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 SFIAQU407, 'Coordinate sustainable aquacultural practices'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Coordinate sustainable aquacultural practices' 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. Coordinate water quality and environmental monitoring programs | 1.1 Confirm strategies for meeting legislative and environmental obligations and allocations of resources with senior personnel 1.2 Select water quality variables and environmental criteria to be monitored 1.3 Prepare and brief staff on monitoring schedules 1.4 Develop monitoring systems to ensure that quality of water supply system meets requirements of cultured or held stock |
2. Develop effluent and waste treatment and disposal programs | 2.1 Determine environmental risks and develop effluent and waste treatment and disposal programs to minimise emissions and discharges according to legislative requirements 2.2 Investigate opportunities to minimise energy and waste and utilise recycling 2.3 Evaluate options for on-site or off-site disposal of wastes against environmental management plan 2.4 Minimise adverse environmental impacts due to effluent and waste treatments and disposal |
3. Manage resource use for facility | 3.1 Develop water quality management strategies to minimise water and energy use 3.2 Develop stock production strategies to efficiently use water supply 3.3 Manage farm effluent to optimise its re-use opportunities |
4. Finalise and review environmental protection activities | 4.1 Record relevant environmental protection data, observations or information, and check any out-of-range or unusual records 4.2 Prepare compliance and other required reports of the effectiveness of environmental protection and provide to senior personnel, including recommendations for improvements 4.3 Give feedback to staff on their work performance 4.4 Investigate opportunities to improve sustainable aquaculture operations and submit to senior personnel |