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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Assess requirements for improved land use
   • Audit the natural resource base and identify threats to sustainability
   • Review the production and management plans to incorporate sustainable land use principles
   • Assess water resources, quality and impacts of run off for risk of erosion
   • Assess soil health and fertility against the requirements of the production plan
   • Assess vegetation types and coverage and identify required changes
   • Plan and prioritise land and water protection measures and structures
2. Carry out structural improvements to address threats to sustainability
   • Follow work health and safety policies and procedures in field work
   • Inspect sites, note key features and place pegs for improvements
   • Determine materials for the construction from the plans
   • Obtain and organise materials, personnel and equipment
   • Check equipment to be used
   • Construct structural works and revegetate the area and secure from livestock
3. Treat areas of land degradation
   • Realign fences to land classes and soil conservation works
   • Protect contour banks and repair as necessary
   • Construct water carrying structures or repair as necessary
   • Establish shelter belts for crop and stock protection
   • Review and amend soil cultivation and planting practices to prevent erosion and minimise soil run-off
   • Plan grazing strategies to maximise ground cover and avoid damage through foot tracks or damage to banks
   • Ensure all works and plans comply with environmental protection legislation, regulations and codes of practice

Range Statement

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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:

develop and implement sustainable land use strategies

identify the threats to sustainability for an area or region

manage water resources and riparian zones

manage vegetation and plant succession for an area

manage the health and sustainability of soils

incorporate sustainability principles into land use practices

apply work health and safety practices in the context of own work

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

the role of biodiversity in farming systems

sustainable land and water use principles and practices applicable to the region

sustainable soil management

soil appraisal and remediation strategies

environmental controls and codes of practice applicable to the business and to the improvement works

relevant legislation and regulations relating to soil and water degradation issues, chemical use and structural works

relevant work health and safety and environmental protection legislation, regulations and codes of practice

causes of land degradation

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