Plan and oversee an emergency disease or plant pest control program

Formats and tools

Unit Description
Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
Assessment Tool
an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
Assessment Template
generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
Assessment Matrix
a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
Wiki Markup
mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
Evidence Guide
create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
Competency Mapping Template
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
Observation Checklist
create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)

Self Assessment Survey
A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
Moodle Outcomes
Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
Registered Training Organisations
Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver AHCBER601, 'Plan and oversee an emergency disease or plant pest control program'.
Google Links
links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
Books
Reference books for 'Plan and oversee an emergency disease or plant pest control program' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)


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. Plan emergency disease or plant pest control program

1.1 Identify effective strategies to support emergency disease or plant pest control

1.2 Ensure all components of emergency disease or plant pest control program comply with relevant standards and protocols, a jurisdiction's nationally approved response plan, relevant state, territory and commonwealth legislation and emergency management principles

1.3 Seek and use expert advice to identify the source of emergency disease or plant pest and gauge its likely spread

1.4 Identify declared areas of presence of emergency disease or plant pest in line with expert advice and available evidence

1.5 Develop plans to effectively and efficiently control emergency disease or plant pest

1.6 Submit plans to appropriate authorities for approval

1.7 Identify likely developments and consequences of emergency disease or plant pest outbreak and advise appropriate personnel according to established lines of command and control

2. Oversee emergency disease or plant pest control program

2.1 Implement and monitor emergency disease or plant pest control plans

2.2 Monitor the recording and dissemination of information to ensure compliance with standards and protocols

2.3 Send, receive and act on reports according to relevant standards and protocols

2.4 Brief relevant organisations, agencies and personnel in relation to management of emergency disease or plant pest

3. Monitor and review the emergency disease or plant pest control program

3.1 Monitor emergency disease or plant pest control strategies continually to ensure that they are achieving the intended outcomes

3.2 Amend emergency disease or plant pest control plans as appropriate in line with expert advice, standards and protocols

3.3 Monitor resource requirements continually to ensure strategies are achieved

4. Revise emergency disease or plant pest control program

4.1 Revise emergency disease or plant pest control strategies and plans as required

4.2 Communicate changes to emergency disease or plant pest control strategies to appropriate personnel


Qualifications and Skillsets

AHCBER601 appears in the following qualifications:

  • AHC60216 - Advanced Diploma of Horticulture
  • AHC60415 - Advanced Diploma of Conservation and Land Management