Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
AHCARB313 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Identify trees
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
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Unit of Competency | AHCARB313 - Identify trees |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to identify trees and their environmental and social benefits.This unit applies to individuals who undertake defined activities with appropriate methods, tools and information, work in a structured context, apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate limited autonomy and judgement, and provide solutions to a limited range of predictable problems. Work is implemented with low risk work procedures and to comply with Safe Work Method Statement documentation.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. It is an industry requirement for competency in this unit that assessment requires methods of assessment that focus on the process of identification, incorporating the use of multiple reference sources and pathways to identify trees. Assessment must provide for a minimum of sixty-five (65) identifications of different trees local to the region. Assessment must provide for a minimum of ten (10) identifications using a taxonomic key or field guide. Assessment must be demonstrated consistently over time in a suitable range of contexts and have a productivity-based outcome. No single assessment event or report is sufficient to achieve competency in this unit. Assessment may be conducted in a simulated or real work environment, however determination of competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. The mandatory equipment and materials used to gather evidence for assessment include: equipment: use of multiple reference sources taxonomic keys field guides camera/phone camera trees and tree specimens materials: tree profile and benefits form Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs in the assessment of arboriculture units of competency. Assessment must be conducted only by persons who have: arboriculture vocational competencies at least to the level being assessed current arboriculture industry skills directly relevant to the unit of competency being assessed |
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Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Inspect tree features |
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Element: Inspect tree condition |
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Element: Identify tree |
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Element: Identify tree benefits |
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Element: Report on results |
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