Elements and Performance Criteria

The range of variables places the competency in context and allows for differences between enterprises and workplaces, including practices, knowledge and requirements. The range of variables also provides a focus for assessment and relates to the unit as a whole. The following variables may be present.

Opportunities to present information:
· interviews or articles for local media
· group presentations
· industry forums, open days and reference groups
· information booths
· help desks
· school visits
· story telling
· community events, such as festivals and competitions
· staff professional development activities.

Work plan objectives:
· educating local community, visitors and fishers on:
· sustainable use of local marine and freshwater environments
· changes to legislative requirements
· the cultural significance of the local marine and freshwater environments
· providing educational resources to schools and educational institutions
· assisting fishers and tourists to comply with legislation
· increasing awareness of the impact of human activity on the local marine and freshwater ecology
· encouraging best-practice measures to mitigate the effects of fishing on the aquatic environment.

Type of presentation or display:
· formal or informal
· verbal or non-verbal
· audio or visual
· written or electronic
· static or interactive.

Resources:
· audio and video tapes
· banners and posters
· PowerPoint presentations or overheads
· leaflets or handouts
· stands
· props
· signage
· multimedia presentations
· story telling.

Selecting an appropriate medium:
· booking a venue
· making or ordering posters
· printing or preparing leaflets or handouts
· organising boats or vehicles
· using tents or booths.

Required procedures:
· Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
· access and equity
· workplace policies and codes of practice
· quality assurance procedures for the use of departmental logos and publicity materials.

Legislative requirements:
Associated with the management of coastal and estuarine environments:
· Commonwealth acts
· State or Territory acts and regulations
· local council regulations and by-laws.

Each unit of competency has an evidence guide that relates directly to the performance criteria and the range of variables. Its purpose is to guide assessment of the unit in the workplace and/or training program. The following components provide information to assist this purpose.

Underpinning knowledge
The essential knowledge and understanding a person needs to perform work to the required standard include:
· time management and planning techniques
· sustainable use of local marine and freshwater environments
· significance of sacred and other cultural sites
· significance of cultural activities including Indigenous fishing or use of other marine resources
· legislation and policies relevant to sustainable use of marine and freshwater environments, including:
· Commonwealth, State or Territory and local government
· agency/organisation's policies and procedures
· community standards and regulations
· codes of practice.

Practical skills
The essential skills a person needs to perform work to the required standard include:
· selecting and using appropriate communication methods with different audiences
· selecting and using appropriate presentation methods to convey information for different purposes
· structuring information in a logical sequence for presentation
· selecting and using a range of display techniques
· selecting and using standard display equipment and resources effectively and within OHS guidelines
· collecting, analysing and organising information
· working within established timeframes to achieve specified objectives
· applying OHS principles in public presentation and display activities.

Language and literacy skills used for:
· preparing information for presentations or displays
· finding information.

Numeracy skills used for:
· counting and estimating numbers of people and quantities of resources.

Critical aspects of competence
Assessment must confirm the ability and knowledge to promote the sustainable use of local marine and freshwater environments to a variety of audiences.

Assessment must confirm the ability to:
· analyse and interpret information
· communicate information and ideas to people
· solve problems and answer questions.

Assessment must confirm knowledge of:
· legislation and policies relevant to sustainable use of marine and freshwater environments
· cultural significance of local marine and freshwater environments
· significance of cultural activities including Indigenous fishing or use of other marine resources.

Interdependent assessment of units
This unit may be assessed after/with:
· No recommendations.

Context of assessment
Assessment is to be conducted at the workplace or in a simulated work environment.

Method of assessment
The following assessment methods are suggested:
· observation of practical demonstration
· simulation or role-play
· examples of display work (eg photographs of displays) and information resources developed (eg flyers, handouts, leaflets and booklets)
· other relevant productions, such as newsletters, posters, plans, models and computer-produced presentations.

Resources required for assessment
Resources may include:
· relevant policies and procedures manual
· venue
· overhead projector
· computer
· other display equipment and resources.