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.
The client may include: | DEEWRIndustry Skills Councils (ISCs)enterprise or businessgovernment departmentorganisation, including a training and/or assessment organisationprofessional association or body. |
Systems and processes may include: | project management requirements, including project planestablishment of reference group/steering committeedetermining key stakeholdersusing relevant software and computer equipmentrecords and financial systems. |
Initial research may include: | preliminary discussions/consultations with key stakeholders, such as:personnel in the industry/organisationtechnical experts or specialists in the fieldrepresentative organisationsliterature and/or internet researchsurvey/interviews. |
Relevant information may include: | existing competency standards, including other standards that may cross over scope/coverageoutcomes of organisational training needs analysesindustry or other research reports identifying trends, new developments, technological changes, organisational changes and global developmentscompetency standards from other countries. |
Research methods may include: | interviews, with groups and individualsreviewing documentation, e.g. position descriptions, proceduresobservationconsulting with internal and external stakeholders. |
Relevant people may include: | client/client representativessteering committee/reference groupmanager. |
Guidelines may include: | current DEEWR guidelinesguidelines produced by other bodies responsible for the competency specifications such as professional bodiesstate/territory accreditation authority guidelinesguidelines from other countriesinternal organisational guidelines. |
Consistent and accessible may include: | using the language of the industryreflecting realistic work outcomes, practice, skills and knowledge requirementsreflecting the job role, environment and contextreflecting the dimensions of competency. |
Consultation process may include: | defining the audience for the consultation, e.g. stakeholders, clientsestablishing the methods for validation, e.g. workshops, presentations, meetings, email, interneta defined time frame for feedbacka defined scope of the consultation, e.g. organisational, cross-industry or profession, local, state, national. |
Relevant stakeholders may include: | the clientindividuals in the work area, industry or profession for whom the unit of competency was writtenindividuals connected to the work area, industry or profession, e.g. supervisorsindustry or profession experts and/or peak bodiesother developers of competency standards or Training Packages, trainers, facilitators and/or assessorsISCsreference groups or steering committeesNOHSC. |