Required skills

costing alternative destruction treatments

developing a budget

planning biological strategies

researching and analysing information

supervising others working in a special purpose team

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

approvals required for such things as burning

communication procedures and protocols

crop destruction methods

equipment needed for plant pest destruction

government processes

group of organisms relevant to strategy being developed

legislation and regulations defining and affecting destruction of plant pests

logistics requirements

rates and methods of application of selected biocides

relevant guidelines including PLANTPLAN

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 critical requirements for this unit of competency as a whole are listed below

assessment must confirm ones ability to

plan pretreatment destruction and site cleanup

communicate plans to destruction teams contractors and emergency services

Context of and specific resources for 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 develop a plant pest destruction strategy

The candidate must also have access to a functioning control centre or a control centre established for a plant pest response simulation exercise

Method of assessment

Assessment for this unit of competency is to be largely practical in nature and will most appropriately be assessed in a real or simulated plant pest incursion response

Guidance information for assessment

To ensure consistency in ones performance competency should be demonstrated on more than one occasion over a period of time 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 develop a plant pest destruction strategy must be transferable to a range of work environments and contexts including the ability to deal with unplanned events For example this could include work within urban farming forestry and natural environments

Characteristics of plant pest to be analysed may include:

Characteristics of host plants and/or plant products to be analysed may include:

Pre-treatments may include:

Approvals may be required for activities such as:

Resources required for plant pest destruction treatments may include:

Communication strategies with stakeholders may involve a range of methods such as:

Appropriate authorities may include:

Review of effectiveness of plant pest destruction treatments may involve:

Review of effectiveness of plant pest destruction strategy may need to consider: