AHCCFP403Identify opportunities and risks in carbon farming projects

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What an assessment for AHCCFP403 must cover

28 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 5 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Identify carbon farming opportunities

  • 1.1Identify potential site/s for carbon farming project
  • 1.2Consider land type, land use, local climate and investment
  • 1.3Consider carbon farming methods that may apply to selected site/s and associated social, cultural and economic benefits
  • 1.4Determine rights to lands, eligible interest holder groups and project boundaries
  • 1.5Investigate markets that offer carbon credits for approved carbon farming projects

2 Consider feasibility of the carbon farming project

  • 2.1Estimate total costs of project
  • 2.2Consider technological systems required to monitor project and collect, collate and record relevant data
  • 2.3Identify the management, governance and technical skills required to implement a carbon farming project
  • 2.4Assess requirement to contract suitably qualified or experienced personnel
  • 2.5Consider services that may be offered by carbon project developers, agents, aggregators and advisors

3 Consider financial aspects of the carbon farming project

  • 3.1Identify stakeholders and consultation processes
  • 3.2Estimate ongoing project costs
  • 3.3Roughly estimate anticipated carbon abatement
  • 3.4Investigate benefits of working with an agent or advisor who holds an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) to identify financial risks
  • 3.5Assess risks of working with an agent or advisor who does not hold an AFSL

4 Analyse overall benefits and risks associated with carbon farming project

  • 4.1Analyse direct benefits and ancillary benefits of potential carbon farming project
  • 4.2Analyse risks associated with the implementation of the carbon farming project
  • 4.3Present a summary risk analysis document to stakeholders and make recommendations that provide options for carbon farming

Performance evidence

  • identifying appropriate method for land type
  • conducting a feasibility assessment
  • assessing financial viability
  • documenting and developing a summary analysis

Knowledge evidence

  • carbon farming project methods to store carbon or avoid emissions from agricultural or land management activities
  • implementation costs of a land-based carbon farming project method, including equipment, technology, preparation of land, service providers such as soil testing services, legal advice, engineering services, carbon advisor or agent
  • ownership/leasing arrangements for site (that may need to be in place for up to 25 years)
  • key questions to ask a carbon farming advisor or agent
  • markets for carbon credits, including the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interpret material focussed on carbon farming funds and methods

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Questions about assessing AHCCFP403

What does an assessment tool for AHCCFP403 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCCFP403 needs to address all 28 unit components: 4 elements with 18 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 5 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for AHCCFP403?

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