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

AHCBIO601A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Plan and oversee an emergency disease or plant pest control program

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Issue Date: April 2024


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Unit of Competency AHCBIO601A - Plan and oversee an emergency disease or plant pest control program
Description This unit covers planning and overseeing an emergency disease or plant pest control program according to the relevant standards and protocols provided in a national response plan and defines the work practices required to: plan for contingencies; plan, oversee and monitor a response to an emergency disease or plant pest incursion; build, maintain and motivate a team in response to an emergency disease or plant pest incursion; prioritise allocation of resources; implement best options for problem solving based on risk assessment.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to the planning and management of an emergency response to a disease or plant pest outbreak.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
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
  • Effective strategies to control emergency disease or plant pest are identified to support the emergency disease or plant pest control.
  • All components of emergency disease or plant pest control program comply with relevant standards and protocols, jurisdiction's nationally approved response plan, relevant state/territory and commonwealth legislation, and emergency management principles.
  • Expert advice is sought and used to identify source of emergency disease or plant pest and gauge its likely spread.
  • Declared areas are identified in line with expert advice and available evidence of presence of emergency disease or plant pest.
  • Plans are developed to effectively and efficiently control emergency disease or plant pest.
  • Plans are submitted to appropriate authorities for approval.
  • Likely developments and consequences of emergency disease or plant pest outbreak are identified and appropriate personnel are advised according to established lines of command and control.
       
Element: Oversee emergency disease or plant pest control program
  • Emergency disease or plant pest control plans are implemented and monitored.
  • Information recording and dissemination are monitored to ensure compliance with standards and protocols.
  • Reports are sent, received and acted upon according to relevant standards and protocols.
  • Relevant organisations/agencies and personnel are briefed in relation to management of emergency disease or plant pest.
       
Element: Monitor and review the emergency disease or plant pest control program
  • Emergency disease or plant pest control strategies are monitored continually to ensure that they are achieving the intended outcomes.
  • Emergency disease or plant pest control plans are amended as appropriate in line with expert advice, standards and protocols.
  • Resource requirements are monitored continually to ensure strategies are achieved.
       
Element: Revise emergency disease or plant pest control program
  • Emergency disease or plant pest control strategies and/or plans are revised as required. Changes to emergency disease or plant pest control strategies are communicated to appropriate personnel.
       


Evidence Required

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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

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Competency is demonstrated in this standard if the candidate is able to:

plan for contingencies

plan, oversee and monitor a response to an emergency disease or plant pest incursion

build, maintain and motivate a team in response to an emergency disease or plant pest incursion

prioritise allocation of resources

implement best options for problem solving based on risk assessment.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

For valid assessment, one must have opportunities to participate in a range of exercises, case studies and other real and simulated practical and knowledge assessments that demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to plan and oversee an emergency disease or plant pest control program.

The candidate must also have access to a functioning control centre, or a control centre established for an emergency disease or plant pest response simulation exercise.

Method of assessment

Assessment for this unit of competency is to be largely practical in nature and will most appropriately be assessed in an emergency disease or plant pest response simulation exercise or in responses to an emergency disease or plant pest incursion.

Guidance information for assessment

To ensure consistency in one's performance, competency should be demonstrated on more than one occasion over a period of time in order to cover a variety of circumstances, cases and responsibilities, and where possible, over a number of assessment activities.

The skills and knowledge required to plan and oversee an emergency disease or plant pest control program must be transferable to a range of work environments and contexts, including the ability to deal with unplanned events. For example, this could include work within control centres established for other emergency diseases or plant pest incursions.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

accessing relevant standards and protocols such as Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan (AUSVETPLAN) or Australian Emergency Plant Pest Response Plan (PLANTPLAN) to determine requirements for a specific emergency disease or plant pest response

demonstrating flexibility by modifying priorities and procedures in response to new findings

developing briefing materials for use by others to communicate sensitive and complex information in an appropriate manner

making effective judgements to achieve a balance of taking authority and delegating appropriately

managing a team of people under stressful conditions

managing collection, analysis and dissemination of data to guide the ongoing emergency disease or plant pest response

operating effectively under stress while performing tasks requiring high-level problem solving and decision making

preparing or commissioning a detailed plan to manage an emergency disease or plant pest response, including identifying an outbreak of the emergency disease or plant pest, monitoring its presence, investigating its source and pattern of infection, estimating its likely spread and implementing measures and planning procedures for its control or eradication

use literacy skills to fulfil job roles as required by the organisation. The level of skill may range from reading and understanding documentation to completion of written reports

