FWPFOM5007 — Contribute to and implement a silviculture regime for a plantation
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What an assessment for FWPFOM5007 must cover
70 assessable components: 4 elements (22 performance criteria), 14 performance evidence and 30 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 Select silviculture regime consistent with plantation management objectives
- 1.1Confirm plantation management objectives
- 1.2Access sources of information required for making decisions on the choice of plantation silviculture regime
- 1.3Identify silviculture regime to achieve plantation management objectives
2 Plan plantation silviculture operations
- 2.1Plan harvesting prescriptions consistent with plantation management objectives
- 2.2Plan site establishment and planting prescriptions consistent with plantation management objectives
- 2.3Plan spacing and thinning after establishment to manage competition between trees
- 2.4Plan tending and pruning prescriptions consistent with plantation management objectives
- 2.5Plan for control of perennial and annual weeds to achieve high survival, good growth rates and plantation access
- 2.6Plan browsing controls consistent with plantation management objectives
- 2.7Prepare guidelines for use of herbicides, pesticides and fertilisers in plantation management
- 2.8Plan crop protection measures consistent with plantation management objectives
- 2.9Plan surveys for post-harvest monitoring
- 2.10Establish schedule for plantation silviculture activities according to workplace procedures
- 2.11Calculate cost of plantation silviculture operations according to workplace procedures
3 Coordinate implementation of plantation silviculture operations
- 3.1Coordinate implementation of silviculture operations
- 3.2Monitor staff and contractor compliance with prescriptions for silviculture operations
- 3.3Identify and resolve incidents of non-compliances within scope of responsibility and workplace procedures
- 3.4Report on implementation of silviculture operations to appropriate personnel
4 Monitor effectiveness of plantation silviculture operations
- 4.1Implement monitoring procedures, including survival assessments, for assessing effectiveness of silviculture operations
- 4.2Analyse outcomes of surveys and reports on effectiveness of silviculture operations
- 4.3Identify, plan and coordinate implementation of remedial treatments as required
- 4.4Document outcomes of silviculture operations and report to appropriate personnel
Performance evidence
- confirmed plantation management objectives and sourced pertinent information to identify the silviculture regime
- prepared prescriptions, established schedules and calculated costs for at least three plantation silviculture operations from the following:
- site establishment
- planting
- spacing and thinning
- tending and pruning
- perennial and annual weeds controls
- browsing controls
- use of herbicides, pesticides and fertilisers
- crop protection measures
- harvesting
- surveys for post-harvest monitoring
- confirmed contractual requirements for one plantation silviculture operation and monitored and reported on contractor compliance
- monitored effectiveness of one plantation silviculture operation and presented recommendations for future improvements
Knowledge evidence
- plantation management objectives:
- social
- economic
- environmental
- types and characteristics of plantation silviculture regimes
- purpose of plantation silviculture regime:
- production of wood and non-wood products
- water yield
- providing habitat for wildlife
- carbon sequestration
- components of plantation silviculture regime:
- management objectives
- silviculture operations
- monitoring and protection
- approaches to planning, implementing and monitoring plantation silviculture operations:
- harvesting
- site establishment
- planting
- spacing and thinning after establishment
- pruning
- stocking standards
- browsing controls
- managing pests and disease
- crop protection measures – fire, wind
- surveys for post-harvest monitoring
- survival assessments
- remedial treatments
- key elements of a prescription for plantation silviculture operations
- techniques for monitoring silviculture operations in plantations
- techniques for the design, implementation and analysis of outcomes of post-harvest surveys
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interpret complex written, technical information in source documents related to silviculture operations
- Writing: Design, develop and revise strategic documents appropriate to audience and context
- Oral communication: Use active listening and questioning techniques to convey and clarify information
- Numeracy: Analyse and compare complex statistical information related to silviculture operations
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