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 AHCPCM505, 'Conduct environment and food safety risk assessment of plant nutrition and soil fertility programs'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Conduct environment and food safety risk assessment of plant nutrition and soil fertility programs' 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. Maintain currency of environment and food safety information relating to fertilisers and soil ameliorants | 1.1 Research, identify and document community, government and agricultural industry concerns and legislative requirements in relation to fertiliser and soil ameliorant environmental stewardship and define initiatives to address them 1.2 Identify and document local information relating to nutrient management, particularly in a catchment or regional context, by communicating with local organisations 1.3 Research, identify and document national and local information and standards relating to food safety associated with fertiliser and soil ameliorant use 1.4 Research, identify and document information and standards relating to transporting, handling, storing and applying fertilisers and soil ameliorants |
2. Evaluate environmental risks and develop a nutrient management plan | 2.1 Identify and document environmentally significant features of fertiliser, soil ameliorants, soil, landscape and climate that are likely to influence environmental risks associated with plant nutrition and soil fertility programs 2.2 Identify and document agronomic and operational activities associated with fertiliser and soil ameliorant programs and associated environmental risk categories 2.3 Evaluate and prioritise environmental risks and impacts associated with agronomic and operational activities 2.4 Identify and evaluate management options to appropriately address environmental risks 2.5 Develop a plant nutrition and soil fertility management plan and present to the land owner or manager 2.6 Discuss appropriate management options to address any identified environmental risks with client and gain agreement 2.7 Use nutrient management tools in conjunction with land owner or manager to monitor effectiveness of management decisions over time 2.8 Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness of plant nutrition and soil fertility program, including use of fertilisers and soil ameliorants and modify operational and agronomic recommendations accordingly |
3. Identify and communicate relevant best practice in transport, handling and storage for environmental stewardship to land owner or manager | 3.1 Identify key environmental product stewardship issues in transport, handling and storage of fertilisers and soil ameliorants relevant to the plant nutrition and soil fertility program as contained in codes of practice and legislation 3.2 Develop a report on the identified key environmental stewardship issues and present to the land owner or manager |