Charles Darwin University

Certificate IV in Conservation and Ecosystem Management - AHC40920

Charles Darwin University

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
CRICOS: 00300K

This qualification has the practical skills and theoretical knowledge required for specialised or skilled work in the conservation and ecosystem management industry.The qualification provides for advanced skills and/or supervisory roles in a broad range of conservation and ecological work or can focus on areas of specific needs including:supervisory and management indigenous land managementecosystem managementpest controllerfire management.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Subjects

  • Contribute to association governance
  • Supervise landscape project works
  • Plan and supervise control activities on infected premises
  • Develop a regional pest management plan
  • Respond to urban fire
  • Liaise with media at a local level
  • Present proposed courses of action to meeting
  • Lead team effectiveness
  • Set out conservation earthworks
  • Supervise maintenance of property, machinery and equipment
  • Develop and implement community programs
  • Ensure compliance with pest legislation
  • Recommend plants and cultural practices
  • Operate within a budget framework
  • Contribute to the proposal for a negotiated outcome for a given area of Country
  • Supervise acid sulphate soil remediation and management projects
  • Cost a project
  • Manipulate and analyse data within geographic information systems
  • Conduct field surveillance for a biosecurity emergency response
  • Suppress wildfire
  • Develop interpretive activities
  • Suppress urban fire
  • Capture, transport and release crocodiles
  • Implement the pest monitoring and evaluation plan
  • Implement and monitor quality assurance procedures
  • Prepare project acquittal
  • Conduct simple prescribed burns
  • Plan the implementation of revegetation works
  • Provide visitor information
  • Devise and conduct community consultations
  • Produce maps for land management purposes
  • Develop approaches to include cultural and human diversity
  • Manage a multi-team sector
  • Investigate a pest control failure
  • Supervise ecological restoration works
  • Process applications for changes in land use
  • Conduct a site inspection for ecological restoration
  • Support policy implementation
  • Manage minor crocodile incidents in the wild
  • Facilitate ongoing group development
  • Obtain and manage sponsorship
  • Promote community programs
  • Implement a pest management plan
  • Provide work skill instruction
  • Supervise the monitoring of biodiversity
  • Provide information on issues and policies
  • Prepare specialised interpretive content on cultural and heritage environments
  • Develop work practices to accommodate cultural identity
  • Plan a plant establishment program
  • Analyse and present research information
  • Develop community networks
  • Implement land and sea management practices
  • Protect and preserve incident scene
  • Coordinate fundraising activities
  • Define the pest problem
  • Conduct briefings and debriefings
  • Research and share general information on Australian Indigenous cultures
  • Operate breathing apparatus open circuit
  • Manage seed collection
  • Source goods/services and evaluate contractors
  • Plan and implement a biosecurity program
  • Coordinate social events to support group purposes
  • Plan and implement a chemical use program
  • Participate in assessments of project submissions
  • Develop a pest management plan
  • Provide first aid
  • Supervise implementation of conservation earthworks plans
  • Supervise work routines and staff performance
  • Service committees
  • Manage conflict at work
  • Support individuals in resource management change processes
  • Develop a system to monitor and evaluate the pest management plan
  • Obtain resources from community and groups
  • Protect places of cultural significance
  • Apply project life cycle management processes
  • Respond to wildfire
  • Develop procedures to minimise risks in the use of chemicals
  • Inspect and monitor culturally significant places
  • Prevent injury
  • Report on place of potential cultural significance
  • Coordinate board or committee elections
  • Report on project
  • Plan and conduct laboratory/field work
  • Maintain work health and safety processes
  • Recognise common geological landforms and samples
  • Record and document Community history
  • Prepare specialised interpretive content on flora, fauna and landscape

Study information

CampusFeesEntryMid year intakeAttendance
CDU Online Domestic: $13,950
No
  • Online/Off-campus : 1 year

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