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

Required Skills

manage smallgroup workshops and activities

build effective networks and relationships

work effectively in a group setting

liaise and communicate with other agencies

plan and deliver briefings and debriefings

prepare exercise documentation

interpret organisational needs to develop measurable achievable objectives

research skills to build scenarios and exercise inputs

Required Knowledge

exercise management concepts and principles

educational principles underpinning the design of objectives and linking those to activities

incident management principles

legislative and regulatory arrangements relevant to using resources such as land buildings equipment and volunteers

problem solving and decision making techniques

project management principles

risk and safety management principles

budgeting and logistic management principles

jurisdictional emergency management arrangements

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 this Training Package

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

Assessment must confirm the ability to

bring together an effective exercise design and planning team

facilitate the construction of realistic meaningful and safe activities that address the exercise aim and objectives

Consistency in performance

Candidates should be expected to present evidence from at least two different contexts or exercise styles including at least one exercise that requires multiagency or organisation input and of which one may be simulated

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed onthejob or in a simulated workplace environment

Specific resources for assessment

Access is required to a reallife exercise design project

Method of assessment

Assessors should use formative assessment strategies in a simulated environment to contextualise underpinning knowledge Summative assessment requires application of the unit in a reallife project often in an actionlearning context

Assessment may occur in a work environment or in a simulated work environment Forms of assessment that are typically used include

direct observation

interviewing the candidate

journals and workplace documentation

third party reports from supervisors

written or oral questions

Stakeholders may include:

Exercise objectives may include:

Exercise focus may include:

Components of the exercise program may include:

Exercise style may include:

Design planning processes may include:

Exercise documentation may include:

Resources may include: