AHCPER415Plan and implement permaculture works

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What an assessment for AHCPER415 must cover

68 assessable components: 4 elements (25 performance criteria), 17 performance evidence and 24 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 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 Prepare for permaculture works

  • 1.1Confirm and verify client preferences and contract requirements
  • 1.2Verify scope of works in permaculture works plan with client
  • 1.3Verify statutory obligations and permits
  • 1.4Conduct site visit to confirm details of permaculture works
  • 1.5Identify health and safety hazards associated with the permaculture works and develop site safety plan
  • 1.6Verify availability, quantity and costs of plants and materials specified in works plan
  • 1.7Verify resources, tools and equipment required for permaculture works
  • 1.8Confirm availability of resources, tools and equipment with suppliers and contractors
  • 1.9Verify site access and establishment procedures according to works and environmental management plan

2 Plan and schedule permaculture works

  • 2.1Source tools and materials required for project
  • 2.2Allocate and schedule materials, resources and work tasks according to specifications and project timelines
  • 2.3Determine and plan establishment and maintenance phases of works
  • 2.4Determine impact of seasonal factors on works and incorporate into staging strategy
  • 2.5Identify potential impediments to implementation, and prepare contingencies
  • 2.6Collate planning information and prepare a permaculture works plan

3 Implement the permaculture works

  • 3.1Implement safety plan for permaculture work site
  • 3.2Oversee supply and delivery of materials and equipment
  • 3.3Assemble human resources and allocate team leaders
  • 3.4Conduct briefing sessions for safety and works activities according to safety and works plans
  • 3.5Supervise progress of works and implement contingencies for discrepancies

4 Monitor and finalise permaculture works

  • 4.1Monitor environmental impact and implement controls according to environmental management plan
  • 4.2Monitor resource usage and costs according to budget and planned works
  • 4.3Inspect site on completion and confirm works outcomes against permaculture works plan
  • 4.4Confirm and sign off completed works with client and other stakeholders
  • 4.5Report completion of permaculture works according to workplace procedures

Performance evidence

  • confirmed and verified planned permaculture works and associated resources and constraints
  • developed a staged implementation plan for permaculture works, which must include:
  • amounts and source of resources and materials
  • a schedule of resources, materials and work tasks
  • tools and equipment required
  • plans for establishment and maintenance phases
  • seasonal factors and their impact
  • planned contingencies
  • a documented works plan
  • implemented a permaculture works plan, including:
  • communicated works activities and safety requirements to work teams
  • oversaw supply and delivery of resources
  • supervised works progress
  • implemented contingencies for discrepancies
  • monitored environment impact and controls and resource usage and costs
  • checked completed works against plan and confirmed and signed off works with client and stakeholders
  • reported completion according to workplace procedures.

Knowledge evidence

  • permaculture principles and practices
  • permaculture works, including:
  • implementing permaculture designs
  • following a permaculture works plan as part of a permaculture project
  • constructing permaculture structures and features
  • implementing permaculture earthworks
  • practical understanding of the environmental issues associated with undertaking permaculture works, including:
  • use of materials that come from sustainable sources
  • duty of care in conserving site’s natural values
  • work practices
  • the use and movement of machinery, storage of materials, removal of weeds and movement of soil and other materials into, across and beyond the site
  • principles of ecology, including specific plant and animal relationships and habitat requirements
  • statutory compliance and obligations, including:
  • compliance with legislation, ordinances, regulations or bylaws relating to the works or the work site
  • site responsibilities, including work health and safety, industrial relations and equal opportunity and employment
  • site evaluation techniques, including methods of analysing soils, waterways and their condition
  • practical understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of a range of permaculture procedures
  • selection and use of appropriate combinations of machinery and tools
  • work health and safety hazards associated with undertaking permaculture works, and the controls necessary to remove or minimise risks associated with them
  • contract documentation, including specifications, plans of permaculture works, services, supplies and surveyors documents
  • scope of works determination
  • works’ breakdown into tasks
  • scheduling and timeline generation
  • task specifications and evaluation.

Foundation skills

  • Oral communication:  Use collaborative and inclusive techniques, including active listening and questioning and reading of verbal and non-verbal signals, to convey, clarify and verify client requirements
  • Numeracy:  Apply financial modelling skills to identify, analyse and evaluate budgetary information, time durations and resource allocations for permaculture system works

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What does an assessment tool for AHCPER415 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCPER415 needs to address all 68 unit components: 4 elements with 25 performance criteria, 17 performance evidence requirements, 24 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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