Course Title: Develop a management plan for a designated area

National Element Code & Title:

AHCLPW506 Develop a management plan for a designated area

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify management plan objectives for the designated area 1.2 Consult with client to achieve agreement on brief 1.3 Identify planning team, specialists and consultants

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify stakeholders impacted by management plan 2.2 Identify legislative and regulatory impacts on designated area 2.3 Ascertain availability of specialists to assist in management planning work and preparation of contracts 2.4 Establish timelines for development of the management plan and reporting arrangements 2.5 Identify resources required for the development of management strategies

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Identify and map landscape values of designated area 3.2 Identify and map physical features and characteristics of designated area 3.3 Identify site use and impact on designated area 3.4 Assess and document physical condition and civil concepts according to client brief 3.5 Document biological characteristics and influences on biota

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Assess site description against core principles and objectives in client brief 4.2 Determine priorities and key conservation issues 4.3 Prepare longitudinal projections of continuing impacts 4.4 Assess performance of site for proposed use 4.5 Identify and document opportunities and constraints to meeting planning objectives and goals 4.6 Seek stakeholder feedback and amend planning documentation

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Identify management options to achieve defined objectives 5.2 Design management strategies to address defined objectives 5.3 Cost and compare management strategies against budget and available resources 5.4 Plan work scheduling to prioritise outcomes and resource allocation 5.5 Consult with stakeholders and incorporate feedback into planning documentation

Performance Criteria:

6.1 Consolidate site information and management strategies into draft management plan 6.2 Seek feedback from stakeholders and clients and amend draft management plan 6.3 Prepare and present a final management plan according to client brief

Session/Date

Theme

Assessments

Session One

14 - 20 April

Introduction to the unit - outcomes, expectations and assessments. 

Define the need for a Management Plan

Why do we need a management plan?

Types of management plans

Introduction to Barmah Forest and Wetlands

Identifying stakeholders

Assessment 1

Assessment 2

Assessment 3

Assessment 4

18th - 25th April

MID SEMESTER BREAK

The Mid-semester break is a scheduled break in the semester. No teaching or assessment will occur during this time. Also, your Trainer/Assessor won't be available during this time. If you need to contact them, please email them via your student email account, and they will respond once they return from the break.

Session Three

5 - 11 May

Barmah Discussion

Stakeholders - engagement and Consultation

Study Site Introduction: Murundaka:

Objectives of the plan

Management issues at the site

Information sources: what and where

Site Visit Preparation

Assessment 1 - predominantly

Assessment 3

Assessment 1 due 11th May

Session Five

19 - 25 May

Online: Management Plans, basic principles and process

Case Studies of Management Planning

Zoning and Zone Management;

Workshop: Develop Proposed Management Plan Zones

Cultural heritage issues

Fieldwork: Murundaka stakeholder engagement

Assessment 3 and 4

Session Seven

2 - 8 June

Online: Management Plan Development: DSE Drafting

Workshop: Infrastructure in reserves

Costing works

Management Plan Write up

Fieldwork: Murundaka stakeholder engagement

Week Seventeen

9 - 15 June

Official Results Release Date

Important: It is your responsibility to check your results on this date.

Your official results for this course will be released on this date. Your teacher will not inform you of your final result. It will only be available via My Student Record on RMIT's website. 

It is not your Trainer/Assessors responsibility to let you know your final result. 

Your teacher will not be available to comment on your assessment or final results from late June. After this date, you can contact them to talk about your final result if you need it. 

Date

Detail

Due

18th May 2025

Assignment 2: Condition Report for Murundaka

due by 23:59

1 June 2025

Assignment 4: Master Management Plan

due by 23:59

Element

Performance criteria

1. Define the need for a management plan

1.1 Identify management plan objectives for the designated area

Note: this assessment is a standalone assessment and does not link to AT2 and AT

4

1

CL 1 and 2: 1.1-1.4

1.0,

1.3 Identify planning team, specialists and consultants

1

CL 1 and 2: 1.1-1.4

2.2, 2.3

2.2 Identify legislative and regulatory impacts on designated area 

6

4.1.4.2

2.4, 6.2, 8

2.4 Establish timelines for development of the management plan and reporting arrangements

CL 1 and 2: 1.3

3. Prepare a site description

3.1 Identify and map landscape values of designated area

1.4

2.1,2.2,2.3

1.1,1.2

3.3 Identify site use and impact on designated area

1.2

5.1,5.2,9.3

5.3

3.5 Document biological characteristics and influences on biota

1,1, 1.2

7.1.1,

7.1.2,7.1.3, 7.2.1,7.2.2

3.5, 4.1-4.5

4.2 Determine priorities and key conservation issues

1.3

4.1,13

CL 1 and 2: 1.1-1.4

1.0, 3.3,5.3,

6.1, 7.1,7.4

4.4 Assess performance of site for proposed use

1.2

4.1

6.1, 6.2,7.1

4.6 Seek stakeholder feedback and amend planning documentation

2.1, 3.1

Table 1

9.2, 10.1, 10.2

CL 1 and 2: 1.1-1.4

2.1, 2.2

5.2 Design management strategies to address defined objectives

4.1

12

7.1

5.4 Plan work scheduling to prioritise outcomes and resource allocation

7.1,7.4,7.5

6. Prepare the management plan

6.1 Consolidate site information and management strategies into draft management plan

13

6.3 Prepare and present a final management plan according to client brief

1-9

Foundation Skills 

Skill

Description

Oral communication

Establish and maintain effective communication in a broad range of contexts suited to the client or stakeholder understanding

CL 1 and 2: 1.1-1.4

Performance Evidence 

There must be evidence that the individual has, on at least one occasion, developed a management plan for a designated area.

1-9

• prepared a site plan detailing the following:
• values of designated area

1.1,5.1

• • past and present uses

1.2

4.1, 4.2, 5

1.1,5.1- 5.3

• • physical condition

3.1-3.5

• assessed site performance for proposed use and identified conservation issues for designated site and surrounding area 

1.2, 1.3

2 , 3.1-3.2

6.1

• developed and costed management strategies according to client brief

7.2

• consulted with stakeholders and incorporated feedback into final management plan

CL 1 and 2: 1.1-1.4

7.4,7.5

Knowledge Evidence 

An individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

• management planning principles and issues, including civil design concepts

3.4

7.1

• non-Indigenous cultural heritage

1.1

5.2

5.1

• environmental assessment, survey and analysis techniques and practical application for a range of habitats and landscapes

1. 1. 1.4, 4.1

1-14

3.1-3.5

• • population density

7.1

• • wildlife habitats and local geographic regions and vegetation types

7. 1, 7.2

4.1-4.5

• • pest management, control techniques and strategies

7.3

7.1

• • pesticides

7.1

• ecosystem management strategies, including:
• techniques

7.3

7.4

• • enterprise use of native Australian habitats, species and landscapes

1.2

7.1

• management and rehabilitation techniques for the wildlife and habitat

7.1, 7.3

7.1

• levels of stakeholder engagement and engagement strategies, including:
• negotiation skills for developing client briefs

CL 1 and 2: 1.3, 1.4

1.0,2.1,2.2

• • communication styles for different client and stakeholder groups

CL 1 and 2: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Assessment conditions

Describe how assessments meet the assessment conditions

• • equipment and materials

AT2, AT4

• specifications:
• client brief

AT1 – AT4

CL 1 and 2: 1.1-1.4

• relationships:

client and other stakeholders

AT1- AT4

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