Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

AHCORG413 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Implement sustainable practices in the organic farm based business

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AHCORG413 - Implement sustainable practices in the organic farm based business
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
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Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Access the farm businesses guidelines and principles for social, financial and environmental sustainability
  • Identify environmental regulations, organic farming standards and the organic farm plan
  • Source and interpret environmental and sustainable organic farming best practice and principles
  • Identify impact of best practice guidelines and organic principles on day-to-day farm management
  • Identify key sustainability practices for an organic farming enterprise
  • Access sustainable organic farming business guidelines, principles and farm practices
       
Element: Implement established farm business guidelines and principles
  • Implement strategies to effectively integrate sustainability principles and practices into organic farm system
  • Identify continuous improvement opportunities and document changes identified into businesses policies and procedures
  • Implement improvements to farm businesses
       
Element: Monitor farm business sustainability initiatives for effectiveness and compliance
  • Monitor and evaluate effectiveness and compliance of organic and sustainability practices
  • Evaluate and report changing trends and techniques relevant to sustainable organic farming for continuous improvement
       
Element: Engage farm business stakeholders in sustainability practices
  • Communicate sustainability strategies to organic farm stakeholders
  • Monitor stakeholders of supply chain and their compliance with organic sustainability strategies
  • Identify and document identified continuous improvement initiatives
  • Encourage and assist stakeholders to implement improvements to system
       
Element: Determine social capital benefits from community engagement with the farm enterprise
  • Identify food security and food sovereignty issues addressed by farm business practices
  • Monitor compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements for labour management
  • Determine level of community engagement with local stakeholders
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify environmental regulations, organic farming standards and the organic farm plan 
Source and interpret environmental and sustainable organic farming best practice and principles 
Identify impact of best practice guidelines and organic principles on day-to-day farm management 
Identify key sustainability practices for an organic farming enterprise 
Access sustainable organic farming business guidelines, principles and farm practices 
Implement strategies to effectively integrate sustainability principles and practices into organic farm system 
Identify continuous improvement opportunities and document changes identified into businesses policies and procedures 
Implement improvements to farm businesses 
Monitor and evaluate effectiveness and compliance of organic and sustainability practices 
Evaluate and report changing trends and techniques relevant to sustainable organic farming for continuous improvement 
Communicate sustainability strategies to organic farm stakeholders 
Monitor stakeholders of supply chain and their compliance with organic sustainability strategies 
Identify and document identified continuous improvement initiatives 
Encourage and assist stakeholders to implement improvements to system 
Identify food security and food sovereignty issues addressed by farm business practices 
Monitor compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements for labour management 
Determine level of community engagement with local stakeholders 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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