AHC32516 Certificate III in Aboriginal Sites Work

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for AHC32516 ended on 22 January 2023 — 3 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
AHC — Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package
Currency period ends
22 January 2023
Latest release
Release 2 · 14 September 2016 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
AHC32513
Superseded by
AHC32522 not equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. AHC32516Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Aboriginal Sites Work
  2. not equivalent
  3. AHC32522CurrentCertificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Sites Work

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • AHC32513AHC32516equivalent26 June 2016

    This qualification is equivalent to AHC32513 Aboriginal-sites Work.

  • AHC32516AHC32522not equivalent23 January 2023

    Title changed. Qualification description revised. Total number of units required to achieve the qualification reduced from 15 to 12. Packaging rules, core and elective units changed

Official documents on the register

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What AHC32516 is made of

training.gov.au lists 71 units for AHC32516: 9 core and 62 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 9 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCASW301Protect places of Aboriginal cultural significancenot current
AHCASW302Relate Aboriginal culture to sites worknot current
AHCASW303Identify and record Aboriginal sites, objects and cultural landscapesnot current
AHCASW308Apply cultural significance to Aboriginal sites and landscapesnot current
AHCASW310Move and store Aboriginal cultural materialnot current
AHCASW312Maintain an Aboriginal cultural sitenot current
AHCASW313Apply knowledge of relevant legislation to Aboriginal sites worknot current
AHCILM306Follow Aboriginal cultural protocolsnot current
AHCWHS301Contribute to work health and safety processesnot current

Elective units 62 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCASW304Identify Indigenous culturally significant plantsnot current
AHCASW305Work with Aboriginal ceremonial secret sacred materialsnot current
AHCASW306Use technology in Aboriginal sites worknot current
AHCASW307Support the documentation of Aboriginal cultural landscapesnot current
AHCASW309Interpret Aboriginal cultural landscapenot current
AHCASW501Survey and report on Aboriginal cultural sitesnot current
AHCCHM303Prepare and apply chemicalsnot current
AHCCHM304Transport and store chemicalscurrent
AHCFAU301Respond to wildlife emergenciesnot current
AHCILM201Maintain cultural placesnot current
AHCILM203Record information about Countrynot current
AHCILM302Provide appropriate information on cultural knowledgenot current
AHCILM305Work with an Aboriginal Community or organisationnot current
AHCILM307Implement Aboriginal cultural burning practicesnot current
AHCILM308Identify traditional customs and land rights for an Indigenous Communitynot current
AHCILM404Record and document Community historynot current
AHCILM510Plan for successful cultural practice at worknot current
AHCINF301Implement property improvement, construction and repairnot current
AHCLPW301Supervise park visitor activitiesnot current
AHCLPW303Construct access tracksnot current
AHCLPW304Carry out inspection of designated areanot current
AHCLPW305Perform diving for scientific purposesnot current
AHCLPW306Undertake sampling and testing of waternot current
AHCLSC304Erect timber structures and featuresnot current
AHCMOM305Operate specialised machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCMOM315Operate chemical application machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCNAR201Carry out natural area restoration worksnot current
AHCNAR301Maintain natural areasnot current
AHCNAR303Implement revegetation worksnot current
AHCNAR305Collect native seednot current
Show the remaining 32 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
AHCNAR306Conduct photography for fieldworknot current
AHCNAR307Read and interpret mapsnot current
AHCPCM301Implement a plant nutrition programnot current
AHCPCM302Provide information on plants and their culturenot current
AHCPCM303Identify plant specimenscurrent
AHCPMG301Control weedscurrent
AHCPMG302Control plant pests, diseases and disorderscurrent
AHCPMG305Survey pestscurrent
AHCPMG307Apply animal trapping techniquescurrent
AHCPMG308Implement pest management strategiescurrent
AHCWRK303Respond to emergenciesnot current
AHCWRK304Respond to rescue incidentsnot current
AHCWRK305Coordinate work site activitiesnot current
BSBITU306Design and produce business documentsnot current
BSBLIB502Manage the development of collectionsnot current
BSBLIB602Develop and monitor procedures for the movement and storage of collection materialnot current
CUAATS504Work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural materialnot current
CUACNM301Move and store collection materialnot current
CULMS002BResearch and evaluate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural materialnot current
CULMS010BContribute to the preservation of cultural materialnot current
FWPCOT3259Operate a four wheel drive on unsealed roadsnot current
FWPFGM3202Extract seednot current
LGAREGS305AUndertake animal or reptile control dutiesnot current
PUAFIR204BRespond to wildfirenot current
PUAFIR303BSuppress wildfirenot current
SITTGDE001Interpret aspects of local Australian Indigenous culturenot current
SITTGDE002Work as a guidenot current
SITTGDE007Research and share general information on Australian Indigenous culturesnot current
SITTGDE008Prepare specialised interpretive content on flora, fauna and landscapenot current
SITTGDE010Prepare specialised interpretive content on cultural and heritage environmentsnot current
SITTPPD002Develop interpretive activitiesnot current
SITXCOM004Address protocol requirementsnot current

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