AHCECR506 — Develop and implement sustainable land use strategies
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What an assessment for AHCECR506 must cover
47 assessable components: 3 elements (19 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 20 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 requirements for improved land use
- 1.1Audit site natural resources and identify threats to sustainability
- 1.2Review production and management plans for sustainable land use principles
- 1.3Assess water resources, quality and impact on erosion
- 1.4Assess soil health and fertility against production plan requirements
- 1.5Assess vegetation types and coverage, and identify required changes
- 1.6Plan and prioritise land and water protection measures and structures
2 Carry out structural improvements to address threats to sustainability
- 2.1Follow workplace health and safety policies and procedures in field work
- 2.2Inspect site, record key features and indicate on the site where improvements are required
- 2.3Determine materials for construction from plans and specifications
- 2.4Obtain and organise materials, personnel and equipment
- 2.5Select and check equipment for safe and environmentally sustainable operation
- 2.6Construct structural works, revegetate area and secure area from livestock
3 Treat areas of land degradation
- 3.1Assess land classes and align fences and soil conservation works consistent with class
- 3.2Protect and maintain contour banks to avoid degradation
- 3.3Construct and maintain water carrying structures
- 3.4Establish shelter belts for crop and stock protection
- 3.5Review and amend soil cultivation and planting practices to prevent erosion
- 3.6Plan grazing strategies to avoid localised soil degradation
- 3.7Confirm works and plans comply with environmental protection legislation, regulations and codes of practice
Performance evidence
- An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.
- There must be evidence that the individual has developed at least five sustainable land use strategies for a specified land use and has implemented at least one of the strategies over a period of six months.
- There must also be evidence that the individual has: identified the threats to sustainable practices for the specified land use area
- managed water resources and impact on riparian zones
- managed vegetation and plant succession
- managed the health and sustainability of soils
- embedded the principles and practices of health, safety and biosecurity legislative requirements into land use strategies.
Knowledge evidence
- the role of biodiversity in farming systems, including: importance of biodiversity farming systems
- terrestrial plants and basic plant community structures
- subsurface water and plant communities and impact on saline environments
- methods for preserving biodiversity
- sustainable land and water use principles and practices, including: advantages and limitations
- environmental sustainability as a ‘whole-system’ approach
- recognition and management of land classes
- sustainable soil management, including: causes of land degradation
- soil type and geology and impact for land use and access
- grazing strategies to reduce surface cover on pastures and embankments
- soil appraisal and remediation strategies
- causes of erosion and erosion control strategies
- production practices and soil management
- environmental controls and codes of practice applicable to the business and to the improvement works, including: water use and water catchments
- sources and damage of pollutants
- waste minimisation and sustainable disposal
- natural and human threats to sustainable land use
- interactions between production systems and natural areas
- legislation and regulations for soil and water degradation, chemical use and structural works
- workplace health and safety and environmental protection legislation, regulations and codes of practice including biosecurity.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Organise, assess and critique data and information from production plans, management plans, maps, images, legislation and regulations for incorporation into designing land use strategies
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What does an assessment tool for AHCECR506 need to cover?
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