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Evidence Guide: AHCILM402A - Report on place of potential cultural significance

Student: __________________________________________________

Signature: _________________________________________________

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AHCILM402A - Report on place of potential cultural significance

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Investigate evidence of past activities

  1. Movement through park/reserve is managed to minimise disturbance and degradation to the park/reserve and surrounding environments; especially in relation to known and potential places of significance; and complies with legislative requirements, Codes of Practice and the park/reserve management strategy and plan.
  2. Land forms including caves and potential sites for rock art, flora, fauna and settings are observed to identify potential places of previous human activity which could have cultural and/or natural significance, as part of operational duties.
  3. Signs of previous human activity are assessed and documented.
  4. Park/reserve activities are reviewed in light of potential significance and maintained, modified or halted to enterprise procedures to maintain significance.
  5. Where activities have or may affect the potential significance, notes and records are made of the original state of the non-indigenous activities at the place, or directions are sought from indigenous stakeholders or cultural reference group in reference to indigenous activities.
  6. Where potential places of significance are identified, field notes are taken of location in terms of other park/reserve features, survey markers, and/or global positioning.
  7. Reasons for identifying potential significance are recorded.
  8. Location is referred to indigenous stakeholders or cultural reference group for any directions.
Movement through park/reserve is managed to minimise disturbance and degradation to the park/reserve and surrounding environments; especially in relation to known and potential places of significance; and complies with legislative requirements, Codes of Practice and the park/reserve management strategy and plan.

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Land forms including caves and potential sites for rock art, flora, fauna and settings are observed to identify potential places of previous human activity which could have cultural and/or natural significance, as part of operational duties.

Completed
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Signs of previous human activity are assessed and documented.

Completed
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Park/reserve activities are reviewed in light of potential significance and maintained, modified or halted to enterprise procedures to maintain significance.

Completed
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Where activities have or may affect the potential significance, notes and records are made of the original state of the non-indigenous activities at the place, or directions are sought from indigenous stakeholders or cultural reference group in reference to indigenous activities.

Completed
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Where potential places of significance are identified, field notes are taken of location in terms of other park/reserve features, survey markers, and/or global positioning.

Completed
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Reasons for identifying potential significance are recorded.

Completed
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Location is referred to indigenous stakeholders or cultural reference group for any directions.

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Implement interim protection measures

  1. Immediate and longer-term risks associated with the conservation of the place are identified according to enterprise guidelines, relevant charters and Codes of Practice.
  2. Interim protective measures are taken to avoid degradation, disturbance, and deterioration, and any action which may break cultural protocols.
  3. Existing activities of personnel and visitors are modified to reduce/eliminate risks to the significance of the place.
Immediate and longer-term risks associated with the conservation of the place are identified according to enterprise guidelines, relevant charters and Codes of Practice.

Completed
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Interim protective measures are taken to avoid degradation, disturbance, and deterioration, and any action which may break cultural protocols.

Completed
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Existing activities of personnel and visitors are modified to reduce/eliminate risks to the significance of the place.

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Report observation

  1. Field notes on location are collated and recorded to enterprise requirements.
  2. Enterprise records are reviewed to reveal any existing information about the non-indigenous significance of the place.
  3. Colleagues are notified in a report about finding and interim protective measures.
  4. Advice is sought on the potential cultural and natural significance of the place and any additional required protective measures from indigenous stakeholders or cultural reference group, from specialists in or external to the enterprise, according to enterprise procedures.
  5. Interim assessment of place is documented and reported to enterprise and legislative requirements and best practice guidelines and Codes of Practice.
Field notes on location are collated and recorded to enterprise requirements.

Completed
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Enterprise records are reviewed to reveal any existing information about the non-indigenous significance of the place.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colleagues are notified in a report about finding and interim protective measures.

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advice is sought on the potential cultural and natural significance of the place and any additional required protective measures from indigenous stakeholders or cultural reference group, from specialists in or external to the enterprise, according to enterprise procedures.

Completed
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Interim assessment of place is documented and reported to enterprise and legislative requirements and best practice guidelines and Codes of Practice.

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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:

survey an area for landforms and sites that may hold cultural significance

assess any physical signs, and source local information on human activity in the area, to indicate culturally significant sites

liaise with indigenous community to research indigenous history of sites and ensure cultural protocols are maintained

maintain field notes on the location and details of sites

implement protection measures pending further investigation

development and documentation of an assessment report for places of cultural significance.

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.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

identify evidence of past activities

consult with indigenous communities

assess place of cultural significance

implement interim protection measures

document an assessment report

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

types of cultural places in land based, coastal zones and/or marine parks/reserves

threats to cultural places from both natural causes and human activity

applicable State/Territory and Commonwealth legislation

international, national and local standards and best practice guidelines and relevant Codes of Practice

accepted scientific processes, including conservation processes and charters

enterprise procedures for reporting places of potential significance

relevant protective measures

methods of locating position of site

field note use.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Significant cultural areas may include:

areas of non-indigenous activity

buildings and other structures

natural areas of indigenous cultural significance

historical events and monuments

areas of indigenous activity such as burial, occupation and contact sites, engravings, grinding grooves, rock pictures, fish traps, middens and mounds.