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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Research and identify pest monitoring and evaluation requirements
   • Determine monitoring and evaluation requirements
   • Assess attitudes, and land management practices, of stakeholders for their relevance and usefulness to the monitoring and evaluation program
   • Document how results from monitoring and evaluation will be used
2. Develop procedures for monitoring and evaluation
   • Identify target pests and select monitoring sites
   • Specify timing of sampling, observation systems, level of accuracy required and sample size
   • Identify economic and environmental impacts to be monitored
   • Identify factors that would trigger an emergency response
   • Define how reporting will be carried out and how results of sampling will be verified and analysed
   • Develop procedures for monitoring and recording the economic and environmental impacts of pests
   • Develop procedures for monitoring and recording pest abundance
   • Confirm monitoring program includes a schedule that is aligned to milestones in the pest management plan
3. Document the monitoring program
   • Design recording documents and forms
   • Document all procedures and recording systems and make accessible to relevant personnel
   • Ensure pest monitoring program aligns with relevant local, regional, state and national pest management strategies

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 a pest monitoring and evaluation program, in accordance with the local, regional, State or Territory and national pest management strategies

consult with stakeholders to assess attitudes and land management practices, where relevant

research and identify required operational and performance monitoring

develop procedures for monitoring and evaluation, including how to access relevant techniques and adapt them for the pest management plan

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

procedures for monitoring and recording

pest biology, behaviour and lifecycles and how they influence monitoring procedures

pest population dynamics and economic and environmental thresholds

relevant local, regional, State, Territory and national pest management strategies

Federal, State or Territory legislation and regulations relating to pest management activities

key concepts in the Integrated Pest Management strategy

monitoring and evaluation principles and how they should be included in the management program

reporting and recording procedures, including knowing how to appropriately package information in the correct format and at the appropriate level for the various target groups

how to monitor and record pest abundance and the damage caused by the target pest

target pests and monitoring points

non-target species in the area

potential economic and environmental impacts of pest population

factors that would trigger an emergency response

aims, objectives and milestones in the pest management plan

requirements for ensuring the welfare of animals described in the relevant Codes of Practice, where monitoring plan involves pest animals

potential diseases and toxicity relevant to the area and pests

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