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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. 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) may also be included. |
Participant's needs and characteristics may include: | age cultural factors situational factors previous experience fitness level physical capabilities injuries and illnesses. |
Session's aims and objectives may include: | developing alpine skiing skills education development therapy fitness targets recreation |
Instructional plan may include: | alpine skiing activities and drills duration of activities and drills. |
Alpine skiing plan may include: | session's aims and objectives date, time and duration location or site instructor and participant ratios resources equipment weather details safety requirements. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access environmental regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety time and budget constraints use and maintenance of equipment communication protocols confidentiality of participant information instructor and participant ratios code of ethics snowsport area signs and regulations Alpine Responsibility Code. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards |
Intermediate or advanced terrain includes: | blue runs at a snowsport area black runs at a snowsport area. |
Risks may include | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment and course failure. |
Relevant sources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land managers or agencies coastal patrol or coastguard volunteer marine rescue local knowledge. |
Weather and environmental information may include: | satellite images daily and weekly forecasts maximum and minimum temperatures weather warnings river heights synoptic charts high and low tides. |
Contingency plans may include: | change in weather or conditions equipment failure emergency situation unavailability of location. |
Equipment may include: | alpine or Telemark skis poles ski boots ski bindings goggles safety and first aid equipment rescue equipment. |
Resources may include: | food and water clothing and footwear teaching aids map backpack or bumbag. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Relevant information may include: | equipment requirements, selection and use safety practices and procedures alpine skiing techniques type of skiing activity boundaries objectives rules and codes responsible and safe behaviour. |
Safety procedures may include: | use of communication boundaries clearly identified undamaged equipment use of safety and rescue equipment. |
Participant's performance may include: | use of appropriate communication system alpine skiing technique attitude and behaviour negotiation of hazards use of equipment. |
Instructional techniques may include: | simple to complex part to whole chronological known to unknown D.E.D.I.C.T: demonstrate explain demonstrate instruct critique test E.D.I.C.T: explain demonstrate instruct critique test I.D.E.A: introduce demonstrate explain apply orientate, enhance, synthesise |
Required knowledge may include: | alpine skiing skills and techniques minimal impact practices risk and hazard management equipment selection, use and maintenance communication systems used when alpine skiing. |
Alpine skiing skills may include: | turns stance in relation to fore and aft planes of movement coordination in the rotational, lateral and vertical planes of movement timing speed and precision to blend the planes of movement speed control use of turn shapes: sequencing of skill acquisition and progression negotiation of hazards and or risks use and maintenance of equipment. |
Safety and rescue procedures may include: | emergency response procedures group management in emergency situations emergency response equipment understanding of safety practices. |
Opportunities may include: | locations suitable to skill level range of alpine skiing equipment and clothing available alpine skiing clubs or groups in the vicinity. |
Relevant aspects may include: | objectives planning process activity site weather equipment selection clothing selection food selection instructional content instructional technique assessment technique group feedback directing techniques rescue techniques employed. |