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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for community project
   • Clarify requirements of the community project after community consultation and design
   • Identify personnel, equipment and material resource requirements appropriate to the scope of the project
   • Identify on-site, off-site, purchased, traded or scavenged resources
   • Identify and document the order of activities and allocate time to carry them out
   • Identify the environmental implications of proposed community projects and assess likely outcomes
   • Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks, implement controls and take appropriate actions
   • Select, use and maintain personal protective equipment appropriately (PPE)
2. Organise resources
   • Acquire materials, equipment and resources
   • Apply for external agency permits in the correct order where required
   • Notify affected parties of works to be undertaken where required
   • Organise delivery of materials, equipment and resources to site
   • Organise personnel to be on site when they are required
3. Coordinate and report on activities
   • Coordinate all resources to suit the scope of the project and the project plan
   • Direct personnel in activities for each period of work
   • Monitor personnel, activities, timelines and resource usage and document
   • Recognise contingency situations and take corrective action as appropriate
   • Select and train teams to take over the running of the project to ensure the long-term survival of the project, if required
   • Write a project report to inform the community and other stakeholders

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

read and interpret documentation associated with community projects

organise field staff and volunteers

represent and support community organisations

calculate material and resource requirements

coordinate project activities

document and report results

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

community projects, such as:

small or short-term projects

projects that form part of larger projects

arranging social events

carrying out fundraising and sponsorship

representing a community group or project

environmental awareness associated with undertaking project works to ensure minimal impact on the environment

work schedule programming

hiring and subcontracting of labour

attracting volunteers

possible causes of disruption to work activities and contingency situations, such as:

delay in delivery and/or breakdowns with equipment and machinery

poor weather conditions

poor quality materials

unforeseen problems

provision for providing other work on the site or away from the site while problems are fixed

delaying a project if possible and necessary

responsibilities and requirements for obtaining external agency permits as necessary

the range, use and availability of materials, equipment and resources required for a project

work health and safety issues, legislative requirements and Codes of Practice

community consultation

project coordination principles

meeting and committee protocols

project reporting

the project name

author name and date

project description

progress of activities

promotions and publicity

OHS issues

expenditure

future project-related activities that require planning

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