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 SFIAQU306, 'Monitor production and maintain algal or live-feed cultures'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Monitor production and maintain algal or live-feed cultures' 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
Elements | Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Plan for production | 1.1 Interpret and confirm production schedule with supervisor 1.2 Confirm labour and equipment requirements with supervisor 1.3 Identify risk factors that could affect the quality of algal or live-feed cultures during production and plan to minimise risk 1.4 Assemble culture system for use according to workplace procedures 1.5 Communicate workplace production procedures and safety precautions to team members |
2. Prepare for initiation and maintenance of algal or live-feed cultures | 2.1 Check production vessels or structures and other equipment, including personal protective equipment, for serviceability 2.2 Treat culture water to meet the physicochemical requirements of the cultured organism 2.3 Inoculate cultures to meet the required stocking density 2.4 Prepare nutriment formulae or media according to workplace procedures |
3. Monitor and maintain culture production | 3.1 Measure and maintain physicochemical requirements of the culture organism for the culture period 3.2 Maintain hygienic culture conditions and equipment 3.3 Check culture health regularly by sampling the culture water, and take appropriate action to achieve the production schedule |
4. Harvest culture | 4.1 Collect and check harvesting equipment for serviceability 4.2 Clean and sanitise production vessels and equipment according to workplace procedures 4.3 Confirm quantity of culture required and harvest according to workplace procedures 4.4 Treat and dispose of unused cultures and wastes according to workplace procedures and environmental requirements |
5. Complete culture production activities | 5.1 Check cleaning of work area and disposal of waste materials are completed according to workplace procedures 5.2 Check condition, maintenance requirements and storage of tools and equipment 5.3 Record relevant data and observations, and report any abnormal records to supervisor |