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

Required skills

Communication skills sufficient to use consultative and interpersonal techniques and effectively present written and oral information to colleagues and a wide range of individuals and groups

Literacy skills sufficient to accurately record and report workplace information and prepare a range of reports documentation and submissions where precise meaning is required

Numeracy skills sufficient to analyse qualitative and quantitative information and data

Problem solving skills sufficient to demonstrate time and project management

Planning and organisational skills to coordinate the acquisition of required resources authorisations and approvals and to develop tending plans

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 managing tending operations in a native forest

Environmental protection requirements including the safe disposal of waste material

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures for managing tending operations in a native forest

Impact of tending operations on forest productivity and various end products

Biology of relevant forest health problems

Tree growth and development

Weed species and herbicide interactions

Hydrology and hydrological principles

Botany including plant identification and classification skills

Ecology and ecological interactions

Soil types and structure

Established communication channels and protocols

Problem identification and resolution strategies and common fault finding techniques

Types of tools and equipment and procedures for their use operation and maintenance relevant to managing tending operations in a native forest

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 manage tending operations in a native forest

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 managing tending operations in a native forest

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to managing tending operations in a native forest

following applicable licensing or certification requirements

planning a tending operation using consultative processes with colleagues and stakeholders to obtain inputs and ensure efficient and safe processes and timelines

implementing a tending operation in line with documented plan and budget and making adjustments to plan or operation

reviewing and analysing the operation and use of findings to document improvements to future operations

preparing and presenting a detailed report including costs processes and analysis findings of the tending operation

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 comply with 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 methods applicable to this unit may include direct observation of tasks with questioning of required knowledge and the completion of projects assignments or written tests

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:

Legislative requirements:

Organisational requirements may include:

Tending operations

Timeline

Appropriate personnel may include:

Environmental protection requirements may include:

Operation requirements may include:

Impact may relate to:

Consultative processes may include:

Input may include:

Approvals may be required by:

Authorisations may include:

Hazards may refer to:

Communication will include:

Documentation requirements

Monitoring points

Compliance requirements may include:

Information

Records and reports may include: