Required skills

applying relevant standards and protocols such as Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan AUSVETPLAN or Australian Emergency Plant Pest Response Plan PLANTPLAN to determine requirements andor guidelines applying to onsite control and eradication procedures

managing resources effectively to achieve emergency disease or plant pest control and eradication

operating effectively under stress in tasks involving highlevel problem solving and decision making

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

emergency animal disease or plant pest control program

common reactions and behaviours of people working under stressful conditions

OHS requirements particularly for use of chemicals specific control procedures and managing personnel under emergency conditions

relevant public sector policies practices and constraints in relation to emergency disease or plant pest management

relevant standards and protocols such as AUSVETPLAN or PLANTPLAN

OHS and environmental protection legislation codes of practice and enterprise procedures

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

manage emergency disease or plant pest control operations at a number of operational sites

ensure procedures implemented at operational sites conform to relevant standards and protocols

manage resources across operational sites

monitor performance of personnel

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment for this unit of competency is to be largely practical in nature and will most appropriately be assessed in an emergency disease or plant pest response simulation or in a response to an outbreak

Method of assessment

For valid assessment one must have opportunities to participate in exercises case studies and other real and simulated practical and knowledge assessments that demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to manage active operational emergency disease or plant pest sites

The candidate must also have access to a functional control centre established as part of an emergency disease or plant pest response simulation or in response to an actual outbreak

Guidance information for assessment

To ensure consistency in ones performance competency should be demonstrated on more than one occasion in order to cover a variety of circumstances cases and responsibilities and where possible over a number of assessment activities

The skills and knowledge required to manage active operational emergency disease or plant pest sites must be transferable to a range of work environments and contexts including the ability to deal with unplanned events For example this could include managing the implementation of different control procedures required in different responses or on different sites

Stakeholders may include:

Relevant standards and protocols may include:

Resources may include:

Control procedures required may cover:

Reports may include:

Personnel monitoring may involve consideration of:

Implementation of control procedures may be monitored through: