Qualification details

The following table includes a summary of the employability skills as identified by the resources and infrastructure industry for this qualification. The table should be interpreted in conjunction with the detailed requirements of each unit of competency packaged in this qualification. The outcomes required here are broad industry requirements that may vary depending on packaging options.

Employability Skill 

Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: 

Communication

• speak clearly and directly
• listen carefully to instructions and information
• read and interpret work instructions and safety signs
• calculate basic weights, distances and volumes
• complete incident and maintenance reports
• adjust communication style to meet the needs of people with diverse backgrounds

Teamwork

• apply teamwork in a range of situations, particularly in a safety context
• contribute to the planning and execution of operations
• work cooperatively with people of different ages, gender, race, religion or political persuasion and people with disability
• recognise and respond sensitively to people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

Problem-solving

• adjust work methods in response to changing weather and site conditions
• participate in team solutions to safety issues

Initiative and enterprise

• independently adapt to changing work conditions or different work areas
• identify potential improvements to working practice and conditions
• identify and assess risks in the workplace

Planning and organising

• manage time and priorities to complete work
• identify and obtain appropriate equipment and permits
• identify potential hazards and prepare appropriate responses
• follow procedures and techniques relevant to the equipment and work being done

Self-management

• take responsibility for planning and organising own work priorities and completing assigned tasks
• monitor own performance to ensure work will be completed well and on time
• understand the standard of work expected at a work site

Learning

• be willing to learn new ways of working
• seek information to improve performance from people and workplace documents like policies, procedures etc
• understand equipment characteristics, technical capabilities, limitations and procedures

Technology

• use technology to monitor and report on work progress
• use communications technology appropriate to the workplace (email, mobile, radio, etc)
• operate equipment safely

The following table provides the packaging rules for this qualification, followed by the list of relevant units of competency.

Successful completion of fourteen (14) units of competency made up of:

• six (6) Core units, and
• eight (8) elective units of which:
• at least five (5) must come from the Group A electives listed below
• up to three (3) from the Group B electives listed below
• up to one (1) unit may come from Certificate II, Certificate III or Certificate IV level from this, or any other Training Package

Units of competency chosen must be relevant to the competency requirements for the job function.

Care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisites specified within imported units, or units chosen as electives, are complied with.