Qualification details

Employability Skills Qualification Summary 

Employability Skill 

Industry /enterprise requirements for this qualification include the following facets :

Communication 

• apply communication skills to discuss vocational issues effectively with colleagues
• impart knowledge and ideas through oral, written and visual means
• apply communication skills that assist in facilitating client relationships, including:
• accessing, synthesising and using information
• assertiveness
• communicating effectively on the telephone
• displaying empathy, tact and diplomacy
• negotiating
• written skills to document follow-up action
• apply literacy skills to:
• assess and use workplace information
• interpret and understand legal, financial and procedural requirements
• process workplace documentation
• read, record data and write routine reports
• research and access routine sources of spatial data
• apply numeracy skills to:
• record and interpret statistics
• record with accuracy and precision
• undertake computations
• document spatial data collection and set out process
• complete all required documentation according to organisational guidelines

Teamwork 

• plan and execute set tasks in a team environment
• apply interpersonal skills e.g. cooperation and flexibility
• relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities
• work with and lead others on site
• monitor team activity according to plan

Problem solving 

• assess client needs and provide appropriate information and follow-up on a variety of issues within the spatial information handling framework
• develop basic policies and guidelines pertaining to spatial data systems
• interpret surveying task requirements
• apply spatial skills to:
• understand the holistic implications of height, depth, breadth, dimension, direction and position to actual operational activity and virtual representation
• perform spatial data archival and retrieval
• perform spatial data management and manipulation
• perform file management
• solve basic problems relating to height, depth, breadth, dimension, direction and position in actual operational activity and virtual representation
• interpret technical manuals
• interpret surveying task requirements
• verify data reliability
• solve problems involving acquired image data according to organisational policies and principles

Initiative and enterprise 

• apply analytical skills to determine data requirements of a survey project
• analyse and evaluate spatial information from a variety of sources
• identify and access spatial information for set task requirements
• manage contingencies
• establish business contacts and networks
• work effectively with business contacts
• apply negotiation skills

Planning and organising 

• confirm reliability of spatial systems
• amend spatial data according to changes identified, spatial systems and organisational requirements
• source basic spatial data to prepare for data set out
• carry out data backup and recovery
• archive data
• use organisational skills to prioritise activities to meet contractual requirements and to prepare and administer documentation
• prepare and collect data using basic global positioning system equipment

Self-management 

• adhere to correct OHS practices
• time management

Learning 

• apply knowledge of organisational policies and guidelines regarding spatial data maintenance
• update skills and knowledge to accommodate changes in data requirements
• apply knowledge of industry requirements and standards
• apply knowledge of legislative, statutory and industry requirements and standards

Technology 

• use computers (technical user level) to complete business documentation
• use suitable software to communicate with a global positioning system receiver
• select and use appropriate tools

Packaging rules 

To achieve this qualification, the candidate must demonstrate competency in:

• 15 units of competency:
• 9 core units
• 6 elective units.

The elective units are chosen as follows:

• 6 units from the elective units listed below
• 2 of the units may be chosen from Certificate III, IV or Diploma qualifications in CPP07 or another current Training Package or state accredited course, provided the integrity of the AQF alignment is ensured, and they contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.

Core units 

CPPDSM3009A

Maintain workplace safety in the property industry

CPPSIS4001A

Maintain spatial systems

CPPSIS4002A

Store and retrieve spatial data

CPPSIS4005A

Collect basic GPS data

CPPSIS4006A

Read and interpret basic image data

CPPSIS4014A

Maintain spatial data

CPPSIS5005A

Obtain and validate existing spatial data

RIIG005A

Read and interpret maps

ICAU2006B

Operate computing packages

Elective units 

BSBINM401A

Implement workplace information system

BSBWOR402A

Promote team effectiveness

CPPCMN3001B

Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

CPPSIS4003A

Facilitate effective spatial client relationships

CPPSIS4004A

Collect and set out basic spatial data

CPPSIS4007A

Organise field services

CPPSIS4008A

Organise equipment and supplies

CPPSIS4010A

Operate surveying equipment

CPPSIS4013A

Participate in spatial process improvement

CPPSIS4015A

Apply GIS software to problem-solving techniques

CUFMEM07A

Apply principles of visual design and communication to the development of a multimedia product

CUVCRS03B

Produce computer-aided drawings

ICAA4142B

Design a website to meet technical requirements

ICAA5139B

Design a database

ICAB4135B

Create a simple mark-up language document to specification

ICAB4137B

Produce basic client side script for dynamic web pages

ICAI3020B

Install and optimise operating system software

LGAPLEM404A

Prepare and present geographic information systems data

MNQGEN400A

Apply site risk management system

PRMCMN403A

Facilitate effective teamwork

PRMCMN404A

Facilitate effective workplace relationships