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record complex workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

detailed knowledge of relevant state, territory and commonwealth Acts of parliament with respect to emergency disease or plant pest control, emergency powers and notification of appropriate authorities

extensive knowledge of emergency disease or plant pest control strategies for emergency disease or plant pest situations

extensive knowledge of standards and protocols, such as AUSVETPLAN or PLANTPLAN

extensive knowledge of where to source technical information and/or expert advice and expertise to effectively manage an emergency disease or plant pest incursion

knowledge of common reactions and behaviours under stress

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

knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements, particularly when managing personnel in an emergency under stressful conditions.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Strategies to control the emergency disease or plant pest may include:

application of plant pesticides

cleaning and decontamination

collecting samples

commonwealth, state, territory and industry response agreements

destruction

disinfestation

disposal

emergency management approach

epidemiological assessments

movement control

quarantine

tracing and surveillance

vaccination

vector control

whole of government approach

wild animal control measures

Emergency diseases or plant pests may include:

diseases that may affect animals, fish and other marine animals including:

disease that is exotic to Australia

serious infectious disease of unknown or uncertain cause

variant of an endemic disease

severe outbreak of a known endemic disease that is considered to be of national significance with serious social or trade implications

species, biotype or strain of invertebrate pest or pathogen injurious to plants or plant health.

Relevant standards and protocols may include:

directions from state control headquarters

emergency disease or plant pest response agreements such as:

Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement (EADRA)

Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed (EPPRD)

emergency disease or plant pest specific guidelines and manuals included in the relevant national response plan such as AUSVETPLAN and PLANTPLAN

emergency management principles

standard operating procedures

state and territory legislation defining legal powers in an emergency disease or plant pest incursion

state response plans.

Declared areas may include:

areas in which defined conditions apply to the access or egress of specified plants, animals, fish and other marine animals or things

control areas

dangerous contact premises and suspect premises

infected premises

quarantine premises

restricted areas

stand still areas

any other areas declared.

Information recording and dissemination requirements may include:

electronic systems

mapping systems

message systems, including:

records of conversation

telephone messages

task requests

event logs

record keeping systems.

Relevant organisations may include:

community organisations

industry organisations

local, commonwealth and state or territory government agencies, including emergency service organisations

whole of government.

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
Effective strategies to control emergency disease or plant pest are identified to support the emergency disease or plant pest control. 
All components of emergency disease or plant pest control program comply with relevant standards and protocols, jurisdiction's nationally approved response plan, relevant state/territory and commonwealth legislation, and emergency management principles. 
Expert advice is sought and used to identify source of emergency disease or plant pest and gauge its likely spread. 
Declared areas are identified in line with expert advice and available evidence of presence of emergency disease or plant pest. 
Plans are developed to effectively and efficiently control emergency disease or plant pest. 
Plans are submitted to appropriate authorities for approval. 
Likely developments and consequences of emergency disease or plant pest outbreak are identified and appropriate personnel are advised according to established lines of command and control. 
Emergency disease or plant pest control plans are implemented and monitored. 
Information recording and dissemination are monitored to ensure compliance with standards and protocols. 
Reports are sent, received and acted upon according to relevant standards and protocols. 
Relevant organisations/agencies and personnel are briefed in relation to management of emergency disease or plant pest. 
Emergency disease or plant pest control strategies are monitored continually to ensure that they are achieving the intended outcomes. 
Emergency disease or plant pest control plans are amended as appropriate in line with expert advice, standards and protocols. 
Resource requirements are monitored continually to ensure strategies are achieved. 
Emergency disease or plant pest control strategies and/or plans are revised as required. Changes to emergency disease or plant pest control strategies are communicated to appropriate personnel. 

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