AHCNRM503 — Support the implementation of waterways strategies
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What an assessment for AHCNRM503 must cover
58 assessable components: 5 elements (22 performance criteria), 17 performance evidence and 16 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 Confirm arrangements for waterways planning and management within a catchment area
- 1.1Identify the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders
- 1.2Review the purpose, scope and impact of legislation and regulations on waterways management
- 1.3Review waterways planning and management arrangements and current trends
- 1.4Review government policies and plans on waterways planning and management
2 Prioritise plans for waterways improvement
- 2.1Review and compare catchment plans with legislation and policies, management targets and priorities
- 2.2Collect and assess information on the specific needs of waterways
- 2.3Establish priorities, targets and funding requirements through consultation with stakeholders
- 2.4Determine funding opportunities for projects
- 2.5Assess strategies and programs for relevance to achievement of priorities and targets
3 Facilitate stakeholder participation
- 3.1Communicate priorities and targets to stakeholders
- 3.2Communicate funding and other opportunities that support strategies for action to stakeholders
- 3.3Support the development of plans or submissions
- 3.4Facilitate cooperation and partnerships between stakeholders
4 Advise and support stakeholders
- 4.1Document and report findings for use in future planning
- 4.2Provide support to ensure that legislative requirements are met
- 4.3Notify stakeholders of variations to planned approaches
- 4.4Meet stakeholder needs with timely and appropriate support
- 4.5Use communication and negotiation skills to resolve conflicts
5 Evaluate the achievement of priorities and targets
- 5.1Use appropriate monitoring strategies
- 5.2Collect and analyse monitoring information against priorities and targets
- 5.3Evaluate progress towards achievement of priorities and targets
- 5.4Communicate findings to stakeholders
Performance evidence
- applied appropriate communication techniques in order to:
- collect information on needs
- inform funding opportunities
- develop plans and submissions
- educate and resolve conflict
- identified and applied strategies to achieve priorities and related targets from catchment plans
- evaluated progress towards achievement of priorities and targets
- prioritised projects based on regional targets and funding provisions
- determined funding requirements and identified funding mechanisms
- supported the development of plans, which must include:
- priorities and targets
- strategies and program outcomes
- steps and sequence of implementation
- monitoring and evaluation requirements and procedures
- reporting methodology
- communication strategy and procedures
- developed reports for stakeholders and future planning purposes according to workplace requirements.
Knowledge evidence
- identifying and working with stakeholders, and their importance in building relationships for consultation and formulating strategies, including:
- waterways agencies and managing authorities
- Indigenous land rights and ownership
- special interest groups engaged in water-based activities
- property owners impacted by waterways strategies and their obligations
- education and training
- environmental legislation
- contemporary regional catchment management strategies
- ecology of aquatic environments and waterways management
- principles of community capacity building and engagement
- relevant policies across all levels of government and within the specific region, including those under catchment plans
- waterways management and improvement techniques, including:
- fencing
- revegetation
- habitat restoration
- pest plant control
Foundation skills
- Reading: Organise, assess and critique data and information from planning documents, management plans, maps, images, legislation and regulations for incorporation into waterways strategies
- Writing: Select appropriate conventions and stylistic devices to express precise meaning in documented plans and strategies for specified stakeholders
- Oral Communication: Establish and maintain complex and effective communications when negotiating and consulting with stakeholders on waterways strategies
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What does an assessment tool for AHCNRM503 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCNRM503 needs to address all 58 unit components: 5 elements with 22 performance criteria, 17 performance evidence requirements, 16 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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