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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify and gather information
   • A range of potential sources of information is identified.
   • Appropriate persons are interviewed.
   • Relevant information and sample documentation is gathered.
2. Audit tree works
   • Onsite inspection is organised.
   • Work is inspected in relation to relevant documentation/legislation.
   • The extent of work conformance to relevant documentation/legislation is determined.
   • All non-conformances are identified and recorded.
   • Extent or manner of non-conformance is assessed.
   • Findings and relevant field notes are documented.
3. Assess impact of non-arboricultural works
   • Non-arboricultural works that may impact on the tree or its environment are inspected and assessed.
   • Impact of non-arboricultural works of clients, contractors and stakeholders is determined.
   • Feedback on non-arboricultural works is provided to clients, contractors and stakeholders.
4. Provide feedback to contractors, clients and stakeholders
   • Feedback on findings of inspection is provided to client, contractors and/or stakeholders.
   • Provide advice for improvement, rectification and/or management of non-conformances.
   • Prioritize ongoing management required.
5. Document inspection and feedback and/or recommendations
   • Audit report and non-conformance notifications are documented.
   • Statutory authorities are advised where required.
   • An ongoing management plan and/or rectification plan is documented and presented to the client or management.

Required Skills

Required skills

apply audit process to tree pruning removal transplant planting and tree protection research and determine documentation including legislation understand and apply contract terms understand and apply relevant standards and codes of practice read and interpret plans problemsolving use literacy skills to fulfil job roles as required by the organisation The level of skill may range from reading and understanding documentation to completion of written reports use oral communication skillslanguage competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning active listening asking for clarification negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views use numeracy skills to estimate calculate and record complex workplace measures use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

Required knowledge

legal issues and terminology relating to quality auditing audit methods and techniques relevant codes of practice regulations and standards product andor service knowledge quality principles and techniques relevant legislation pruning removal transplant planting and tree protection techniques and practices tree physiology anatomy and pathology tree management techniquespractices impact of nonarboricultural activities on trees AS pruning of amenity trees relevant Code of Practice

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following identify and gather relevant documentation and standards Inspect works against documentationlegislationstandards determine conformance and nonconformance document inspection and feedbackrecommendations provide feedback to contractors clients management and stakeholders
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances

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Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.
Trees may include:	all species of trees and woody tree like vegetation forms.
Audits may include:	the evaluation of a person, organisation, system, process, enterprise, project or product.

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