This unit applies to supervised workers in land management projects who operate under routine supervision with intermittent checking by supervisors.

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Prepare for fauna recognition

1.1. Range of fauna requiring recognition is identified according to supervisors/customers needs.

1.2. Resources and equipment for use in recognition activity are located and identified.

1.3. Available processes for fauna recognition are identified, selected and prepared for use.

2. Recognise specified fauna

2.1. Specified fauna are recognised and named according to their identifiable characteristics.

2.2. Brief descriptions of fauna habits, characteristics and significant features are recorded.

2.3. The advice of supervisors is sought when necessary and where appropriate in the identification activity.

3. Complete identification of fauna

3.1. Information about identified fauna is documented according to enterprise requirements and added to the reference collection.

3.2. Field notes are updated as new fauna are recognised.

3.3. Rare, uncommon or notifiable pest fauna are reported to supervisor according to enterprise guidelines.

3.4. Handling, transporting and housing of fauna comply with fauna ethics guidelines, fauna welfare regulations and statutory requirements.

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 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.

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.

Unit sector

Fauna

This unit contains employability skills.