Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to operate within community projects including the ability to gather information about communities and social structures, cultural customs and heritage of indigenous or other minority groups, and reading project plans and programs.
All work is carried out to comply with workplace procedures, including animal welfare, quarantine and work health and safety policies and procedures.
This unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision and exercise limited autonomy with some accountability for their own work. They undertake defined activities and work in a structured context.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Element | Performance criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Gather information about the community and community projects | 1.1 Research major characteristics of the community 1.2 Identify features and impact of community projects 1.3 Define local land ownership, use and management issues 1.4 Determine community traditions and customs 1.5 Define main issues and trends impacting on community 1.6 Determine relationship of community project with a permaculture system or community |
2. Assist in project preparation | 2.1 Participate in community consultation 2.2 Obtain tools, equipment and resources for project and prepare for use 2.3 onfirm work schedules and programs with supervisor 2.4 Identify any issues relating to project completion with supervisor and address these while planning |
3. Work within a community project | 3.1 Observe community protocols according to community or organisational guidelines and work procedures 3.2 Respect community traditions and customs and reflect in organisational work procedures 3.3 Complete project work on schedule and in cooperation with community |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.
The candidate must provide evidence that they can:
gather information about a community and community projects, including major characteristics, features and impacts of community projects
research the community
assist in project preparation
work within a community project
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
permaculture principles and practices related to community work
issues important to communities, such as:
health
housing
land rights
schooling and education levels
economics
town planning
transport
leisure activities
employment
communities and social structures and characteristics, such as:
living arrangements
patterns of daily life
roles of men, women and children, class structures
predominant language used
main economic activities
main transport systems used
main information systems used
predominant religion or spiritual beliefs
main system of law and order
main type of government
main social upheavals experienced over specified periods of time
main problems experienced by the society over specified periods of time
cultural customs and heritage of indigenous or other minority groups
cultural protocols, such as:
recognition of authority
taboos
religious or other belief sensitivities
economic sensitivities
issues of trust
project plans and programs
Assessment Conditions
Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs. Assessors must also hold a nationally accredited Certificate III qualification (or higher) in Permaculture and/or have completed a Permaculture Design Course (PDC).
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
Sectors
Permaculture (PER)