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 AHCORG405, 'Implement sustainable practices in the organic farm based business'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Implement sustainable practices in the organic farm based business' 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. Access the farm businesses guidelines and principles for social, financial and environmental sustainability | 1.1 Identify environmental regulations, organic farming requirements and the organic farm plan which apply to the farming enterprise 1.2 Source and interpret environmental and sustainable organic farming information and current best practice guidelines and underlying organic principles 1.3 Identify the impact of best practice guidelines and using organic principles on day to day farm operations and management 1.4 Identify key sustainability practices for an organic farming enterprise 1.5 Access business guidelines and farm practices which comply with sustainable organic farming guidelines and principles |
2. Implement established farm business guidelines and principles | 2.1 Implement strategies to effectively integrate sustainability principles and practices into the organic farm system 2.2 Identify continuous improvement opportunities and document identified changes to businesses guidelines and principles 2.3 Implement agreed improvements to the farm businesses guidelines and principles |
3. Monitor farm business sustainability initiatives for effectiveness and compliance | 3.1 Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and compliance of organic and sustainability practices in terms of environmental, social and financial goals 3.2 Evaluate and report changing trends and techniques relevant to sustainable organic farming for continuous improvement |
4. Engage farm business stakeholders in sustainability practices | 4.1 Communicate sustainability strategies to stakeholders and relevant staff 4.2 Monitor stakeholder compliance with organic sustainability strategies along the entire supply chain 4.3 Identify and document identified continuous improvement initiatives 4.4 Encourage and assist stakeholders to implement improvements to the system |
5. Determine Social Capital benefits from Community engagement with the farm enterprise | 5.1 Identify food security and food sovereignty issues addressed by farm business practices 5.2 Monitor compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements in relation to labour management where applicable 5.3 Determine level of engagement with community engagement with local networks and community groups, regional food networks and regional bodies |