Google Links
Follow the links below to find material targeted to the unit's elements, performance criteria, required skills and knowledge
Elements and Performance Criteria
Range Statement
Performance Evidence
The candidate must produce a tree work audit report that contains all findings, recommendations, non-conformance, notifications and an ongoing management plan. The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.
The candidate must provide evidence for and demonstrate:identifying audit objectives, scope and focusidentifying target operations and documentationdetermining audit process and sampling techniquedetermining frequency and random timing of audit eventpreparing audit documentationconducting pre-audit communications with client and relevant stakeholdersgathering relevant information, sample documentation, codes of practice and Australian Standardsorganising on-site inspections to conduct the audit processauditing the specific tree works operation being undertakenauditing any pruning, removal, transplanting, planting, tree protection techniques and arboricultural practices being undertakeninspecting and assessing arboricultural works that may impact on the tree physiology, anatomy, pathology and environmentauditing works in relation to relevant documentation and legislationdetermining the extent of work with conformance to relevant documentation and legislationidentifying and recording non-conformanceassessing extent and manner of non-conformancedocumenting findings and relevant field notesinspecting and assessing non-arboricultural works that may impact on the tree or its environmentdetermining impact of non-arboricultural works of clients, contractors and stakeholdersproviding feedback on non-arboricultural works to clients, contractors and stakeholdersproviding feedback on the findings of the inspections to clients, contractors and stakeholdersproviding advice for improvement, rectification and management of non-conformancesprioritising required ongoing management documenting audit report and non-conformance notificationsadvising statutory authorities where requireddocumenting an ongoing management plan specifying the tree management techniques and practices required to address the audit findingsdocumenting a rectification plan specifying the required rectifications of non-conformancespresenting reports and plans to client and relevant stakeholders.
Knowledge Evidence
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
audit objectives, scope and focusauditing terminology audit processesaudit sampling techniquesfrequency and random timing of audit eventspreparation of audit documentationpre-audit communicationsrelevant audit information and sample documentationrelevant codes of practice and Australian Standardsrelevant legislation and documentationon-site inspectionstargeting and documentation of specific tree works operationsauditing of pruning, removal, transplanting, planting, tree protection techniques and arboricultural practicestree physiology, anatomy, pathology and environmentinspection and assessment of tree physiology, anatomy, pathology and environmentarboricultural works that may impact on the tree physiology, anatomy, pathology and environmentnon-arboricultural works that may impact on the tree or its environmentdetermination of impact of non-arboricultural worksdocumentation and legislation relevant to auditing worksdetermination of extent of works with conformance to documentation and legislationidentification of non-conformanceassessment of extent and manner of non-conformanceprovision of feedback and findings of inspections to clients, contractors and stakeholdersimprovement, rectification and management of non-conformancesnotification of non-conformance provision of advice of non-conformance documentation of audit reportsspecification of tree management techniques and practices required to address audit findingsmethods of advising statutory authoritiesaudit reporting methodsdocumentation of an ongoing management planspecifications for required rectifications of non-conformancesdocumentation of a rectification planreport and plan production and presentation.