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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify information required
  2. Carry out work
  3. Manage own work
  4. Comply with biosecurity requirements
  5. Adapt to change as required

Range Statement


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 that they can:

access and use information to determine appropriate response, work needs, and information and resources to be accessed from stakeholders

carry out work activities to conform with national plan

communicate with stakeholders

identify hazards ad risks

manage own work load and priorities

interpret work instructions and seek clarification as needed

recognise and respond to personal stress

promote cooperation and respect within work team

communicate the need for physical and human resources

comply with biosecurity requirements for personal protective equipment and fomites, reporting biosecurity breaches and completing records

adapt to and monitor change

complete biosecurity records.


Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

AUSVETPLAN or PLANTPLAN, relevant standards, guidelines and protocols, and Nationally Agreed Standard Operating Procedures (NASOP) relating to an emergency disease or plant pest incursion response

organisational procedures for communication in an emergency response

common physical and human resources needed in an emergency response

common work health and safety, and biosecurity hazards in an emergency response

personal protective equipment, and fomites relevant to emergency response

signs of personal stress and potential impact on response

techniques for prioritising work activities and time management

techniques for managing own responses to change, and to personal stress

communication principles for working effectively in teams, and reporting information

records required to be kept during an emergency response.