This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required skills

Technical skills sufficient to use and maintain relevant tools machinery and equipment including communications equipment assess risks and hazardous situations demonstrate time and project management

Communication skills sufficient to use appropriate communication and interpersonal techniques and methods with colleagues and others use appropriate questioning techniques to gather verbal evidence

Literacy skills sufficient to collect and document evidence prepare a range of reports documentation and submissions where precise meaning is required read and interpret maps record and report workplace information maintain documentation

Numeracy skills sufficient to measure estimate and calculate time required to complete a task

Problem solving skills sufficient to identify problems and equipment faults demonstrate appropriate response procedures

Required knowledge

Applicable commonwealth state or territory legislation regulations standards codes of practice and established safe practices relevant to the full range of processes for patrolling a forest

Environmental protection requirements including the safe disposal of waste material minimising environmental impact and returning the environment to its original or near to original condition on completion of activity

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures for patrolling a forest

Environmental risks and hazards

Types use and maintenance of communications equipment

Types of maps

Geography of patrol area

Formats procedures and legislative requirements for collecting and documenting evidence

Typical complaints and breaches and appropriate response procedures and followup actions

Organisational public relations guidelines

Role and interrelationship of government agencies controlling patrol area

Established communication channels and protocols

Problem identification and resolution strategies and common fault finding techniques

Types of tools and equipment and procedures for their safe use and maintenance

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring including calculating time to complete tasks

Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information

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

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can safely and efficiently carry out a patrol and respond to complaints and breaches of legislation

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 and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of

following applicable commonwealth state or territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to patrolling a forest

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to patrolling a forest

following applicable licensing or certification requirements

preparing for a patrol ensuring communication links are established appropriate notification of intended patrol route and area and contingency plans

carrying out a patrol identifying and assessing risks and hazards and demonstrating appropriate response procedures

responding to complaints and breaches of legislation using appropriate questioning techniques and documentation procedures and formats to collect evidence

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or realistically simulated workplace

Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices safety requirements and environmental constraints

Assessment of required knowledge other than confirmatory questions will usually be conducted in an offsite context

Assessment is to follow relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements

The following resources should be made available

workplace location or simulated workplace

materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit

specifications and work instructions

Method of assessment

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI Training Package

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 Training Package

Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts together with application of required knowledge

Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks with questioning on required knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills

Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the required knowledge

Assessment may be applied under projectrelated conditions real or simulated and require evidence of process

Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance but is able to be transferred to other circumstances

Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency

The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate

Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality gender or language backgrounds other than English

Where the participant has a disability reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment

Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role

OHS requirements:

Environmental requirements may include:

Legislative requirements:

Organisational requirements may include:

Patrol requirements may include:

Equipment may include:

Communication links may include:

Appropriate personnel may include:

Contingency plans may include:

Forest estate may include:

Breachesof legislation may include:

Evidence may include:

Records and reports may include: