ACMEXH302Support species population planning and management

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What an assessment for ACMEXH302 must cover

34 assessable components: 3 elements (11 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 17 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Identify species population planning practices and principles

  • 1.1Identify the purpose of species population planning
  • 1.2Identify the types of species population management programs
  • 1.3Access and interpret connections between facility and regional species plans
  • 1.4Identify responsible personnel and relationships between facility and regional plans
  • 1.5Interpret key requirements of legislation relevant to species population planning
  • 1.6Identify the factors that influence species selection within the facility and types of actions needed to achieve planned population numbers

2 Identify and interpret data on species planning

  • 2.1Access animal inventories and information about species population planning from relevant facility databases or information systems
  • 2.2Interpret data and trends in facility and regional population plans

3 Assist with population planning activities

  • 3.1Support population planning activities within keeper section and duties
  • 3.2Identify and collect data and information for species plans
  • 3.3Record data for species planning processes applicable to role

Performance evidence

  • collected, recorded and interpreted data for at least two animals or a small population within the facility
  • accessed and interpreted at least one facility and one regional species plan and identified: the factors that influence selection of one species within the facility; value of current and planned numbers for the species; actions needed to achieve planned numbers
  • carried out two routine tasks related to species population planning and management

Knowledge evidence

  • routine tasks relating to species population planning and management including: observing, monitoring and recording behaviour and social interactions
  • routine tasks relating to species population planning and management including: collecting data on individual animals age, gender, reproductive history and family connections
  • purpose of population planning, including: wildlife conservation
  • purpose of population planning, including: species recovery
  • purpose of population planning, including: species and small population management
  • purpose of population planning, including: regional monitoring
  • common species population planning and management terms
  • facility policies and requirements for species population planning
  • purpose and application of facility animal information system and software
  • principles and practices for species population planning, including: overview of Australasian Species Management Program (ASMP), including ASMP Regional Census and Plan, and ASMP guidelines and criteria for studbook keeping
  • principles and practices for species population planning, including: international agreements and conventions such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources conservation status categories
  • principles and practices for species population planning, including: basic genetic principles for the management of animal populations, including small population biology and concepts of inbreeding and outbreeding
  • principles and practices for species population planning, including: principles of taxonomy relevant to population planning and management
  • key compliance requirements of relevant state/territory legislation relevant to species population planning, including: animal welfare
  • key compliance requirements of relevant state/territory legislation relevant to species population planning, including: environment protection and biodiversity
  • key compliance requirements of relevant state/territory legislation relevant to species population planning, including: wildlife trade
  • key compliance requirements of relevant state/territory legislation relevant to species population planning, including: biosecurity

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interpret information in facility species plans, and review information about species population planning from a range of sources
  • Writing: Record accurate information required for facility and regional population plans
  • Numeracy: Collect and accurately record numerical data in animal keeping information management systems Interpret numerical data in animal keeping information management systems

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What does an assessment tool for ACMEXH302 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ACMEXH302 needs to address all 34 unit components: 3 elements with 11 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 17 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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