- AHCPMG406A - Investigate a reported pest treatment failure
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
AHCPMG406A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Investigate a reported pest treatment failure
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | AHCPMG406A - Investigate a reported pest treatment failure |
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| Description | This unit covers investigating a reported pest treatment failure and defines the standard required to: compare the results of pest treatment with the predicted response in published work; ensure the control product has been used in accordance with manufacturer's directions, and is either registered for the purpose or used under permit; check conditions at application against records and manufacturers directions; refer pest failure to manufacturer. | ||
| Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
| Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit applies to regional pest management officers and is likely to be undertaken independently, with reference to specialist advice | ||
| 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: Assess treatment failure |
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| Element: Investigate and report on causes of failure |
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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 | 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: compare the results of pest treatment with the predicted response in published work ensure the control product has been used in accordance with manufacturers directions, and is either registered for the purpose or used under permit check conditions at application against records and manufacturers directions refer pest failure to manufacturer. |
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 |
analyse statistics on pest populations assess treatment failure investigate and report on causes of failure use literacy skills to read, interpret and follow organisational policies and procedures, develop sequenced written instructions, record accurately and legibly information collected and select and apply procedures to a range of tasks use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification, negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine and more complex workplace measures and data 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 |
pest treatment techniques surveying population of pests treatment characteristics and modes of action basic statistical analysis report preparation. |
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. | |
Investigation may include: | pest treatment failures in a range of weeds and vertebrate pests. |
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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| Pre treatment pest infestation levels are ascertained from monitoring program records where available. | |||
| Post treatment population is ascertained from monitoring records and/or inspection. | |||
| Expected pest population after treatment is determined from available information. | |||
| Significance of difference between expected and monitored population analysed consistent with enterprise guidelines where appropriate. | |||
| Treatment used and application technique ascertained from records and assessed against manufacturer's instructions. | |||
| Conditions impacting on effectiveness of treatment prevailing at time of treatment are ascertained from enterprise records where available. | |||
| Known conditions at application are analysed against manufacturers' recommendations. | |||
| Level of control required by project specifications or permit is compared against results. | |||
| Report containing all relevant information known on application of treatment, operators' qualifications and results is produced following enterprise procedure. | |||
| Remaining product and report are returned to supplier or manufacturers agent for investigation if treatment appears to have been within guidelines. |
Forms
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