Assessment Requirements for AHCPGD506 Manage parks and reserves

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for AHCPGD506 Manage parks and reserves

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version released with AHC Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package Version 7.0.

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 managed a park or reserve on at least one occasion and has:

applied relevant workplace health and safety and environmental and biosecurity legislation, regulations and workplace procedures

liaised effectively with consultants and other industry contacts on management systems and on-ground operations

assessed and monitored budgets and allocation of monetary resources

interpreted business, financial, cultural, marketing and human resource management plans

assessed environmental impacts of management decisions on the immediate and related environments

researched and obtained information required for effective maintenance and development of the park or reserve

assigned work, received and interpreted staff feedback and consultant reports, and responded effectively to achieve management objectives

identified, documented and recommended improvements to operations and presented to senior management.

Knowledge Evidence

An individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

principles and practices of park and reserve management, including:

asset and resource management

budgeting, monitoring systems and allocation of monetary resources

legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to parks and reserve land use applications and management activities including hazardous chemicals, dangerous goods, duty of care and Australian standards relevant to parks and reserves management

management information systems

performance management and benchmarking

policies applying across all levels of government and within the specific region, including those under catchment plans relevant to managing parks or reserves

principles of the Australian Natural Heritage Charter and the Draft Guidelines for the Protection, Management and Use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Places and the Burra Charter

sports and recreational land use applications and associated environmental implications

staff training and development principles, practices and techniques

computer software and hardware, and telecommunications equipment relevant to managing parks or reserves

workplace health and safety and environmental and biosecurity legislation, regulations and workplace procedures relevant to managing parks or reserves.

Assessment Conditions

Assessment of the skills in this unit of competency must take place under the following conditions:

physical conditions:

a workplace setting or an environment that accurately represent workplace conditions

resources:

park or reserve business, financial, marketing and human resource management plans

computer software and hardware, and telecommunications equipment relevant to managing parks or reserves

specifications:

workplace health and safety and environmental and biosecurity legislation, regulations and workplace procedures relevant to managing parks or reserves

legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to parks and reserve land use applications and management activities including hazardous chemicals, dangerous goods, duty of care and Australian standards relevant to parks and reserves management

policies applying across all levels of government and within the specific region, including those under catchment plans relevant to managing parks or reserves

Australian Natural Heritage Charter and the Draft Guidelines for the Protection, Management and Use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Places and the Burra Charter

sports and recreational land use applications

relationships:

staff, consultants and senior management

timeframes:

according to job requirements.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Links

Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c6399549-9c62-4a5e-bf1a-524b2322cf72