Modification History
Not applicable.
Unit Descriptor
Unit descriptor |
This unit of competency covers the process of assisting other personnel, such as horticulturists, in establishing and maintaining a plantation for animal feed requirements. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. |
Application of the Unit
Application of the unit |
The unit is applicable to senior or more experienced keepers with extensive zoo keeping or related experience. In addition to legal and ethical responsibilities, all units of competency in the ACM10 Animal Care and Management Training Package have the requirement for animals to be handled gently and calmly. The individual is required to exhibit appropriate care for animals so that stress and discomfort is minimised. |
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Not applicable.
Pre-Requisites
Prerequisite units |
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Employability Skills Information
Employability skills |
This unit contains employability skills. |
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge section and the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Assist with establishing and maintaining a zoological plantation |
1.1. Zoological plantation requirements are identified and sourced in consultation with relevant personnel . 1.2. Assistance is provided in establishing a plantation. 1.3. Plantation management strategies are implemented in accordance with occupational health and safety (OHS ) and institutional policies and procedures. 1.4. Daily plantation activities are conducted under supervision. |
2. Calculate and harvest animal food requirements |
2.1. Animal food requirements are calculated to ensure a constant food supply. 2.2. Plantation is harvested in accordance with sustainable horticultural practices . 2.3. Advice is provided to relevant personnel in respect to maintaining the plantation to meet animal requirements. 2.4. Plantation records are maintained and stored in accordance with institutional policies and procedures. |
Required Skills and Knowledge
REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE |
This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit. |
Required skills |
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Required knowledge |
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Evidence Guide
EVIDENCE GUIDE |
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The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. |
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Overview of assessment |
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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
The evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge and the range statement of this unit. Assessors should ensure that candidates can:
The skills and knowledge required to assist in establishing and maintaining a plantation must be transferable to a range of work environments and contexts and include the ability to deal with unplanned events. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment |
Assessment of this unit is to be practical in nature and will be most appropriately assessed in a captive animal workplace. Workplaces may include small or large captive animal facilities, traditional or open-range type facilities and mobile or theme park environments. There must be access to the appropriate equipment and/or resources to enable one to demonstrate competence. |
Method of assessment |
To ensure consistency in one's performance, competency should be demonstrated, to industry defined standards, on more than one occasion over a period of time in order to cover a variety of circumstances and where possible, over a number of assessment activities. The assessment strategy must include practical skills assessment. Suggested strategies for this unit are:
This unit may be assessed in a holistic way with other units of competency relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role. |
Guidance information for assessment |
Assessment methods should reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy and numeracy demands) and the needs of particular target groups (e.g. people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people with a language background other than English, youth and people from low socioeconomic backgrounds). |
Range Statement
RANGE STATEMENT |
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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
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Zoological plantation requirements may include: |
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Plantation requirements may be sourced from: |
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Relevant personnel may include: |
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Plantation management strategies may include: |
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OHS risks associated with the plantation may include: |
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Daily plantation activities may include: |
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Sustainable horticulture practices may include: |
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Advice may relate to: |
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Unit Sector(s)
Unit sector |
Captive animals |
Competency field
Competency field |
Co-requisite units
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