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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Plan emergency disease or plant pest control activities on an IP
  2. Supervise emergency disease or plant pest control activities
  3. Check effectiveness of emergency disease or plant pest control activities
  4. Revise site-specific emergency disease or plant pest control activities

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:

consult with infected premises (IP) manager and property owner or manager on planning and implementation matters

plan control activities for emergency disease or plant pest control response:

schedule implementation of control activities

identify IP procedures required, and confirm with IP manager

request resources required for planned activities

establish reporting processes

establish staff rosters

communicate with property owner or manager on IP procedures

supervise and motivate personnel to carry out control activities to standards and protocols required, and confirm with on-site inspections of teams

monitor supplies of materials and resources and maintain to meet needs of control activities

monitor all IP service provision for adherence to standards, protocols and contractual arrangements

maintain incident log, and records of control activities

monitor control activities for value for money, and minimal impact on property, effectiveness and progress against planned objectives

report on progress of control activities against plan to IP operations manager

revise control activities as required to address relevant protocols whist maintaining cost effectiveness and wider impacts

communicate revisions to control activities to Local Control Centre (LCC).


Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

AUSVETPLAN or PLANTPLAN, relevant standards, guidelines and protocols, and Nationally Agreed Standard Operating Procedures (NASOP) that guide development and implementation of IP control plan, contractual arrangements and control procedures

planning processes

communication principles used for consultation, providing information, reporting, and in interacting with personnel

supervisory and monitoring practices used with personnel

techniques for motivating personnel

contractual arrangements

reporting requirements

processes for planning, scheduling, monitoring progress and costs.