Required skills

Required skills include

determining or confirming scientific principles and maintenance design techniques WHS and regulatory requirements and design specification requirements required to meet maintenance brief

evaluating multiple solutions materials and components maintenance repair processes and techniques standard parts skill requirements equipment and tools

investigating life cycle design and sustainability technical and professional assistance alternatives for repair replacement or improvement and software options for maintenance planning and design

planning scheduling and coordinating the maintenance task

applying design process and scientific principles to component and hardware selection and design proposals

solving problems and making decisions with systems thinking for contingencies and constraints and continuous improvement

defining designs specifying and documenting and applying graphical techniques modelling mockup or prototyping techniques

creating and maintaining adequate and accurate calculations and design process records

reporting and documenting results of investigations application of principles and techniques calculations specifications diagrams CAD files mockups or prototypes of designs

Required knowledge

Required knowledge includes

sustainability implications of maintenance processes materials and products including consideration of life cycle analysis

design processes and techniques

concurrent engineering techniques systems thinking problem solving and decision making and continuous improvement methods

WHS Acts and regulations codes of practice standards registration and risk assessment for design maintenance and prototyping activities

procedures for planning scheduling and coordination of maintenance design

typical maintenance criteria such as

strength and servicability of repairs compared to original

function and aesthetics

maintainability and manufacturability

preventative maintenance evaluatuion criteria such as mean time between failure MBTF and failure mode effects analysis FMEA

required quality cost and sustainability

design calculations techniques

typical maintenance design requirements of various industries

typical repairs parts skills and maintenance processes

hardware specifications and catalogues

typical maintenance plant equipment and tools

plant condition and maintenance assessment techniques

typical maintenance techniques and technologies for monitoring preventative maintenance online and breakdown maintenance disassembly repair reassembly and recommission

design calculations layout and documentation for design checking and maintenance records

design process documentation and reports including specifications and CAD graphics

software for maintenance planning and repair and modification design including CAD and stress analysis software

software and systems such as system control and data acquisition SCADA and distributed control systems DCS for maintenance control and information distribution

developments in repair and modification design

options for mockup modelling and prototyping

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 apply repair and modification techniques consistent with a design brief information relevant standards and conventions

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

Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently

communicate negotiate and review maintenance brief with stakeholders

determine or confirm scientific principles and design techniques WHS and regulatory requirements and design specification requirements

evaluate multiple solutions

investigate life cycle design sustainability technical and professional assistance required and maintenance alternatives for repairs and modifications

plan schedule and coordinate the maintenance task

solve problems and make decisions with systems thinking for contingencies and constraints and continuous improvement

define designs specify and document and apply graphical techniques modelling mockup or prototyping techniques

select components and hardware

create and maintain adequate and accurate calculations and design process records

report and document results and processes

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This unit may be assessed on the job off the job or a combination of both on and off the job Where assessment occurs off the job then an appropriate simulation must be used where the range of conditions reflects realistic workplace situations The competencies covered by this unit would be demonstrated by an individual working alone or as part of a team The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate

Method of assessment

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the MEM Metal and Engineering Training Package

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the MEM05 Metal and Engineering 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 underpinning knowledge

Assessment methods must be by direct observation of tasks and include questioning on underpinning knowledge to ensure correct interpretation and application

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

Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is not only able 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 where required

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

Maintenance repair and modification requirements

Planning processes

Design process

Design criteria

Sustainability

Life cycle assessment

Appropriate licensed technical and professional assistance

Prototyping

Systems thinking