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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Coordinate and monitor activities, resources and plans.
  2. Coordinate information flow.
  3. Monitor building and grounds maintenance and development activities.

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to enable clear and direct communication when consulting with colleagues and stakeholders including active listening and questioning techniques to determine clarify and inform work requirements

literacy and numeracy skills to read and complete relevant documentation use computers and measure activities against budgets plans and schedules

problemsolving skills to identify and resolve problems and issues and make recommendations

organisational and selfmanagement skills to complete required tasks according to workplace policies and procedures

interpersonal skills to coordinate and supervise staff

Required knowledge

appropriate protocols in working with key stakeholders

broad working knowledge of relevant federal state or territory and local government legislation and regulations relating to OHS and public safety issues

workplace policies and procedures regarding coordination of activities resources and plans

Evidence Required

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

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

Evidence of the following is essential

ability to monitor and evaluate routine and nonroutine building and grounds maintenance and development activities according to stakeholder requirements and workplace policies and procedures

accurate identification of potential issues problems and risks and proposed solutions

the evaluation of completed developments and devlopement of recommendations for future improvements in building and grounds maintenance projects

coordinating different types of building and grounds maintenance and developments on multiple occasions to ensure consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

demonstration of skills in an environment where building and grounds maintenance activities are carried out and can be evaluated

access to relevant documentation such as building and grounds maintenance schedules and work proposals

Methods of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

observation of candidate coordinating and monitoring activities resources and plans coordinating information flow and monitoring building and grounds maintenance and development activities

written or verbal questioning to assess knowledge and understanding of relevant workplace policies and procedures with regard to coordinating building and grounds maintenance and development

review of workplace documents completed by candidate

review of portfolios of evidence and thirdparty workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

SIFBGMA Evaluate building and grounds maintenance and development needs

SIFBGM006A Evaluate building and grounds maintenance and development needs.

Employability skills embedded in this unit should be assessed holistically with other relevant units that make up the skill set or qualification and in the context of the job role


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Building and grounds maintenance and development may include:

building and structure construction

path construction

building and structure repair

path repair

vault installations

pest eradication

garden maintenance

garden development

roof maintenance.

Workplace requirements may include:

agreed plans

budgets

schedules

heritage value considerations.

Appropriate personnel may include:

managers

supervisors

state government authorities

statutory authorities

heritage authorities.

Workplace policies and procedures may include:

standard operating policies and procedures

standards and certification requirements

quality assurance procedures

OHS procedures

emergency procedures, including fire and accident procedures.

Issues, problems and risks may include:

site size

multiple locations

team size

on-site resources

off-site resources

heritage listings

public impact.

Authorised changes may include:

activities

resources

plans

schedules.