage catchment activities including:

identifying catchment management requirements

identifying stakeholder requirements and environmental factors that impact on water storage catchment areas

implementing monitoring and testing programs

monitoring usage

investigating and reporting on breaches

reporting on monitoring activities.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Access to the workplace and resources including:

documentation that should normally be available in a water industry organisation

relevant codes, standards, and government regulations.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities.

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and/or assessment support when required.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. Validity and sufficiency of evidence requires that:

competency will need to be demonstrated over a period of time reflecting the scope of the role and the practical requirements of the workplace

where the assessment is part of a structured learning experience the evidence collected must relate to a number of performances assessed at different points in time and separated by further learning and practice

a decision of competence should only be made when the assessor has complete confidence in the person's competence over time and in various contexts

all assessment that is part of a structured learning experience must include a combination of direct, indirect and supplementary evidence

where assessment is for the purpose of recognition (RCC/RPL), the evidence provided will need to be authenticated and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time

assessment can be through simulated project-based activity and must include evidence relating to each of the elements in this unit.

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge. Questioning will be undertaken in a manner appropriate to the skill levels of the operator, any cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions, and reflecting the requirements of the competency and the work being performed.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required skills:

interpret and apply legislation and policies

coordinate measuring and testing activities

conduct investigations

assess environmental impact

solve operational problems

produce reports and logs

use safety equipment and personal protective equipment

calculate flow and capacity

coordinate safety surveillance

interpret plans, policies and standard operating procedures

communicate with employees and customers

use communication equipment

give and receive instructions

identify control system faults

identify water quality risks and prepare protection strategies.

Required knowledge:

relevant historical records

relevant legislation

relevant enterprise policies

relevant technical skills

advanced technology

range of appropriate measuring and testing procedures

investigation procedures

coordination processes

system layout

system processes

environmental aspects of catchment areas

safety procedures

policies and standard operating procedures

relevant utilities and service bodies

hazardous substances handling

communication systems

risk management principles

risk factors and potential hazards involved with catchment area processes equipment operation, capacity and limitations

effects of weather and conditions on operation of catchment areas

pumping and valving systems

control systems

pest control specifications

customer expectations and requirements

occupational health and safety and environmental legislation, Acts and procedures.

catchment management issues, including:

feral/native animals

transfer of noxious weeds

human interaction with the catchment including litter and waste

perimeter inspections

fire management

mimosa

policing role

conservation management

remote community catchment areas.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the Performance Criteria, is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.

Catchment management requirements may include:

relevant federal legislation

relevant state or territory legislation

relevant local government by-laws

organisational needs

codes of practice.

Stakeholders may include:

state forestry bodies

state parks authorities

land care groups

catchment management trusts and community groups

environmental interest groups

native title and indigenous groups

state government

water authorities

users and customers, including:

recreationists

forestry

housing

farming

consumers of water

water authorities.

Historic catchment information may include:

relevant hydrological information

previous monitoring studies

vegetation surveys

anecdotal information from land holders

geological data

hydro-geological data.

Environmental factors that impact on the catchment area may include:

flora

fauna

chemicals

land degradation

nutrients

fire breaks

farming practices

land use.

Issues that impact on or relate to the catchment area may include:

cultural sites

land use

environmental issues

other human activity.

The testing program may be:

on site

in a specified laboratory

and may include:

sampling and testing procedures

testing medium

frequency

sampling locations

testing variables.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify catchment managementrequirements. 
Identify stakeholder requirements that impact on the catchment area. 
Gather historical catchment information and apply as required. 
Identify water quality and quantity requirements. 
Identify environmental factors and issues that impact on the catchment area. 
Apply monitoring and testing programs according to organisational procedures. 
Correctly select, fit and use personal protective equipment. 
Monitor catchment area usage according to the plan. 
Identify, investigate and report breaches of usage provisions. 
Analyse, record and report coordination and monitoring data according to organisational procedures and statutory requirements. 
Identify and investigate current and/or potential problems and report results. 

Forms

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