Domain - Incursion Response - Surveillance

Domain - Incursion Response - Surveillance

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Level 2

Input movement information in an exotic disease response
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22424 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for persons who, because of the scale of an exotic disease response (EDR), have been designated as providing a support role to a team of tracing officers through the processing of Exotic Disease Investigation Report (EDIR) information. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate general knowledge of the disease being traced and relevant EDR structures; input movement-related data; and participate in debriefing.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Level 3

Collect vector management information via field survey for an exotic disease response
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22411 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for field personnel who are required to collect vector management information during or preceding an exotic disease response (EDR). People credited with this unit standard are able to for an EDR: demonstrate general knowledge of the disease being investigated and relevant EDR structures, prepare for and conduct field surveys; and conduct return-to-base activities.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Set and service traps for the collection of GIS data for an exotic disease response
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22412 Unit Standard 8 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for members of surveillance and geographic information systems (GIS) field teams who are required to set and service traps to determine the presence and frequency of risk vectors in order to compile or complete GIS data for use in an exotic disease response (EDR). People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate general knowledge of the disease being investigated and relevant EDR structures; prepare for trap deployment and servicing; set and service traps; and conduct return-to-base activities.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Collect place feature class information to complete patrol zone data in an exotic disease response
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22413 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for field personnel who are required to collect place feature class information for places where patrol zone data is identified as being incomplete during an exotic disease response (EDR). People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate general knowledge of the disease being investigated and relevant EDR structures; prepare for and conduct place surveys; and conduct return-to-base activities.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Record public reports of unwanted organisms in an exotic disease response
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22414 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for call centre operators receiving calls and/or walk-in reports from the public during an exotic disease response (EDR). People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate general knowledge of the disease being investigated and relevant EDR structures; record information regarding unwanted organisms reported by the public; and participate in debriefings.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Conduct data administration of surveillance operations in an exotic disease response
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22418 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for persons assigned administration and data input roles in an exotic disease response (EDR). People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate general knowledge of the disease being investigated and relevant EDR structures; conduct data administration of surveillance activities; input and maintain surveillance data; and input and maintain laboratory results data.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Trace movements in an exotic disease response
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22422 Unit Standard 7 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people who are required to confirm the origins or destinations of conveyors that are suspected of harbouring organisms in an exotic disease response (EDR) in order to prompt additional measures to control the spread of or to eradicate the organism. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the disease being investigated and the strategy to control it; confirm Exotic Disease Investigation Report (EDIR) information; respond to discrepancies in reported information; close a trace investigation; and participate in debriefing.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Conduct administration of diagnostic specimens in an exotic disease response
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22425 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for administrative staff assigned responsibility for the administration of diagnostic specimens taken from the field during an exotic disease response (EDR) for laboratory analysis. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate general knowledge of the disease being investigated and relevant EDR structures and receive and forward diagnostic specimens.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Level 4

Record and evaluate public reports of unwanted organisms in an exotic disease response
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22415 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for veterinarians undertaking report evaluation roles and receiving calls and walk-in reports from the public during an exotic disease response (EDR). People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the disease being investigated and the strategy to control it; record public reports of unwanted organisms; evaluate reported information and record decisions; and participate in debriefings.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Conduct specialist movement traces in an exotic disease response
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22423 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for personnel assigned to tracing roles who, as an Authorised Person, are required to conduct face-to-face interviews to gather movement-related information in an exotic disease response (EDR). People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for specialist movement traces; gather movement information in the field; and report on specialist movement traces.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Level 5

Apply GIS tools and techniques to assist surveillance in an exotic disease response
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22410 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for geographic information systems (GIS) specialists involved in an exotic disease response (EDR). People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate general knowledge of the disease being investigated and relevant EDR structures; demonstrate knowledge of GIS applications in IRS; verify land and ownership information; provide geographic information representations for EDR decision making and actions; assign collection of geographic feature data to field teams; and update geographic feature information.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Evaluate exotic disease tracing results
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22420 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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This unit standard is designed for persons assigned the role of Tracing Evaluation Officer in or for an exotic disease response (EDR). People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the disease being investigated and the strategy to control it; determine the significance of trace results; and participate in debriefing.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Monitor the administration and handling of exotic disease diagnostic specimens
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22426 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for persons assigned team leadership roles related to diagnostic specimen reception and/or administration in an exotic disease response (EDR). People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the disease being investigated and relevant EDR structures; ensure the safe handling of diagnostic specimens relating to exotic animal diseases; and monitor specimen administration.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Level 6

Conduct surveillance of unwanted organisms in an exotic disease response
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22416 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for veterinarians who are assigned surveillance roles in the field prior to the declaration of a place as being infected or suspect in an exotic disease response (EDR). The surveillance activities are directed at confirming place-related details and assessing whether the exotic disease potentially exists on the place being visited. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate advanced knowledge of the infectious exotic disease being investigated and the strategy to control it; prepare for and conduct surveillance visits; determine the significance of observations; withdraw from surveillance actions; and conduct return-to-base actions and participate in debriefing.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Level 7

Conduct investigation of exotic disease in an exotic disease response
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22417 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for veterinarians undertaking epidemiological roles on an infected or suspect place in an exotic disease response (EDR) with the intent of collecting information required to determine the nature and stage of development of an exotic disease. Where the existence of disease is able to be immediately confirmed, these veterinarians would then initiate actions required to manage the disease. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate advanced knowledge of the infectious exotic disease being investigated and the strategy to control it; prepare for investigation; collect information and diagnostic specimens for the confirmation of presence of the disease; gather information required for the management of the disease; destroy animals and assist with depopulation where required; maintain effective relationships with the key decision maker and relevant residents; withdraw from investigation actions; and conduct return-to-base actions and participate in debriefing.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Evaluate laboratory and surveillance findings to confirm existence or absence of exotic disease
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22419 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for veterinarians who are required to review surveillance information and laboratory test results to confirm the existence or absence of an exotic disease. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate advanced knowledge of the infectious disease being investigated and the strategy to control it; review surveillance and laboratory results; draw inferences from surveillance and laboratory results; offer response recommendations on the basis of diagnoses; and participate in debriefing.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

Declare the status of a place and determine relevant controls and conditions in an exotic disease response
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22421 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for persons assigned Investigation Coordinator roles in an exotic disease response (EDR). People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate specialist knowledge of the disease being investigated and the strategy to control it; determine the significance of place-related information and disease reports; notify others of the status of places and associated conditions; and determine the need to stand-down incursion response teams or personnel.

Standard-setting body:

The Skills Organisation - Learning State

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