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Employability Skill 

Industry /enterprise requirements for this qualification include :

Communication

• Engaging in discussions with others who may be internal or external to the organisation
• Responding to queries and requests for information
• Using clear verbal and non-verbal communication
• Reading and interpreting a range of information relevant to job/role
• Writing to suit audience needs, e.g. providing written notification to affected parties
• Sharing knowledge and information with others
• Participating in consultations with clients and stakeholders
• Communicating the need for support
• Negotiating effectively
• Establishing and maintaining consultative processes
• Developing and maintaining effective relations with the community
• Conducting consultations and interviews with applicants
• Explaining rights and responsibilities
• Preparing reports
• Responding to customer feedback

Teamwork

• Working cohesively with others
• Liaising with relevant personnel
• Understanding the roles of team members and referring applications where necessary
• Working with people from diverse backgrounds
• Establishing links with other organisations to enhance council performance
• Engaging and working with specialist advisors

Problem solving

• Resolving work-related problems
• Establishing contingency plans and responding to contingencies
• Forming and testing assumptions in an effort to resolve problems
• Implementing conflict resolution strategies
• Anticipating and responding to potential sources of conflict
• Determining breaches in compliance and rectifying causes
• Performing calculations
• Resolving customer complaints

Initiative and enterprise

• Identifying need to refer tasks that fall outside scope of job/role to others
• Being proactive
• Identifying sources of information and using them effectively
• Adjusting quickly to changing situations
• Identifying opportunities not obvious to others
• Developing strategies to enhance effective community relations
• Generating a range of options when advising council

Planning and organising

• Participating in continuous improvement and planning processes
• Planning and organising own work tasks
• Time management
• Participating in priority and goal setting
• Gathering and organising information in order to complete set tasks
• Organising schedules to ensure work is completed on time
• Coordinating tasks and processes
• Analysing information and data to support work objectives
• Monitoring, assessing and evaluating trends that impact on council
• Undertaking relevant research and evaluation
• Analysing documents and drawings for compliance
• Arranging inspection times and meetings
• Assisting in site inspections

Self management

• Monitoring own work and adjusting accordingly to meet agreed standards and expectations
• Managing own work area
• Undertaking self-development opportunities where necessary

Learning

• Attending relevant on and off-the-job training sessions
• Taking responsibility for own learning
• Contributing to learning in the workplace
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of policies, procedures and legislation that impact on council and individual performance
• Obtaining feedback to improve ongoing activities

Technology

• Using technology relevant to the job/role, such as GIS, CAD, desktop publishing, desktop mapping, multimedia, graphic animation, plotters, printers and terminals
• Adapting to the use of new technology as appropriate

12 units of competency are required for the award of this qualification.

Choose 12 elective units from the lists below, including:

• 3 or more units from Group A
• a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 9 units from Group B (Specialist Planning)
• Up to 3 elective units from Group C (General Elective) or  from elsewhere within this Training Package, or  another endorsed Training Package or  Accredited Course

NOTE:

• No more than 1 elective unit may be drawn from an AQF level below or above the AQF level of this qualification.
• No specialist, general elective or imported elective units used in the packaging of a qualification are to be included in the packaging of subsequent qualifications undertaken by the candidate.
• Only 3 Group A units used in the packaging of a qualification for a candidate can be used in the packaging of a subsequent and higher level qualification for the candidate.
• The inclusion of additional electives may need to be considered to meet the specific needs of a State or Territory.

Group A elective units 

LGACOM411A

Interpret and apply authority to act

LGACOMP024A

Develop community relations

LGACOMP025A

Manage a local government project

LGACOMP026A

Provide team leadership

LGACORE102B

Follow defined OHS policies and procedures

LGACORE104B

Work effectively in local government

LGACORE105B

Work with others in local government

LGAGOVA410B

Monitor council procedures to ensure compliance with relevant legislation

Group B  (Specialist Planning ) elective units 

LGAPLEM401B

Undertake assessments of domestic scale building applications

LGAPLEM402B

Assess minor applications for use or development

LGAPLEM403B

Attend requests for building and planning information and advice

LGAPLEM404A

Prepare and present geographic information systems data

LGAPLEM405C

Provide assistance in carrying out building inspections

LGAPLEM406B

Analyse the natural and built environment

LGAPLEM407A

Read and interpret titles, covenants and the local planning scheme

LGAPLEM408A

Process building permits

LGAPLEM409A

Draft planning permits and conditions

LGAPLEM410A

Provide service and information in preparing a development application

LGAPLEM411A

Conduct initial assessments of minor planning applications

LGAPLEM412A

Support the planning application, notification and appeals process

LGAPLEM413A

Conduct site inspections to check accuracy of plan and application documentation

LGAREGS303B

Enforce legislation to achieve compliance

LGAREGS402B

Provide evidence in court

CPCCBC4012A

Read and interpret plans and specifications

Group C  (General Elective ) elective units 

LGACOM403B

Conduct public educational presentations

LGACOM404B

Establish cooperative arrangements with other organisations

LGACOM405B

Implement and monitor the organisation's OHS policies, procedures and programs within the work group or section

LGACOM407B

Manage finances within a budget

LGACOM501B

Develop and organise public education programs

LGACOM502B

Devise and conduct community consultations

LGACOM503B

Prepare a budget

LGACOM602B

Coordinate and facilitate a change process

LGACOM603B

Develop, implement and review policies and procedures

LGACORE501B

Provide quality and timely advice to council

LGACORE601B

Develop, implement and review operational plans

LGACORE602B

Promote and facilitate organisational performance

LGACORE603B

Represent council's role and value in the community

LGALAND401A

Apply the principles of ecologically sustainable development to council decisions

LGALAND403A

Assess applications for the use of land in council care, control and management

LGALAND404A

Undertake research of the natural and built environment