AHCNAR202 Maintain wildlife habitat refuges

Release: 1

AHCNAR202 Maintain wildlife habitat refuges

Modification History

Release	TP Version	Comment
1	AHCv1.0	Initial release

Application

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain wildlife habitats and refuges to protect desirable animal species from predators.

All work is undertaken in accordance with statutory and local authority requirements.

This unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision and exercise limited autonomy with some accountability for own work. They undertake defined activities and work in a structured context.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication. However, all units of competency dealing with animals in the AHC Training Package have the requirements for animals to be handled humanely to minimise stress and discomfort.

Pre-requisite Unit

Nil.

Unit Sector

Natural Area Restoration (NAR)

Elements and Performance Criteria

Element	Performance criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1. Assess the scope of the refuge maintenance job	1.1 Identify species to be protected and determine their behaviour pattern 1.2 Identify characteristics of refuges required for target species 1.3 Determine locations of refuges 1.4 Estimate time to complete the work 1.5 Identify environmental risks associated with the work 1.6 Determine vehicles, equipment and materials required to complete the work
2. Prepare for the refuge maintenance job	2.1 Determine location and boundaries for the wildlife habitat refuge maintenance job in accordance with the pest management strategy and monitoring program 2.2 Conduct safety risk assessment and apply work health and safety policies and procedures 2.3 Take precautions to minimise environmental and biosecurity risks associated with the work 2.4 Check vehicles, equipment and materials for serviceability and cleanliness in accordance with manufacturer specifications and relevant enterprise policies
3. Maintain wildlife habitat refuges for protection of desirable species from predators	3.1 Operate vehicles and equipment in accordance with manufacturer and organisational procedures 3.2 Maintain wildlife habitat refuges in accordance with industry practice and environmental statutory requirements 3.3 Implement strategies to control vertebrate pests in a wildlife habitat 3.4 Identify harbours used by pest animals and notify supervisor 3.5 Dispose of debris from site in accordance with industry practice and environmentally sustainable and work health and safety policies and procedures
4. Clean and store equipment and material	4.1 Clean and store equipment and materials to enterprise and environmental standards in order to maintain biosecurity of area 4.2 Record job completion according to relevant policies and procedures

Foundation Skills

Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range of Conditions

Unit Mapping Information

This unit is equivalent to AHCNAR202A Maintain wildlife habitat refuges.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c6399549-9c62-4a5e-bf1a-524b2322cf72