The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, the range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.

Overview of assessment

This unit of competency could be assessed on its own or in combination with other units relevant to the job function, for example CPPSIS5047A Conduct an advanced GNSS data collection and set out survey.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence of:

performing measurements

reducing and manipulating survey data

integrating datasets into a processing package

knowledge of mathematical concepts and techniques.

Specific resources for assessment

Resource implications for assessment include access to:

assessment instruments, including personal planner and assessment record book

assignment instructions, work plans and schedules, policy documents and duty statements

registered training provider of assessment services

relevant guidelines, regulations and codes of practice

suitable venue and equipment.

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities.

Context of assessment

Holistic: based on the performance criteria, evidence guide, range statement, and required skills and knowledge.

Method of assessment

Demonstrated over a period of time and observed by the assessor (or assessment team working together to conduct the assessment).

Demonstrated competency in a range of situations, that may include customer/workplace interruptions and involvement in related activities normally experienced in the workplace.

Obtained by observing activities in the field and reviewing induction information. If this is not practicable, observation in realistic simulated environments may be substituted.

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment requires that the clients’ objectives and industry expectations are met. If the clients’ objectives are narrowly defined or not representative of industry needs, it may be necessary to refer to portfolio case studies of a variety of surveying and spatial information services requirements to assess competency.

Oral questioning or written assessment and hypothetical situations (scenarios) may be used to assess underpinning knowledge (in assessment situations where the candidate is offered a preference between oral questioning or written assessment, questions are to be identical).

Supplementary evidence may be obtained from relevant authenticated correspondence from existing supervisors, team leaders or specialist training staff.

All practical demonstration must adhere to the safety and environmental regulations relevant to each State or Territory.

Where assessment is for the purpose of recognition (recognition of current competencies [RCC] or recognition of prior learning [RPL]), the evidence provided will need to be authenticated and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time.

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge.

Assessment processes will be appropriate to the language and literacy levels of the candidate and any cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions, and will reflect the requirements of the competency and the work being performed.

This section describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required skills

communication skills to:

consult effectively with clients and colleagues

impart knowledge and ideas through oral, written and visual means

interpersonal skills to direct teams

literacy skills to:

assess and use workplace information

read and write technical reports

research and evaluate

numeracy skills to:

analyse errors

conduct image analysis

interpret and analyse statistics

perform mental calculations

record with accuracy and precision

undertake high level computations

organisational skills to:

coordinate technical and human resource inputs to research activities

prioritise activities to meet contractual requirements

spatial skills to:

exercise precision and accuracy in the use of datasets

archive and retrieve spatial data

manage and manipulate spatial data

manage files

technology skills to:

use computers to complete dataset documentation

use instruments when integrating surveying datasets

Required knowledge

accuracy and precision requirements

data format

data reduction

limitations of equipment

organisational policies and guidelines

planning and control processes

relevant industry requirements and standards

safe work practices

software application for spatial data processing and general data handling

spatial reference systems

surveying equipment for survey data capture

surveying data capture methodologies

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the performance criteria is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.

Objectives may include:

client requirements

written survey data specifications.

Project specifications refer to:

detailed technical descriptions of the survey data and its requirements.

Legislative requirements may include:

relevant state, territory and federal legislation affecting organisational operations, including:

anti-discrimination and diversity

industrial relations.

Measured data may relate to:

depth

dimension

direction

height

position.

Processing package refers to:

computations of measured datasets.

Measurements may include:

current meter

echo sounder

global navigation satellite system (GNSS)

level

photogrammetry

remote sensing

tape

tide gauge

total station.

Organisational guidelines may include:

appropriate timelines

final product formats

format design parameters

guidelines for working with teams

particular requirements for data processing.

Design may include:

digital information

hard copy plans

maps.

Validated means reflecting the true state of a test result, including tests for systematic distortions such as:

confounding bias

information/data bias

observational bias

recall bias

selection bias.

Contingencies may include:

equipment failure

injury to personnel

personnel turnover

observation errors

obstructions to project plan

weather.

Required documentation may include:

field records

final product reports

survey plots.

Relevant personnel may include:

managers

site personnel such as field hands

supervisors

surveyors.