Unit of competency
Modification History
Release |
Comments |
Release 1 |
This version released with Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package Version 9.0 |
Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and assist with the documentation of a cultural landscape on Country from an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander perspective.
This unit applies to cultural sites workers who work with experts to identify and record cultural landscapes on and off Country. Cultural landscapes and on Country refer to the land, waterways and the sea.
The unit applies to working with lore/law men and women either as an autonomous sites worker or under the appropriate supervision and Cultural Authority of Traditional Owners and Elders for specific Country and is also applicable to the work of repatriation workers, archaeologists and anthropologists. An explanation of the differences between lore and law and why both are important is available in the Implementation Guide.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Pre-requisite Unit
AHCOCM303 Follow Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols
Unit Sector
Cultural Sites Work (CSW)
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements |
Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Support the identification of cultural landscape characteristics on Country |
1.1 Identify and record Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural landscapes and associated sites and features of cultural significance 1.2 Investigate and record boundaries and extent of Country 1.3 Relate the concept of lore/law and its connection to Country to supervisor and work colleagues 1.4 Document Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural landscapes in ecological and anthropological and archaeological terms 1.5 Document Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural landscapes in terms of cultural language and spirituality, and traditional economic terms 1.6 Record anthropological and archaeological evidence of landforms according to supervisor instructions |
2. Participate in investigations of cultural and historical records of a cultural landscape |
2.1 Research relevant databases, websites or the local Community for availability of historical records or prior research for the site 2.2 Participate in research activities to document traditional understanding of the cycle of seasons and meteorological phenomena 2.3 Record the research into landform and vegetation community types in a cultural landscape 2.4 Record the determination of environmental cultural knowledge, cultural connections and relationships with the landscape that are passed down generationally 2.5 Carry out investigations on Country in accordance with safe work policies and procedures, organisational requirements and Burra Charter guidelines 2.6 Gather relevant cultural information according to requirements of Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) |
3. Document cultural practices and beliefs which maintain connections to cultural landscapes |
3.1 Identify and consult with appropriate local cultural Knowledge Holders for a cultural landscape 3.2 Ensure permissions have been sought relating to disclosure of knowledge and using anthropological and archaeological terminology and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander terminology 3.3 Document Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander beliefs and cultural and ceremonial practices that maintain connection with the cultural landscape according to supervisor instructions 3.4 Document the associations of connection to Country through language, stories, song, dance and art |
4. Identify cultural value links to cultural landscapes |
4.1 Identify and record cultural landscapes and investigate links with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural and Community knowledge 4.2 Describe relationships between oral histories and kinship to the cultural landscape to supervisors 4.3 Categorise links between archaeological and anthropological evidence and cultural landscapes 4.4 Identify and record indicators in the landscape that reveal traditional Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander land management practices |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential for performance in this unit of competency but are not explicit in the performance criteria.
Skill |
Description |
Reading |
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Oral communication |
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Unit Mapping Information
Code and title current version |
Code and title previous version |
Comments |
Equivalence status |
AHCCSW307 Support the documentation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural landscapes |
AHCASW307 Support the documentation of Aboriginal cultural landscapes |
Title updated Application updated Elements and Performance Criteria revised for clarity Foundation Skills added Performance Evidence, Knowledge Evidence and Assessment Conditions updated |
Not equivalent |
Links
Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c6399549-9c62-4a5e-bf1a-524b2322cf72