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

AHCBER601 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Plan and oversee an emergency disease or plant pest control program

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AHCBER601 - Plan and oversee an emergency disease or plant pest control program
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to plan and oversee an emergency disease or plant pest control program according to the relevant standards and protocols provided in a national response plan.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, design and communicate solutions to a range of complex problems. They work in contexts that are subject to change and adapt a range of fundamental principles accordingly.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 emergency disease or plant pest control program
  • Identify effective strategies to support emergency disease or plant pest control
  • Ensure all components of emergency disease or plant pest control program comply with relevant standards and protocols, a jurisdiction's nationally approved response plan, relevant state, territory and commonwealth legislation and emergency management principles
  • Seek and use expert advice to identify the source of emergency disease or plant pest and gauge its likely spread
  • Identify declared areas of presence of emergency disease or plant pest in line with expert advice and available evidence
  • Develop plans to effectively and efficiently control emergency disease or plant pest
  • Submit plans to appropriate authorities for approval
  • Identify likely developments and consequences of emergency disease or plant pest outbreak and advise appropriate personnel according to established lines of command and control
       
Element: Oversee emergency disease or plant pest control program
  • Implement and monitor emergency disease or plant pest control plans
  • Monitor the recording and dissemination of information to ensure compliance with standards and protocols
  • Send, receive and act on reports according to relevant standards and protocols
  • Brief relevant organisations, agencies and personnel in relation to management of emergency disease or plant pest
       
Element: Monitor and review the emergency disease or plant pest control program
  • Monitor emergency disease or plant pest control strategies continually to ensure that they are achieving the intended outcomes
  • Amend emergency disease or plant pest control plans as appropriate in line with expert advice, standards and protocols
  • Monitor resource requirements continually to ensure strategies are achieved
       
Element: Revise emergency disease or plant pest control program
  • Revise emergency disease or plant pest control strategies and plans as required
  • Communicate changes to emergency disease or plant pest control strategies to appropriate personnel
       


Evidence Required

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Plan emergency disease or plant pest control program

1.1 Identify effective strategies to support emergency disease or plant pest control

1.2 Ensure all components of emergency disease or plant pest control program comply with relevant standards and protocols, a jurisdiction's nationally approved response plan, relevant state, territory and commonwealth legislation and emergency management principles

1.3 Seek and use expert advice to identify the source of emergency disease or plant pest and gauge its likely spread

1.4 Identify declared areas of presence of emergency disease or plant pest in line with expert advice and available evidence

1.5 Develop plans to effectively and efficiently control emergency disease or plant pest

1.6 Submit plans to appropriate authorities for approval

1.7 Identify likely developments and consequences of emergency disease or plant pest outbreak and advise appropriate personnel according to established lines of command and control

2. Oversee emergency disease or plant pest control program

2.1 Implement and monitor emergency disease or plant pest control plans

2.2 Monitor the recording and dissemination of information to ensure compliance with standards and protocols

2.3 Send, receive and act on reports according to relevant standards and protocols

2.4 Brief relevant organisations, agencies and personnel in relation to management of emergency disease or plant pest

3. Monitor and review the emergency disease or plant pest control program

3.1 Monitor emergency disease or plant pest control strategies continually to ensure that they are achieving the intended outcomes

3.2 Amend emergency disease or plant pest control plans as appropriate in line with expert advice, standards and protocols

3.3 Monitor resource requirements continually to ensure strategies are achieved

4. Revise emergency disease or plant pest control program

4.1 Revise emergency disease or plant pest control strategies and plans as required

4.2 Communicate changes to emergency disease or plant pest control strategies to appropriate personnel

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in an emergency disease or plant pest 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 and amending a control program

recording information and disseminating

disseminating reports

identifying appropriate personnel along lines of communication as part of planning and overseeing an emergency disease or plant pest control program

plan a control program around identified strategies with input of experts and submit to for approval

identify declared areas that are within the jurisdiction of the control program

brief appropriate personnel and organisations/agencies on developments and consequences of emergency disease or plant pest outbreak, and its ongoing management

implement and monitor control plans utilising information management system and reporting as set out in standards and protocols

monitor control strategies in use against the intended outcomes, and amend control plans as appropriate

monitor resource requirements are sufficient to ensure strategies are achieved

communicate revisions to control strategies and/or plans to appropriate personnel.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

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

incident management functions

phases of a response

the requirements of relevant commonwealth, state and territory legislation

strategies for controlling emergency disease or plant pest situations

support agencies and sources of expertise

control procedures relevant to the emergency disease or plant pest situation

project management principles

consequences and impacts of the outbreak and management controls

information management system

processes for monitoring and reviewing control plans, and resource expenditure

human and physical resources required to implement the control plan

methods of communicating with stakeholders.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Plan emergency disease or plant pest control program

1.1 Identify effective strategies to support emergency disease or plant pest control

1.2 Ensure all components of emergency disease or plant pest control program comply with relevant standards and protocols, a jurisdiction's nationally approved response plan, relevant state, territory and commonwealth legislation and emergency management principles

1.3 Seek and use expert advice to identify the source of emergency disease or plant pest and gauge its likely spread

1.4 Identify declared areas of presence of emergency disease or plant pest in line with expert advice and available evidence

1.5 Develop plans to effectively and efficiently control emergency disease or plant pest

1.6 Submit plans to appropriate authorities for approval

1.7 Identify likely developments and consequences of emergency disease or plant pest outbreak and advise appropriate personnel according to established lines of command and control

2. Oversee emergency disease or plant pest control program

2.1 Implement and monitor emergency disease or plant pest control plans

2.2 Monitor the recording and dissemination of information to ensure compliance with standards and protocols

2.3 Send, receive and act on reports according to relevant standards and protocols

2.4 Brief relevant organisations, agencies and personnel in relation to management of emergency disease or plant pest

3. Monitor and review the emergency disease or plant pest control program

3.1 Monitor emergency disease or plant pest control strategies continually to ensure that they are achieving the intended outcomes

3.2 Amend emergency disease or plant pest control plans as appropriate in line with expert advice, standards and protocols

3.3 Monitor resource requirements continually to ensure strategies are achieved

4. Revise emergency disease or plant pest control program

4.1 Revise emergency disease or plant pest control strategies and plans as required

4.2 Communicate changes to emergency disease or plant pest control strategies to appropriate personnel

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify effective strategies to support emergency disease or plant pest control 
Ensure all components of emergency disease or plant pest control program comply with relevant standards and protocols, a jurisdiction's nationally approved response plan, relevant state, territory and commonwealth legislation and emergency management principles 
Seek and use expert advice to identify the source of emergency disease or plant pest and gauge its likely spread 
Identify declared areas of presence of emergency disease or plant pest in line with expert advice and available evidence 
Develop plans to effectively and efficiently control emergency disease or plant pest 
Submit plans to appropriate authorities for approval 
Identify likely developments and consequences of emergency disease or plant pest outbreak and advise appropriate personnel according to established lines of command and control 
Implement and monitor emergency disease or plant pest control plans 
Monitor the recording and dissemination of information to ensure compliance with standards and protocols 
Send, receive and act on reports according to relevant standards and protocols 
Brief relevant organisations, agencies and personnel in relation to management of emergency disease or plant pest 
Monitor emergency disease or plant pest control strategies continually to ensure that they are achieving the intended outcomes 
Amend emergency disease or plant pest control plans as appropriate in line with expert advice, standards and protocols 
Monitor resource requirements continually to ensure strategies are achieved 
Revise emergency disease or plant pest control strategies and plans as required 
Communicate changes to emergency disease or plant pest control strategies to appropriate personnel 

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