AHCECR202Maintain wildlife habitat refuges

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What an assessment for AHCECR202 must cover

32 assessable components: 4 elements (17 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 7 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 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 Assess the scope of the refuge maintenance job

  • 1.1Identify target species to be protected from invasive pests and recognise their behaviour pattern
  • 1.2Identify characteristics of refuges required for target species according to supervisor instructions
  • 1.3Determine locations of refuges from supervisor instructions and site plan
  • 1.4Estimate time to complete the work
  • 1.5Identify environmental risks associated with the work
  • 1.6Determine vehicles, equipment and materials required to complete the work

2 Prepare for the refuge maintenance job

  • 2.1Determine location and boundaries for the wildlife habitat refuge work according to supervisor instructions
  • 2.2Identify hazards, assess risk and implement controls according to workplace health and safety procedures
  • 2.3Control environmental and biosecurity risks associated with work
  • 2.4Check and prepare vehicles, equipment and materials for serviceability according to manufacturer instructions and workplace biosecurity procedures

3 Monitor upkeep of wildlife habitat refuges for protection of desirable species from invasive pests

  • 3.1Operate vehicles and equipment according to manufacturer instructions and workplace procedures
  • 3.2Monitor upkeep of wildlife habitat refuges according to supervisor instructions and industry practices
  • 3.3Implement strategies to control invasive pests in a wildlife habitat according to supervisor instructions
  • 3.4Identify harbours used by pest animals and report to supervisor
  • 3.5Collect and dispose of waste from site according to industry and environmental practices and workplace health and safety procedures

4 Clean and store equipment and material

  • 4.1Clean and store equipment and materials according to workplace and biosecurity procedures
  • 4.2Record job completion according to workplace procedures

Performance evidence

  • maintained wildlife habitats and refuges to protect desirable fauna
  • identified native species that are present in the wildlife refuge
  • confirmed the features required for a wildlife habitat refuge
  • provided harbours and modified habitat according to plan to provide refuge for native species
  • conducted a health and safety risk assessment and implemented controls for the site
  • implemented strategies to control invasive pests in a wildlife habitat according to maintenance plan
  • applied biosecurity and sustainable practices during maintenance work

Knowledge evidence

  • appearance of fauna and common names of native fauna, predators and vertebrate pests for a specified site
  • ecological principles for habitat and refuges, including: - recognition of basic ecosystems and animal behaviour and habitat - interactions between flora and fauna and impact on success of habitat and refuges - types and positioning of habitat refuges for best protection from elements and predators
  • importance of biodiversity in an ecological community, and impact on wildlife management practices and habitat refuge, including: - terrestrial plant communities and relation to animal habitat and refuges - marine and water refuges for aquatic species
  • invasive vertebrate pests and their impact on other fauna and habitat, including: - harbours and refuges used by vertebrate pests - basic control strategies for vertebrate pests in natural ecosystems - impact of control strategies on native fauna
  • invasive plants pests and their impact on fauna and habitat
  • work health and safety requirements, risk assessment processes and personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • wildlife habitat and refuges used by desirable marine, aquatic or terrestrial animal species, including: - tree hollows - ground burrows - ground and arboreal nests - coral and coral outcrops - rock outcrops, ledges and crevices - thickets and dense vegetation and forests - tall vegetation, grass and grasslands - wildlife habitat modification techniques

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interpret wildlife habitat maintenance plans, and use the information to comply with the standards and requirements of maintenance works

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What does an assessment tool for AHCECR202 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCECR202 needs to address all 32 unit components: 4 elements with 17 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 7 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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