This qualification provides the skills and knowledge required for work in a defined context and/or for further study in conservation and ecosystem management. Work would be carried out under general guidance and supervision.
The qualification enables individuals to select and develop basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge in conservation and ecosystem management for Indigenous land management, lands, parks and wildlife services and the restoration and rehabilitation of ecosystems.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication. Users are advised that individual elective units selected may have licensing, legislative or certification requirements and are advised to check the units individually for these requirements.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Core Units
AHCWHS201 - Participate in work health and safety processes
AHCWRK209 - Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
Elective Units
Group A
AHCBIO203 - Inspect and clean machinery, tools and equipment to preserve biosecurity
AHCECR202 - Maintain wildlife habitat refuges
AHCECR203 - Perform basic ecological restoration works
AHCECR201 - Capture digital media for fieldwork
AHCECR305 - Collect native seed
AHCFAU202 - Recognise fauna
AHCFIR202 - Assist with planned burning
AHCILM201 - Maintain cultural places
AHCILM202 - Observe and report plants or animals
AHCILM203 - Record information about Country
AHCLPW201 - Operate a handheld GPS device
AHCLPW311 - Construct access tracks
AHCPCM202 - Collect, prepare and preserve plant specimens
AHCPCM204 - Recognise plants
AHCPGD206 - Conduct visual inspection of park facilities
AHCPMG201 - Treat weeds
AHCPMG202 - Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders
AHCPMG304 - Use firearms to humanely destroy animals
AHCPMG307 - Apply animal trapping techniques
AHCPMG312 - Apply poison baits for vertebrate pest control in rural and environmental landscapes
AHCSAW203 - Conduct erosion and sediment control activities
AHCSAW202 - Recognise landforms and soil types
AHCWRK202 - Observe environmental work practices
AHCWRK204 - Work effectively in the industry
AHCWRK205 - Participate in workplace communications
AHCWRK312 - Operate in isolated and remote situations
PUAFIR204* - Respond to wildfire
PUAFIR210 - Prevent injury
PUALAW001 - Protect and preserve incident scene
SITXCCS002 - Provide visitor information
Group B
AHCCHM201 - Apply chemicals under supervision
AHCINF201 - Carry out basic electric fencing operations
AHCINF202 - Install, maintain and repair farm fencing
AHCINF203 - Maintain properties and structures
AHCLSC201 - Assist with landscape construction work
AHCLSC203 - Install aggregate paths
AHCLSC205 - Install tree protection devices
AHCMOM201 - Operate two wheel motorbikes
AHCMOM202 - Operate tractors
AHCMOM203 - Operate basic machinery and equipment
AHCMOM204 - Undertake operational maintenance of machinery
AHCMOM205 - Operate vehicles
AHCMOM206 - Conduct grader operations
AHCMOM207 - Conduct front-end loader operations
AHCMOM208 - Conduct excavator operations
AHCMOM209 - Conduct dozer operations
AHCMOM210 - Conduct scraper operations
AHCMOM213 - Operate and maintain chainsaws
AHCMOM216 - Operate side by side utility vehicles
AHCMOM217 - Operate quad bikes
AHCNSY206 - Care for nursery plants
AHCNSY207 - Undertake propagation activities
AHCPCM205* - Fell small trees
AHCPGD201 - Plant trees and shrubs
AHCSOL203 - Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testing
AHCWRK201 - Observe and report on weather
AHCWRK206 - Observe enterprise quality assurance procedures
AHCWRK207 - Collect and record production data
AHCWRK208 - Provide information on products and services
BSBINS201 - Process and maintain workplace information
BSBTEC201 - Use business software applications
FWPCOT3259 - Operate a four wheel drive on unsealed roads
HLTAID009 - Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
HLTAID010 - Provide basic emergency life support
HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid
HLTAID013 - Provide First Aid in remote or isolated site
PUAFIR210 - Prevent injury
TLID1001 - Shift materials safely using manual handling methods
TLILIC0003 - Licence to operate a forklift truck
An asterisk (*) next to the unit code indicates that there are prerequisite requirements which must be met.