- AHCFAU201A - Recognise fauna
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
AHCFAU201A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Recognise fauna
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | AHCFAU201A - Recognise fauna |
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| Description | This unit covers the process of recognising fauna that are commonly encountered when undertaking agricultural, horticultural and land management activities and defines the standard required to: move through a nominated natural area in a manner suitable for fauna observation; select sites and situations where fauna are likely to be present; observe and record the details of fauna and survey a natural area causing minimal disruption to the environment and fauna that inhabit it. | ||
| Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
| Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit applies to supervised workers in land management projects who operate under routine supervision with intermittent checking by supervisors. | ||
| Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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| Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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| Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
| Element: Prepare for fauna recognition |
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| Element: Recognise specified fauna |
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| Element: Complete identification of fauna |
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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.
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 | Competence in recognising fauna requires evidence that a person can identify and utilise available resources and equipment to identify fauna accurately. The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following: move through a nominated natural area in a manner suitable for fauna observation select sites and situations where fauna are likely to be present observe and record the details of fauna survey a natural area causing minimal disruption to the environment and fauna that inhabit it. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances. |
Submission Requirements
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Assessment Tasks
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Required skills |
recognise fauna specific to the enterprise and describe their features and main occurrence within the enterprise use simple fauna identification keys communicate with customers and clients, interpret questions effectively, and provide limited advice and information about the fauna specific to the enterprise use literacy skills to follow sequenced written instructions and record information accurately and legibly use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine workplace measures use interpersonal skills to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities. |
Required knowledge |
fauna identification techniques and nomenclature fauna behaviour fauna habitats fauna tracks and traces techniques for observing, collecting/catching and reporting fauna enterprise procedures for obtaining and supplying advice and information about fauna enterprise expectations about the range and number of fauna to be recognised fauna welfare, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and environmental management requirements. |
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. | |
Fauna will comprise those encountered within the industry workplace and may include: | native or introduced species and can include: mammals birds reptiles amphibians fish arthropods micro fauna. |
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 |
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| Range of fauna requiring recognition is identified according to supervisors/customers needs. | |||
| Resources and equipment for use in recognition activity are located and identified. | |||
| Available processes for fauna recognition are identified, selected and prepared for use. | |||
| Specified fauna are recognised and named according to their identifiable characteristics. | |||
| Brief descriptions of fauna habits, characteristics and significant features are recorded. | |||
| The advice of supervisors is sought when necessary and where appropriate in the identification activity. | |||
| Information about identified fauna is documented according to enterprise requirements and added to the reference collection. | |||
| Field notes are updated as new fauna are recognised. | |||
| Rare, uncommon or notifiable pest fauna are reported to supervisor according to enterprise guidelines. | |||
| Handling, transporting and housing of fauna comply with fauna ethics guidelines, fauna welfare regulations and statutory requirements. |
Forms
Assessment Cover Sheet
AHCFAU201A - Recognise fauna
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