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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine strategic context
  2. Determine legislative framework
  3. Determine stakeholders
  4. Determine tree resources
  5. Determine financial resources
  6. Develop documentation
  7. Incorporate feedback and prepare plan

Performance Evidence

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:

determining the specific operational area for management plan

determining the objectives, performance targets and intended outcomes of management plan

sourcing policy from tree policy documentation

determining the geographical area and other limits of plan

determining the history and cultural heritage of the area covered by the plan

determining land use of the area

determining the relevant state and local government acts, zoning and planning controls, development and planning laws noting requirements for disability discrimination and companion animals

determining ownership of the area

determining key stakeholders and community groups

determining core objectives for trees and area

determining current and permissible usage of area

determining trees for management

determining assessments required such as tree health, hazards, site conditions, soils

defining and collect data required for operational management

assessing the tree species, type, diversity and distribution at required detail

determining position of planting locations

determining selection criteria for replacement trees

determining tree removal and tree replacement processes

establishing tree inventory

determining financial resources available

determining management requirements of trees

estimating cost of works required for operational program

determining priority of works incorporating risk into determination

determining frequency of pruning cycles required

determining personnel, supplies, equipment and other resources required.


Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

operational areas for formulating a tree management plan

objective, performance targets and intended outcomes

tree management planning

tree policy documentation

history and cultural heritage

land ownership

land use

state and local government acts

zoning and planning controls,

development & planning laws

disability discrimination

companion animals

value

maintenance needs

frequency of pruning cycles

contractual, leasing and licensing obligations

infrastructure protection

data collection

data collection

tree inventory

tree species, type, diversity and distribution

soils analysis

planting locations

selection criteria

replacement trees

stakeholders

community groups

permissible usage

tree protection plan

operational procedures

tree removal

tree replacement

street tree planting

tree inspections and assessments

tree pruning operations

power line clearance

habitat protection

pesticide use

draft and final documents

print media

public submissions

public hearing

operational tree management plan.