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

Required skills

communicate effectively and appropriately with colleagues and contractors

respond to and correct operational problems

produce reports and logs

use safety equipment and personal protective equipment

identify and investigate operational problems

collect and analyse data

interpret plans charts service search diagrams and instructions and specifications

interpret policies standard operating procedures and standards

communicate with employees and customers

use communication systems

give and receive instructions

control system operations

identify control system faults

Required knowledge

system hydraulics

coordination and control of processes

system layout

system processes

environmental aspects of wastewater collection and transfer systems

infiltration and inflow sources

illegal inflows

discharges

disinfection and chemical use

safety procedures

lock out procedures for mechanical and electrical installations

policies standard operating procedures and legislation

relevant utilities and service bodies

communication systems

risk factors and potential hazards involved with wastewater pressures and flows

equipment operation capacity and limitations

effects of weather and conditions on operation of collection and transfer systems

pipes and fittings

gravity systems

pumping and valving systems

control systems

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria Required Skills and Knowledge the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

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

The candidate should demonstrate the ability to monitor and coordinate the operation of wastewater collection andor wastewater transfer systems including

preparing equipment for monitoring and inspections

monitoring the system and collecting analysing and reporting data according to organisational procedures

reviewing samples and records

adjusting flow regulating systems

monitoring volumes and flows

controlling integrating and optimising processes

identifying and reporting process faults

measuring wastewater flows

completing relevant workplace documentation

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Access to the workplace and resources including

documentation that should normally be available in a water industry organisation

relevant codes standards and government regulations

Where applicable physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities

Access must be provided to appropriate learning andor assessment support when required

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

Validity and sufficiency of evidence requires that

competency will need to be demonstrated over a period of time reflecting the scope of the role and the practical requirements of the workplace

where the assessment is part of a structured learning experience the evidence collected must relate to a number of performances assessed at different points in time and separated by further learning and practice

a decision of competence only taken at the point when the assessor has complete confidence in the persons competence over time and in various contexts

all assessment that is part of a structured learning experience must include a combination of direct indirect and supplementary evidence

where assessment is for the purpose of recognition RCCRPL the evidence provided will need to be authenticated and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time

assessment can be through simulated projectbased activity and must include evidence relating to each of the elements in this unit

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge Questioning will be undertaken in a manner appropriate to the skill levels of the operator any cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions and reflecting the requirements of the competency and the work being performed

Equipment used may include:

Faults may involve:

Organisational procedures and statutory requirements may include:

Monitor and coordinate may require:

Adjustment of flow regulating systems may require:

Processes may include:

Process faults may include: