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AHCPMG502 — Investigate a pest control failure

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What an assessment for AHCPMG502 must cover

45 assessable components: 3 elements (18 performance criteria), 11 performance evidence and 15 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 Assess planning techniques used

  • 1.1Determine and assess management techniques used in pest management plan
  • 1.2Assess level of community and stakeholder engagement for development of the pest management plan
  • 1.3Evaluate the level of commitment gained from stakeholders
  • 1.4Assess validity of defined pest problem
  • 1.5Assess stakeholder understanding of pest and damage caused
  • 1.6Determine and assess suitability of monitoring techniques used

2 Assess treatment failure

  • 2.1Assess level of pest damage subsequent to treatment according to expectations
  • 2.2Review pest management records and conduct site inspections to determine pre-treatment and post-treatment infestation
  • 2.3Review pest management plan to determine expected pest population size post-treatment
  • 2.4Assess the difference between expected and monitored population levels
  • 2.5Assess treatments and application techniques used
  • 2.6Determine if failure was due to defective treatment or pest response to treatment
  • 2.7Determine if operator skill level contributed to failure when applying pest treatment

3 Evaluate solutions to the failure

  • 3.1Consolidate and analyse all treatment failures
  • 3.2Identify alternative treatment solutions to rectify failures
  • 3.3Determine best treatment solutions to resolve failures
  • 3.4Review and revise pest management plans and procedures
  • 3.5Advise stakeholders of changes to pest management plan

Performance evidence

  • An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.
  • There must be evidence that the individual has, on at least one occasion, investigated a failure of a pest control program, determined solutions and rectified pest management planning and implementation documentation.
  • There must also be evidence that the individual has:
  • investigated the planning process, including:
  • planning documentation
  • stakeholder engagement and support
  • pest and damage caused
  • reviewed and assessed methods and records of pest control measures used
  • analysed pre-treatment and post-treatment pest infestation levels
  • evaluated and determined solutions to the failure
  • revised pest management plans and procedures and advised stakeholders of changes.

Knowledge evidence

  • principles that underpin the strategic approach to managing pests
  • pest management processes and procedures, including:
  • surveying pest populations for determining infestation levels
  • pest monitoring techniques
  • defining the pest problem
  • pest treatments for different contexts
  • pest control measures
  • chemical, biological, physical and habitat management techniques for pest management
  • investigative techniques, including:
  • desktop reviews
  • site visits and evidence collection
  • federal, state or territory legislation and regulations relating to pest management activities
  • designing and developing pest management plans and procedures
  • assessing work team performance and skills
  • importance of public and stakeholder consultation in pest management planning.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Organise, evaluate and analyse pest management records, plans and treatment documentation, to inform and verify actions and assess pest control failure

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What does an assessment tool for AHCPMG502 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCPMG502 needs to address all 45 unit components: 3 elements with 18 performance criteria, 11 performance evidence requirements, 15 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 AHCPMG502?

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