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 CPPSIS6031A Carry out basic mine design.

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:

applying mathematical principles and skills to a range of surveying-related problems

assessing and recording information from varied engineering sources

knowledge of mathematical concepts and techniques

operational knowledge in a broad range of CAD environments

numerically solving surveying problems.

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

computer skills to develop business documentation and apply surveying software

initiative and enterprise skills to create, extract and output information from engineering plans

literacy skills to:

assess, develop and use workplace information

read and write key performance reports, including 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:

plan and coordinate technical and human resource inputs to research activities

plan and prioritise activities to meet contractual requirements

spatial skills to:

exercise precision and accuracy in relation to mine design

archive and retrieve spatial data

manage and manipulate spatial data

manage files

solve complex problems relating to height, depth, breadth, dimension, direction and position in actual operational activity and virtual representation

Required knowledge

data formats

data management

industry requirements and standards

interaction of surveying software with surveying equipment

organisational policies and guidelines

planning and control processes

safe work practices

spatial reference systems

standard plan design and presentation conventions

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.

Drawings may include:

charts

diagrams

plans.

Entity refers to a single item created on the screen such as:

arc

circle

hatch

line

text.

Attributes are properties associated with an entity and may include:

colour

layer

level

line type

line width

text.

Supplementary data:

from mine drawings may include:

area

lengths

perimeters

slopes

volumes

from engineering drawings may include:

angles

area

lengths

perimeters

volumes.

Surface mining methods may include:

bench blasting using a delay detonator sequence

development of coal pits, roads and ramps

drilling

interburden removal

pre-strip

spoil pits

stockpiles

dumps and safety berms.

OHS may include:

Australian standards

development of site safety plan

identification of potential hazards

inspection of work sites

training staff in OHS requirements

use of personal protective clothing

use of safety equipment and signage.

Formats may include:

DXF (data exchange format)

PTS (a format used in the triangulation process to define the position of points and triangles)

XLS (Excel spreadsheet format).

Required documentationmay include:

field records

final product reports

survey plots.

Organisational guidelines may include:

appropriate timelines

final product formats

format design parameters

guidelines for working with teams

legislation relevant to the work or service function

particular requirements for data processing.

Relevant personnelmay include:

managers

site personnel such as field hands

supervisors

surveyors.

Project specifications refer to:

detailed technical descriptions of the survey data and its requirements.