Diploma of Conservation and Ecosystem Management - AHC51120

Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
CRICOS: 00012G

This qualification reflects the skills and knowledge required for skilled and paraprofessional work in conservation and ecosystem management. Workers with this qualification perform in operational managerial and/or technical positions often with specialist skills and knowledge in a range of sectors. Examples of areas of specialisation include:Indigenous land managementecosystem restoration, rehabilitation and renewalconservation worksparks management and/or administrationwildlife managementmarine and/or coastal managementwater and catchment management.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Subjects

• Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports
• Manage WHS hazards associated with maintenance and use of plant
• Develop a management plan for a designated area
• Develop a water quality monitoring program
• Negotiate a contract
• Develop and review a surface water plan
• Follow Aboriginal cultural protocols
• Manage erosion and sediment control
• Lead WHS risk management
• Design control measures and structures
• Implement the pest monitoring and evaluation plan
• Plan conservation earthworks
• Implement natural and cultural resource management plans
• Plan and evaluate burning for fuel, ecological and cultural resource management
• Implement a machinery management system
• Plan for successful cultural practice at work
• Provide specialist advice to clients
• Manage cultural processes in an Indigenous organisation
• Conduct comprehensive inspection of park facilities
• Develop interpretive activities
• Interpret and report on catchment hydrology
• Develop conservation strategies for cultural resources
• Implement and coordinate a surface water plan
• Coordinate the preparation of a regional resource management plan
• Develop a coastal rehabilitation strategy
• Negotiate and monitor contracts
• Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability
• Investigate suspected breaches of natural resource management legislation
• Manage implementation of ecological restoration programs
• Perform sampling and testing of contaminated sites
• Support the implementation of waterways strategies
• Develop and manage a flood plan
• Design an ecological restoration project
• Manage fauna populations
• Implement and coordinate a catchment plan
• Interpret legislation
• Collect and manage data
• Coordinate GIS data manipulation and analysis
• Survey and report on Aboriginal cultural sites
• Assess land use applications for legislative compliance
• Develop a monitoring, evaluation and reporting program
• Undertake project work
• Collect and classify plants
• Manage machinery and equipment
• Provide technical advice on sustainable catchment management
• Map relationship of business enterprise to culture and Country
• Manage the implementation of legislation
• Manage the implementation of a biosecurity emergency control program
• Operate within Community cultures and goals
• Define the pest problem
• Manage natural areas on a rural property
• Develop and implement sustainable land use strategies
• Develop a regional pest management plan
• Protect heritage and cultural assets
• Develop a pest management plan
• Develop environmentally sustainable tourism operations
• Manage enterprise staff requirements
• Conduct field research into natural and cultural resources
• Develop and review an irrigation system plan
• Develop strategies for Indigenous land or sea management
• Manage work health and safety processes
• Interpret aspects of local Australian Indigenous culture
• Develop a system to monitor and evaluate the pest management plan
• Manage wildfire hazard reduction programs
• Plan river restoration works
• Implement a monitoring, evaluation and reporting program
• Propose a negotiated outcome for a given area of Country
• Plan and monitor works projects in catchments and waterways
• Conduct biological surveys
• Conduct sustainable work practices in open spaces
• Manage parks and reserves
• Manage restoration of cultural places
• Recognise common geological landforms and samples
• Plan erosion and sediment control measures
• Prepare estimates, quotes and tenders

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