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Develop, implement and monitor a Sustainable Land Management plan
Level
5
Credits
15
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to develop and implement a
Sustainable Land Management plan, monitor results, and identify changes
required.
Subfield
Agriculture
Domain
Agricultural Resource Maintenance
Status
Registered
Status date
27 April 2000
Date version published
20 May 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2010
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0052
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definitions
Sustainable Land Management is defined in the Resource Management Act 1991 as
“the use, development and protection of natural and physical resources in a way, or
at a rate, which enables people and communities to provide for their social, economic
and cultural well-being for their health and safety while:
a sustaining the potential of natural and physical resources to meet the reasonable
foreseeable needs of future generations; and
b safeguarding the life-supporting capacity of air, water, soil and ecosystems; and
c avoiding, remedying, or mitigating any adverse effects on the environment.”
Land, air and water are as defined within the Resource Management Act 1991.
Potential for the district is defined as quantifiable targets for the area supported by
research and benchmarking.
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Legislation applicable to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Resource
Management Act 1991 and its subsequent amendments.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Develop a Sustainable Land Management plan.
Performance criteria
1.1
The plan includes a vision statement, goals and objectives in terms of the
environmental, social and economic situation of the agribusiness, and its part in
the overall strategy of the agribusiness.
1.2
The plan includes an assessment of current situation in terms of resources and
agribusiness management practices.
1.3
The plan includes a risk assessment of past and present activities and practices
as well as assessment of possible changes in terms of the environmental, social
and economic situation.
Range
environmental assessment may include but is not limited to – risk
of drought, flood, soil and/or air and/or water degradation, pests,
weeds, disease;
social assessment may include but is not limited to – availability of
labour resources (quantity, skills), availability of community
facilities;
economic assessment may include but is not limited to – risk of
interest rate or exchange rate change, market fluctuations.
1.4
Sustainable Land Management goals and objectives set are realistic in terms of
the property's resources, the potential for the district, and the overarching goals
and objectives of the agribusiness owner.
1.5
The plan defines key quantifiable indicators to be monitored in terms of
available benchmarks, local data and the goals and objectives of the
agribusiness.
1.6
The plan includes the process, timelines, quality standards and milestones to
achieve stated goals and objectives.
Element 2
Implement a Sustainable Land Management plan, monitor results, and identify changes
required.
Performance criteria
2.1
The Sustainable Land Management plan is implemented in accordance with
stated goals and objectives.
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2.2
The results of the Sustainable Land Management plan are monitored in terms of
variations in results, progress towards stated goals and objectives, and
directions of international and domestic markets.
2.3
The Sustainable Land Management plan is modified in accordance with
variations in milestones, benchmarks, objectives and goals, and overall
agribusiness strategy.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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