Unit of competency
Modification History
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AHCv1.0 |
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Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to develop a strategic plan for a permaculture project or enterprise. It requires the ability to prepare a strategic plan brief, research and analyse planning information, develop strategic plan stages, document a strategic plan, and review a strategic plan against desired outcomes. Developing a strategic plan for a permaculture project requires knowledge of permaculture principles and practices, climate change and peak oil impacts, sustainable community development practices, research methods and strategic planning methodologies.
All work is carried out to comply with workplace procedures.
This unit applies to individuals who analyse information and exercise judgement to complete a range of advanced skilled activities and demonstrate deep knowledge in a specific technical area. They have accountability for the work of others and analyse, design and communicate solutions to a range of complex problems.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil.
Unit Sector
Permaculture (PER)
Elements and Performance Criteria
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Performance criteria |
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Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
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1. Develop a strategic plan brief for a permaculture project or enterprise |
1.1 Evaluate the current context of the permaculture project or enterprise 1.2 Determine core values of the project or enterprise 1.3 Define project vision statement, aims and objectives 1.4 Establish project or enterprise goals in consultation with stakeholders 1.5 Evaluate strategic plan values, goals and vision statement with respect to permaculture principles and ethics 1.6 Document strategic planning brief 1.7 Develop protocols on cultural respect and sensitivity 1.8 Review and revise strategic plan brief at appropriate project development intervals |
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2. Research and analyse strategic planning information |
2.1 Determine information needed for strategic plan with reference to plan brief 2.2 Identify key elements and themes 2.3 Determine research subjects 2.4 Compose research plan and methodologies 2.5 Review local, state and national government legal and planning acts and codes relevant to project or enterprise 2.6 Review and revise strategic plan brief in relation to research findings |
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3. Identify strategic planning stages |
3.1 Identify strategies required to achieve planning goals in consultation with relevant parties 3.2 Determine action plans required to execute strategies 3.3 Order strategies and action plans into a series of strategic planning stages 3.4 Determine planning benchmarks for future stage completion review 3.5 Review and revise plan brief with reference to strategic planning stages |
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4. Document and distribute strategic plan |
4.1 Produce a clear, concise and consistently formatted written strategic planning document 4.2 Distribute strategic plan to all relevant parties to ensure effective communication of project or enterprise planning 4.3 Take feedback on plan documentation and review and revise documentation as required |
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5. Review strategic plan |
5.1 Determine mechanism for evaluation of strategic plan 5.2 Determine timeframes for evaluation 5.3 Evaluate with reference to permaculture principles and practices 5.4 Evaluate feedback from all relevant parties on implementation issues and outcomes 5.5 Identify problems and revise as required |
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range of Conditions
Unit Mapping Information
New unit - equivalent to QLD125PLA03C.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c6399549-9c62-4a5e-bf1a-524b2322cf72
