FWPSIL4009Plan for and coordinate tending operations in a native forest or plantation

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What an assessment for FWPSIL4009 must cover

39 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 13 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 Plan tending operation

  • 1.1Review plan for forested area and confirm objectives of tending operations
  • 1.2Identify environmental protection requirements for the forested area
  • 1.3Identify, assess and take actions to mitigate risks and hazards associated with tending operations
  • 1.4Review workplace health and safety procedures, including the use of personal protective equipment, chemical safety and safe use of tools and equipment
  • 1.5Review tending and associated operational requirements for the forested area
  • 1.6Consult with stakeholders about tending requirements for the forested area
  • 1.7Document a tending plan, incluing specifications, quality, hazard analysis and performance targets and obtain approvals for implementation according to workplace procedures

2 Implement tending plan

  • 2.1Obtain resources required to implement the tending plan
  • 2.2Implement emergency treatments and hazard notification procedures
  • 2.3Organise site schedule with technical operators
  • 2.4Operationalise tending plan with reference to budget, schedule, performance indicators and objectives

3 Monitor tending operations

  • 3.1Obtain data about performance at key milestones or established review periods
  • 3.2Check that environmental, workplace health and safety and legislative compliance requirements are met and that documentation is accurate and up-to-date
  • 3.3Maintain communication with operations supervisor throughout implementation of the plan
  • 3.4Amend tending operation plan to ensure that specifications, quality and performance targets are met

4 Review tending operation

  • 4.1Review outcomes against established objectives
  • 4.2Determine operational improvements for the future and formulate recommendations
  • 4.3Record and report on tending operations to appropriate personnel

Performance evidence

  • reviewed forest plan and objectives of tending operations
  • confirmed environmental protection and workplace health and safety requirements for the tending operation
  • consulted with stakeholders and prepared a tending plan that addresses quality and performance targets
  • operationalised, monitored and reported on the tending operation according to workplace procedures

Knowledge evidence

  • environmental protection requirements, including: soil disturbance measures; retention tree damage; fungal hygiene measures; identification of habitat trees; chemical handling and application procedures
  • workplace policies and procedures for managing tending operations that relate to: health and safety; organisational, legislative and environmental regulations, procedures, practices and precautions; adherence to site environmental imperatives; specifications; quality; performance targets
  • tending operations, including the following aspects: the health of the stand; productivity and long term sustainability; end product mix requirements; the management of notifiable weeds; impact of tending operations on forest productivity
  • authorisations relevant to tending operations: permits; approvals; licensing
  • biology of relevant forest health problems
  • tree growth and development
  • weed species and herbicide interactions
  • hydrology and hydrological principles
  • plant identification and plant classification
  • ecology and ecological interactions
  • soil types and structure
  • hazards related to managing tending operations: use of chemicals; off-site effects; tools and equipment; dangers to the public
  • procedures for recording and reporting workplace information

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Extract information from industry guides and standard references
  • Writing: Complete workplace forms; Annotate site plans
  • Oral communication: Ask open and closed questions and use active listening techniques to clarify contents of work orders; Use interactive verbal and non-verbal communication to direct the activities of work crews
  • Numeracy: Collect, collate and interpret basic statistics on quality and performance indicators related to tending operations

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What does an assessment tool for FWPSIL4009 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FWPSIL4009 needs to address all 39 unit components: 4 elements with 18 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 13 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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