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

Required skills

Technical skills sufficient to visually identify material and pack types safely handle material to be tallied

Communication skills sufficient to use appropriate communication and interpersonal techniques with colleagues and others locate record and report information

Literacy skills sufficient to comply with legislation regulations standards codes of practice and established safe practices and procedures for tallying material clearly and accurately record tallied details interpret and apply common industry terminology

Numeracy skills sufficient to accurately tally material select appropriate mathematical processes to calculate timber volumes or lineal metres in a pack

Problem solving skills sufficient to review and identify work requirements identify problems demonstrate appropriate response procedures

Required knowledge

Applicable commonwealth state or territory legislation regulations standards codes of practice and established safe practices relevant to the full range of processes for tallying material

Environmental protection requirements including the safe disposal of waste material and the cleaning of plant tools and equipment

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures for tallying material

Hazards and risks associated with tallying material including environmental hazards and risks

Industry standard sizing and names for timber timber profiles and boards

Relevant packing standard specifications

Established communication channels and protocols

Problem identification and resolution strategies and common fault finding techniques

Types of tools and equipment and procedures for their safe use operation and maintenance

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring including calculating time to complete tasks

Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information

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

Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can safely and efficiently

measure and conduct tallies of different types of material

record counts clearly and accurately according to organisational guidelines

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

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of

following applicable commonwealth state or territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to tallying material

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to tallying material

tallying material

selecting and using appropriate mathematical procedures to calculate tallies

accurately and clearly recording material tallies and maintaining workplace information

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or realistically simulated workplace

Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices safety requirements and environmental constraints

Assessment of required knowledge other than confirmatory questions will usually be conducted in an offsite context

Assessment is to comply with relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements

The following resources should be made available

workplace location or simulated workplace

materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit

specifications and work instructions

Method of assessment

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI Training Package

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 Training Package

Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts together with application of required knowledge

Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks with questioning on required knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills

Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the required knowledge

Assessment may be applied under projectrelated conditions real or simulated and require evidence of process

Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance but is able to be transferred to other circumstances

Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency

The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate

Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality gender or language backgrounds other than English

Where the participant has a disability reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment

Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role

OHS requirements:

Environmental requirements may include:

Legislative requirements:

Organisational requirements may include:

Tallying may be:

Material may include:

Work order may include:

Appropriate personnel may include:

Personal protective equipment and clothing may include:

Hazards may include:

Access arrangements include:

Communication may include:

Packs may include:

Records and reports may include: