Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

AHCBER501 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Manage active operational emergency disease or plant pest sites

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AHCBER501 - Manage active operational emergency disease or plant pest sites
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to manage active operational emergency disease or plant pest sites.The unit applies to personnel who have been appointed or engaged to undertake a role within an emergency disease or plant pest incursion response.This unit applies to individuals who take personal responsibility for their own work and exercise autonomy in undertaking complex work. They analyse information and demonstrate deep knowledge in a specific technical area. They analyse, design and communicate solutions to sometimes complex problems.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Plan control procedures across the declared area
  • Conduct planning and consultation with stakeholders and field personnel
  • Conduct planning in line with relevant standards, protocols and guidelines, and according to instructions from operations director
  • Identify, obtain, schedule, prioritise and deploy required resources
  • Identify work health and safety requirements and hazards associated with implementing control procedures and ensure appropriate action is taken to minimise risks to self and others
  • Identify criteria for implementing control procedures which satisfy relevant standards and protocols with minimal livestock or crop destruction and property damage
  • Prepare contingency plans for effective control of emergency disease or plant pest
       
Element: Manage the implementation of control procedures
  • Coordinate control procedures to achieve effective emergency disease or plant pest control outcomes
  • Maintain ongoing consultation and communication links with all stakeholders, field staff, property owners or managers and others in control centre
  • Implement control procedures and services supplied under contract
  • Prepare and submit written and verbal reports as required
       
Element: Monitor and review the effectiveness of control procedures
  • Monitor personnel to ensure that they are achieving specified objectives
  • Monitor supply of resources for appropriateness and availability
  • Monitor implementation of control procedures to ensure cost-effective compliance with relevant standards and protocols
  • Review priorities for emergency disease or plant pest control operations, and confirm or revise as appropriate
       
Element: Implement review findings
  • Revise control activities as required
  • Advise relevant stakeholders and personnel of revisions to control activities promptly for implementation
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Plan control procedures across the declared area

1.1 Conduct planning and consultation with stakeholders and field personnel

1.2 Conduct planning in line with relevant standards, protocols and guidelines, and according to instructions from operations director

1.3 Identify, obtain, schedule, prioritise and deploy required resources

1.4 Identify work health and safety requirements and hazards associated with implementing control procedures and ensure appropriate action is taken to minimise risks to self and others

1.5 Identify criteria for implementing control procedures which satisfy relevant standards and protocols with minimal livestock or crop destruction and property damage

1.6 Prepare contingency plans for effective control of emergency disease or plant pest

2. Manage the implementation of control procedures

2.1 Coordinate control procedures to achieve effective emergency disease or plant pest control outcomes

2.2 Maintain ongoing consultation and communication links with all stakeholders, field staff, property owners or managers and others in control centre

2.3 Implement control procedures and services supplied under contract

2.4 Prepare and submit written and verbal reports as required

3. Monitor and review the effectiveness of control procedures

3.1 Monitor personnel to ensure that they are achieving specified objectives

3.2 Monitor supply of resources for appropriateness and availability

3.3 Monitor implementation of control procedures to ensure cost-effective compliance with relevant standards and protocols

3.4 Review priorities for emergency disease or plant pest control operations, and confirm or revise as appropriate

4 Implement review findings

4.1 Revise control activities as required

4.2 Advise relevant stakeholders and personnel of revisions to control activities promptly for implementation

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

apply standards, guidelines, protocols and legislation in:

planning control procedures

resourcing the control plan

addressing work health and safety requirements

determining criteria for implementing control procedures

contracting services

monitoring implementation of control procedures for cost effectiveness

monitoring, reviewing control operations and revising priorities as part of managing active emergency disease or plant pest sites

plan and resource control procedures, and contingency plans

engage with stakeholders and field personnel in planning process

engage with stakeholders, field staff, property owners/managers and others in control centre throughout the control period

manage and monitor implementation of control procedures

monitor personnel against specified objectives

monitor supply of resources

review priorities and revise as appropriate after consultation

review control activities as required and communicate to stakeholders and personnel.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

AUSVETPLAN or PLANTPLAN, and relevant standards, guidelines and protocols, and Nationally Agreed Standard Operating Procedures (NASOP)

incident control management procedures

the requirements of relevant commonwealth, state and territory legislation

relevant public sector policies, practices and constraints in relation to emergency disease or plant pest management

techniques for monitoring and reviewing control procedures, and resource expenditure

advanced communication principles to consult and communicate with a range of stakeholders and the control centre

project management principles.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Plan control procedures across the declared area

1.1 Conduct planning and consultation with stakeholders and field personnel

1.2 Conduct planning in line with relevant standards, protocols and guidelines, and according to instructions from operations director

1.3 Identify, obtain, schedule, prioritise and deploy required resources

1.4 Identify work health and safety requirements and hazards associated with implementing control procedures and ensure appropriate action is taken to minimise risks to self and others

1.5 Identify criteria for implementing control procedures which satisfy relevant standards and protocols with minimal livestock or crop destruction and property damage

1.6 Prepare contingency plans for effective control of emergency disease or plant pest

2. Manage the implementation of control procedures

2.1 Coordinate control procedures to achieve effective emergency disease or plant pest control outcomes

2.2 Maintain ongoing consultation and communication links with all stakeholders, field staff, property owners or managers and others in control centre

2.3 Implement control procedures and services supplied under contract

2.4 Prepare and submit written and verbal reports as required

3. Monitor and review the effectiveness of control procedures

3.1 Monitor personnel to ensure that they are achieving specified objectives

3.2 Monitor supply of resources for appropriateness and availability

3.3 Monitor implementation of control procedures to ensure cost-effective compliance with relevant standards and protocols

3.4 Review priorities for emergency disease or plant pest control operations, and confirm or revise as appropriate

4 Implement review findings

4.1 Revise control activities as required

4.2 Advise relevant stakeholders and personnel of revisions to control activities promptly for implementation

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Conduct planning and consultation with stakeholders and field personnel 
Conduct planning in line with relevant standards, protocols and guidelines, and according to instructions from operations director 
Identify, obtain, schedule, prioritise and deploy required resources 
Identify work health and safety requirements and hazards associated with implementing control procedures and ensure appropriate action is taken to minimise risks to self and others 
Identify criteria for implementing control procedures which satisfy relevant standards and protocols with minimal livestock or crop destruction and property damage 
Prepare contingency plans for effective control of emergency disease or plant pest 
Coordinate control procedures to achieve effective emergency disease or plant pest control outcomes 
Maintain ongoing consultation and communication links with all stakeholders, field staff, property owners or managers and others in control centre 
Implement control procedures and services supplied under contract 
Prepare and submit written and verbal reports as required 
Monitor personnel to ensure that they are achieving specified objectives 
Monitor supply of resources for appropriateness and availability 
Monitor implementation of control procedures to ensure cost-effective compliance with relevant standards and protocols 
Review priorities for emergency disease or plant pest control operations, and confirm or revise as appropriate 
Revise control activities as required 
Advise relevant stakeholders and personnel of revisions to control activities promptly for implementation 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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