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

Required skills

Technical skills sufficient to safely detail and design timber structures which meet required standards and budgetary constraints and to produce design drawings suitable for use on constructions sites

Communication skills and interpersonal techniques sufficient to interact appropriately with colleagues and others in the workplace

Literacy skills sufficient to accurately complete record and maintain information

Numeracy skills sufficient to select appropriate mathematical processes to calculate design dimensions and measure lengths and spans

Problem solving skills sufficient to identify problems and 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 designing timber structures

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures

Environmental protection requirements including the safe disposal of waste material

Quantitative relationship between component loads supports and gains and species type dimensions and grade

Common industry terminology for all component types and timber cuts all structure types and construction methods

Industry standard crosssection sizes and profiles length and spacing dimensions

Established communication channels and protocols

Problem identification and resolution strategies and common fault finding techniques

Types of tools and equipment relevant to designing timber structures and procedures for their 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 accurately interpret plans to develop and design timber structures in line with industry and organisational requirements

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 designing timber structures

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to designing timber structures

communication techniques and safe work practices in the work area

interpreting drawings and loading conditions

interpreting and applying technical information and conveying information in written sketch and oral form

applying mathematical procedures such as estimation and measurement

developing and selecting truss andor frame andor floor layout options and detailing framing design

providing design and production advice

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:

Legislative requirements:

Organisational requirements may include:

Drawings may be:

Work requirements may include:

Loading information may include:

Appropriate personnel may include:

Other sources may include:

Structures may include:

Communication may include:

Industry standards may include:

Layouts

Applicable codes may include:

Material options

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