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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify and organise technical duties
   • Identify and confirm delegated technical duties and responsibilities with other staff members.
   • Identify processes, resources, timelines and equipment requirements.
   • Identify risk management practices, work health and safety, environmental and other legislative requirements.
   • Obtain and prepare resources and equipment.
2. Assist in the collection and recording of information
   • Carry out technical duties.
   • Collect and record information in accordance with set processes and timelines.
   • Use and maintain resources and equipment.
   • Follow risk management practices, work health and safety, environmental and other legislative requirements.
3. Assist in the presentation of data
   • Maintain data records.
   • Manipulate data and generate reports in accordance with task requirements.
4. Identify and organise technical duties
   • Identify and confirm delegated technical duties and responsibilities with other staff members.
   • Identify processes, resources, timelines and equipment requirements.
   • Identify risk management practices, work health and safety, environmental and other legislative requirements.
   • Obtain and prepare resources and equipment.
5. Assist in the collection and recording of information
   • Carry out technical duties.
   • Collect and record information in accordance with set processes and timelines.
   • Use and maintain resources and equipment.
   • Follow risk management practices, work health and safety, environmental and other legislative requirements.
6. Assist in the presentation of data
   • Maintain data records.
   • Manipulate data and generate reports in accordance with task requirements.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

analysing mathematical data

using communication styles to suit different audiences and purposes

reading formal documents including legislation and instructions and applying them in the workplace

operating machinery and experimental equipment

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

work health and safety, environmental protection, and other public sector legislation, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines relating to the provision of scientific technical support

basic experimental procedures and scientific methods

basic analytical techniques

simple statistical analysis

public sector standards and organisational code of practice as they relate to work in a scientific research/technical environment

standard operating procedures and/or work instructions

working with others in a scientific and/or technical environment

technical support work relevant to specialist area

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