Unit of competency details

Unit descriptor 

This unit covers the development and implementation of a streetscape management plan and defines the standard required to: define the need for a management plan; undertake preliminary planning activities; prepare a site description; analyse site information and description; identify management strategies; document the management plan; implement the management plan.

Application of the unit 

This unit applies to the process of developing and implementing a streetscape management plan and is carried out as an independent task reporting to senior management.

Prerequisite units 

Employability skills 

This unit contains employability skills.

ELEMENT 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

1. Define the need for a streetscape management plan

1.1. Management plan objectives are identified for the streetscape.

1.2. Brief is agreed in consultation with client for streetscape.

1.3. Planning team including specialists and consultants is identified.

2. Undertake preliminary planning activities

2.1. Major stakeholders are identified.

2.2. Availability of specialists to assist in management planning work is ascertained and contracts are prepared where required.

2.3. Timelines for development of the management plan and reporting arrangements to client are established.

2.4. Resources required for the development of management strategies are identified.

3. Prepare a site description

3.1. Landscape values of the area are identified and mapped.

3.2. Physical features and characteristics of the streetscape are identified and mapped.

3.3. Land uses including current, cultural and historical modifications are researched, and their effects on the streetscape are determined and recorded.

3.4. Physical condition of site is assessed and documented.

3.5. Biological characteristics of the site are documented.

4. Analyse site information and description

4.1. Information is evaluated in terms of core principles and objectives.

4.2. Documents are produced including plans, technical reports and maps.

4.3. Priorities and key management issues are determined.

4.4. Opportunities and constraints to meeting planning objectives and goals are identified and documented.

4.5. Presentation to clients/residents is undertaken and feedback incorporated into planning documentation.

5. Identify management strategies

5.1. Management strategies are identified that address defined objectives.

5.2. Management strategies are designed to alleviate existing impacts or to target management action.

5.3. Management strategies are costed and compared to existing budgets and available resources.

5.4. Implementation of work is planned to prioritise outcomes and management resource allocation.

5.5. Consultation with clients/residents is undertaken and feedback incorporated into planning documentation.

6. Prepare the management plan

6.1. Site information and management strategies are documented into a draft management plan for consultation.

6.2. Consultation with stakeholders and clients is undertaken according to enterprise guidelines.

6.3. Changes are made to the draft plan and a final plan is prepared and presented to client.

7. Implement the management plan

7.1. Implementation is carried out within predetermined budget, and according to schedule and strategies set out in management plan.

7.2. Implementation strategy is modified to address on-going feedback from clients/residents according to enterprise guidelines.

7.3. Reports on progress of implementation works are provided to clients/residents as required by the management plan.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE 

This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit.

Required skills 

• define the need for a management plan
• undertake preliminary planning activities
• prepare a site description
• analyse site information and description
• identify management strategies
• prepare the management plan
• implement the management plan
• use literacy skills to fulfil job roles as required by the organisation. The level of skill may range from reading and understanding documentation to completion of written reports
• use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification, negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views
• use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record complex workplace measures
• use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge 

• management planning principles and issues
• basic civil design
• community consultation processes
• landscape assessment, survey and analysis techniques
• horticultural, landscape and arboricultural practices used in streetscape management
• soil, plant and water testing processes and procedures, interpretation and application of results.

EVIDENCE GUIDE 

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.

Overview of assessment 

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit 

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

• define the need for a management plan
• undertake preliminary planning activities
• prepare a site description
• analyse site information and description
• identify management strategies
• document the management plan
• implement the management plan.

Context of and specific resources for assessment 

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

RANGE STATEMENT 

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Streetscape management may include:

• streetscapes
• recreation and leisure opportunities
• improved lifestyle for residents
• safety hazards and risks
• protection
• conservation and restoration works for key plant species
• disease and pest flora and fauna control
• nutritional issues
• erosion, toxicity repair works
• habitat rehabilitation.

Unit sector 

Parks and gardens

Co-requisite units 

Competency field