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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Manage the project design process
   • Areas of expertise and specialist services required to carry out the project are identified
   • A design brief is prepared
   • Project design and contract arrangements are agreed
   • Site elements and features that impact on project design and establishment are assessed
   • The site is stratified as per the methodology requirements
   • The impact of project location on the type of carbon credits generated, where relevant, is ascertained
   • The impact of differing crediting and reporting periods on project planning and implementation is assessed
   • A design is prepared that describes the detailed features, specifications and approach of the project
   • The design is checked for compliance with the relevant approved methodology and CFI requirements and agreed with the stakeholder
2. Carry out preliminary planning activities
   • The responsibilities of owning and managing a CFI project are identified
   • Project design and contract requirements are confirmed
   • The availability, quantity and costs of materials and resources listed in the project specifications developed during project design are verified
3. Prepare a staged plan of work
   • Resources, tools, labour and equipment required for project implementation are identified
   • Project risks are assessed and controls are established
   • A project plan outlining allocation of resources, work tasks and timing is prepared
   • Interdependencies, seasonal factors and impacts are identified and incorporated in the staging strategy
4. Cost implementation works
   • Current prices for project resources, tools, labour and equipment required for project implementation are obtained
   • Unit and total cost for each resource item is calculated
   • Total project costs are accurately calculated and documented
   • Adjustments are made where required to reconcile resource costs with project budget
   • The costed plan is agreed with the project proponent
   • The costed plan is checked with the relevant auditor to ensure that the methods proposed in applying the methodology will meet audit requirements

Required Skills

Required skills communication skills to determine and confirm client requirements using questioning and active listening as required liaise with others share information listen and understand literacy skills to read and interpret documentation from a variety of sources analyse information to ensure currency accuracy and appropriateness to client needs complete documentation accurately research and analytical skills to access interpret and manage complex information numeracy and IT skills to interpret financial information and calculate client costs access and use appropriate software use the internet to research information information management skills to capture and record key project information interpersonal skills to establish rapport with clients liaise with other team members and specialists establish networks with relevant technical experts judgement skills to apply ethical principles to decision making in the advisory process form suitable recommendations when advising selfmanagement skills to comply with ethical legal and procedural requirements organising and timemanagement skills to sequence tasks meet timelines and deliver agreed outcomes arrange meetings leadership skills to build an effective project team lead the team in the implementation of the project anticipate plan and organise required materials and resources

Required knowledge Knowledge of

Carbon Credits Carbon Farming Initiative Act and regulations particularly provisions relating to the definition and eligibility of crediting periods for vegetation based activities and permanence requirements for sequestration activities and including relevant eligible activities on the positive list and provisions relevant to project planning and implementation any regulatory guidance included on the Clean Energy Regulator website for the relevant methodologies approved vegetation based methodologies under the CFI including eligibility requirements project area requirements net abatement calculation requirements monitoring reporting and auditing requirements and further information sources the science of sequestering and maintaining carbon in vegetation current pricing and options for project resources tools equipment and contractors formats for organising and presenting financial qualitative and quantitative information overview of forestry and farm management practices that can enhance and maintain carbon sequestration in vegetation geographic information systems GIS remote sensing CFI Mapping Tool and CFI Rainfall Map Reforestation Modelling Tool and FULLCAM guidelines for the development of fieldbased reforestation methodologies Part Methodologies that use single tree allometrics and samplebased estimates of dependent variables carbon accounting in the land sector including Australias national carbon accounting framework need for consistency of abatement calculations under the CFI with methods in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting determination and the National Inventory Report requirements for measuring emissions from landbased sources relevant to the methodologies

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	Evidence of the ability to manage the project design process plan the implementation of a vegetation project prepare a project plan identify resources for a program of works cost the implementation of the project
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Assessment must be undertaken in the context of the Carbon Farming Initiative Assessment resources must be developed to determine the candidates depth and breadth of knowledge of approved vegetation methodologies as well as their ability to provide accurate and uptodate information to others in a professional manner
Method of assessment	A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit observing processes and procedures in workplaces oral or written questioning on required knowledge and skills evaluating workplace documents and samples of work simulated projects scenarios or case studies obtaining and validating third party references and reports
Guidance information for assessment	Assessment with other units relevant to the job role is recommended The unit of competency can be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment

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Range Statement

The range statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Seasonal factors and impacts include:	material handling rainfall requirements machinery use fire hazards growing conditions establishment period
Design brief includes:	a brief that outlines project objectives, outcomes, scope, constraints and assumptions, dependencies, design options and preferred option, business case, success indicators, project approach and governance arrangements (including compliance requirements with the standards of the applicable auditor)
Positive list includes:	a register, contained in the CFI regulations, of abatement activities, that are eligible to earn carbon credits under the CFI

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