REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

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

Required knowledge

Cataloguing and codification

Configuration management administrative procedures

Configuration management data collection and storage requirements

Configuration management data retrieval procedures

Materiel life cycle

Organisation role relevant to configuration management

Safety legislative and statutory requirements including environmental sustainability issues relevant to configuration management

Technical regulatory framework

Written communication to a level required in the preparation of letters and reports

Required skills

Apply configuration management knowledge relevant to work being performed

Display resilience by continuing to move forward despite criticism or setbacks

Identify the relationship between organisational goals and recognise how own work contributes to the achievement of those goals

Operate equipment and systems relevant to configuration management activities

Use appropriate information technology and software

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required knowledge and skills 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

adhere to and apply relevant data collection storage and retrieval requirements

apply knowledge of configuration management to assist in work and to guide problem solving

Competency should be demonstrated over time and should be observed in a range of actual or simulated work contexts

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace environment

Access is required to

computer and relevant software

legislation guidelines procedures and protocols relating to configuration management

plans

workplace documentation

Method of assessment

Assessment of this unit must be undertaken by a registered training organisation

Where possible assessment should be supported by questions to assess required knowledge Questioning techniques should suit the language and literacy levels of the candidate

Assessment methods should reflect workplace demands such as literacy and the needs of particular groups

Assessment methods suitable for valid and reliable assessment of this unit of competency may include a combination of methods such as

authenticated evidence from the workplace andor training programs

case studies

demonstration

feedback from supervisors and peers regarding the candidates ability

observation

portfolios

projects

questioning

reviews or reports prepared by the candidate

scenarios

simulation or role plays

Organisation may include:

Organisational policy and procedures may include:

Configuration management activities may include:

Resources may include:

Configuration management records may include: