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

Required skills

Technical skills sufficient to interpret and act on written information including maps plans reports and aerial photography and to recognise common diseases pests and nutrition deficiencies

Communication skills sufficient to use appropriate consultative communication and interpersonal techniques with colleagues and others including landholders and internalexternal bodies and groups and to supervise operational staff andor contractors to achieve specific organisation outcomes

Literacy skills sufficient to accurately complete data and write reports and submissions in appropriate style and format and to accurately record and maintain information

Numeracy skills sufficient to provide and interpret data costings and calculations relating to time financial information weights volumes and lengths

Problem solving skills sufficient to issues and limitations to stand activities and demonstrate appropriate response procedures and to assess and extract critical information from various sources legislation manufacturers recommendations standards codes of practice

Planning and organisational skills sufficient to coordinate and schedule operations and to identify and acquire relevant approvals

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 coordinating stand nutrition

Environmental protection requirements including the safe disposal of waste material

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures for processes for coordinating stand nutrition

Fertiliser technology and options

Nutrition requirements of target species

Biology of target species

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 coordinating stand nutrition

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 coordinate stand nutrition

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 including OHS environmental and organisational policies and procedures relevant to coordinating stand nutrition

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to coordinating stand nutrition

effective communication and interpersonal techniques with colleagues and others

determining measurable performance indicators specifications and targets and developing a stand nutrition plan within specified budgetary guidelines

coordinating and scheduling of resources and managing the work of others to achieve specific outcomes

monitoring the provision of stand nutrition and ensuring relevant legal OHS and environmental requirements are complied with

documenting results from stand nutrition operation and reporting preparation for dissemination to relevant personnel

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:

Stand nutrition may be:

Environmental requirements may relate to:

Information may include:

Method(s) may include:

Approvals may be:

Plan may detail:

Appropriate personnel may include:

Documentation may include:

Individuals/bodies/groups may include:

Checks may ensure that:

Communication may include:

Hazards may include:

Limitations may relate to:

Report may document:

Maintenance may include: