List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions. |
1. | Define and plan scope of own contribution to design project. | 1.1. | Nature of project, location and demographics of occupants or users are researched and noted. |
| 1.2. | Service levels, fees and timelines for reviews of design documentation at different stages of development projects are confirmed with clients. |
| 1.3. | Access and use compliance requirements and project’s access and use design policy and brief are reviewed and confirmed with client, design team and other key stakeholders. |
| 1.4. | Systems for the exchange, naming and storage of project design documentation and for communicating with the design team, client and stakeholders are planned and implemented. |
2. | Review design documentation at required stages of design process. | 2.1. | Level of service for review of design documentation at different stages of design process is confirmed and applied. |
| 2.2. | Design documentation is received, named and stored following agreed protocols, at different stages of design process according to service level agreement. |
| 2.3. | Design documentation is examined in relation to access and use compliance requirements and the project’s access and use design policy and brief, and anomalies in access and use provisions are detected. |
| 2.4. | Details of access and use design issues are researched or deduced and noted. |
| 2.5. | Report on access and use issues is prepared, distributed and discussed according to service level agreement, and further actions are agreed with client. |
3. | Develop solutions to access and use design issues. | 3.1. | Best practice solutions relevant to reported access and use issues are sourced and analysed in relation to project’s access and use design policy and brief. |
| 3.2. | Practical and effective solutions to access and use issues are explored and sketches made or explanations noted. |
| 3.3. | Solutions are presented and explained to client, design team and other stakeholders, as required, to facilitate selection of best solution. |
| 3.4. | Selected solutions are developed and specifications detailed, including compliance references, exclusion report or management plan as required. |
4. | Consult and report on project finalisation. | 4.1. | Access and use issues arising during the construction phase of projects are analysed and solutions proposed to design team, client and stakeholders. |
| 4.2. | Accepted access and use design modifications are recorded with exclusion report or management plan as required. |
| 4.3. | Access and use report is prepared for finalisation of project, detailing recommended and ‘as built’ access and use solutions with rationale for selected solutions and changes. |
| 4.4. | Information valuable to ongoing debate and development of access and use principles, standards and solutions is documented and disseminated to relevant professional communities. |
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.
The person must also scope and plan consultancy services for contributing to the design of accessible built environment and infrastructure for the following two different development projects:
one premises construction project
one transport infrastructure, conveyances, facilities and systems development project.
During each of the above projects, the person must:
exchange and store design documentation following agreed protocols
review and interpret design documentation at agreed stages of each project and report on access design issues, including visualising environments in three-dimensions (3-D), and conducting a cognitive ‘walk through’ of environments applying access and use principles
develop and propose practical and effective solutions to access and use issues, and develop specifications for selected solutions.
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:
access and use compliance requirements, including:
codes
guidelines
legislation
local authority policies
protocols
regulations
standards
accessibility requirements relating to equipment used by people with disabilities, such as:
assistance animals
audio frequency induction loops
braille and tactile signage
long white canes
TTY telephones
walking frames
wheelchairs
best practices in access and use, including measures that exceed compliance requirements
building and construction industry processes, roles and terminology
construction and manufacturing design principles and processes, including:
access and use principles
adaptable design to accommodate changes over lifecycle of project
cost-effectiveness
sustainability
gaps and trends in, interrelation of, and conflict between compliance requirements
legislative and regulatory frameworks relating to access to and use of the built environment and infrastructure
principles of access to and use of the built environment and infrastructure, including:
adaptable design
best practice solutions to access and use requirements
principles of ergonomics and human geometry as they relate to access for people with disabilities
types of disabilities and combinations of disabilities and related range of functional limitations, including:
auditory
cognitive
mobility
muscle wasting and weakness
psychiatric
vision
scope of functions of the human body, including:
auditory and visual processing
cognitive functions
mobility
psychiatric conditions.
The following must be present and available to learners during assessment activities:
specifications:
design briefs, policies, drawings and other supporting documentation for the two projects specified in the performance evidence
applicable legislation, standards, codes and guidelines
physical conditions:
one construction project of premises
one development project of transport infrastructure, conveyances, facilities and systems
relationships with team members and colleagues:
design and construction specialists
relationship with client, including:
public or private building owners and managers
architects, builders, building designers and developers
potential purchasers of premises, facilities or services.
Timeframe:
in line with timeframe established in contractual arrangements and project development work.
Assessor requirements
As a minimum, assessors must satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) current at the time of assessment.