Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
AHCARB308 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Install cable and bracing
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | AHCARB308 - Install cable and bracing |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to install cable and bracing hardware into the structure of a tree.The work requires the application of extensive arboricultural knowledge. This unit applies to individuals who have a range of skills to select and apply a specialised range of methods, tools, equipment and information to complete routine activities and provide and transmit solutions to predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.Some discretion and judgement may be required to the extent of pruning and cable and bracing required for a particular tree. Work is implemented with low risk work procedures and to comply with Safe Work Method Statement documentation.Licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit in some states and territories at the time of publication, and may differ according to jurisdiction. Specific determination should be sought through the relevant State or Territory. Works involving this unit of competency may be subject to local tree protection and preservation laws, and the relevant content of applicable Australian Standards. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Assessment must be demonstrated consistently over time in a suitable range of contexts and have a productivity-based outcome. No single assessment event or report is sufficient to achieve competency in this unit. Assessment may be conducted in a simulated or real work environment, however determination of competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. The mandatory equipment and materials used to gather evidence for assessment include: equipment: dynamic and static cable and bracing tools and products high decibel whistle personal protective equipment (PPE) first aid and emergency kit traffic management kit signage – work zone trees materials: cable and bracing operations form hazard identification and risk control form equipment and PPE check form emergency preparation form work records form Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs in the assessment of arboriculture units of competency. Assessment must be conducted only by persons who have: arboriculture vocational competencies at least to the level being assessed current arboriculture industry skills directly relevant to the unit of competency being assessed |
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Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Prepare for work |
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Element: Prepare trees for cable and bracing |
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Element: Install cable and bracing |
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