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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Analyse materiel sustainment environment
  2. Operation of materiel sustainment environment is analysed, and key factors and issues are identified
  3. External and internal factors likely to impact on materiel sustainment needs and capabilities are continually monitored and analysed
  4. Stakeholders are identified and consulted on materiel and materiel systems needs and capabilities, in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  5. Legislation and organisational policy and procedures that may impact on materiel sustainment activity are identified and analysed
  6. Develop materiel sustainment processes and procedures
  7. Consultation and negotiation with stakeholders is conducted in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  8. Materiel sustainment processes for materiel and materiel systems are developed and documented in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  9. Costing analysis of options is undertaken and documented in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  10. Procedures required to support material sustainment processes are identified, developed and documented
  11. Processes and procedures are approved in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  12. Communicate materiel sustainment processes and procedures
  13. Stakeholders are fully informed of outcomes in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  14. Materiel sustainment processes and procedures are promulgated in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  15. Materiel sustainment processes and procedures are reviewed in accordance with organisational policy and procedures

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

adhering to relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements

analysing materiel sustainment environment

applying materiel sustainment and project management knowledge when developing processes and procedures

consulting and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders and resolving potential areas of conflict or concern to ensure overall objectives are achieved

developing processes and procedures that can be readily understood by those responsible for action

displaying resilience by continuing to move forward despite criticism or setbacks; remaining positive and responding to pressure in a controlled manner

identifying requirements for processes and procedures, and adjusting them as necessary to ensure effective and efficient performance of processes

identifying relationships between organisational goals and recognising how own work contributes to achieving these goals

initiating and efficiently monitoring processes

initiating remedial action required

undertaking performance measurement to enable objectives to be measured against defined parameters

undertaking research and analysis to determine internal and external factors that impact on materiel sustainment program, and incorporating into processes and procedures accordingly

using appropriate information technology and software

using organisational strategic objectives to identify long-term factors and external considerations for developing materiel processes and procedures.


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

codification and cataloguing processes

contract management to develop materiel sustainment

logistics support analysis principles and processes

management processes to develop materiel sustainment

materiel sustainment process and procedures

organisational policy and procedures

organisational role relevant to materiel sustainment

performance measurement as it relates to materiel sustainment

product knowledge related to systems and/or equipment in service in the organisation

safety, legislative and statutory requirements, including environmental and sustainability issues.