Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
PUAFIR319 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Take local weather observations
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | PUAFIR319 - Take local weather observations |
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Description | This unit covers the competency required to take, assess, record and report simple weather observations for a specified area. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit applies to personnel responsible for taking and recording weather observations in the field in a localised area.It covers the knowledge and skills required to attain meteorological data to provide current weather observations and to provide basic interpretations to assist with the prediction of future weather conditions and the impact of these conditions on planned field activities or an agency’s ability to respond to a natural disaster such as a storm or bushfire. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | Not applicable. | ||
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 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Gather field-based weather observations |
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Element: Assess the influence of topography on local weather conditions |
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Element: Assess local weather signs to identify likely changes |
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Element: Record and report weather observations |
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