REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

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

Required knowledge

Logistic concepts

Specialist knowledge of the organisation function and logistic capabilities

Organisational policy and procedure pertaining to logistics

Specialist understanding of customer and stakeholder requirements

Risks to logistic support

Organisational role relevant to specialist logistic support

Environment consideration in planning logistic support

Organisational writing conventions

Planning process

Required skills

Interpret instructions and apply to actions and tasks

Prepare and issue instructions that clearly communicate intent and operational tasks

Use problemsolving skills to apply a broad range of problemsolving strategies to planning outcomes

Analyse the complexities of a task such as limitations freedoms vulnerabilities environmental considerations and time limitations

Undertake analysis to determine where internal and external factors impact on the logistic support requirements and adjust planning accordingly

Use numeracy skills to accurately analyse and validate information

Use organisational skills to manage own planning tasks in concert with organisational requirements

Interpret policies and procedures

Make decisive informed decisions that align with organisational requirements

Move forward despite the difficulty of the planning task

Use appropriate information technology and software

Use written and oral communication skills

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

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria of this unit and include demonstration of

applying the planning process outlined within the elements and performance criteria in response to a logistic support task in a deployed setting

applying organisational policy and procedure relating to planning of logistic support

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 demonstrated on at least one occasion covering the scope of the unit of competence

Resources for assessment include

a range of relevant exercises case studies andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment andor

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

In both real and simulated environments access is required to

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment and

applicable documentation including workplace procedures regulations codes of practice and operation manuals

Method of assessment

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

As a minimum assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate writtenoral tests

Practical assessment must occur

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment andor

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Limitations and constraints may include:

Critical facts and assumptions may include:

Operating environment may include:

Operational factors may include:

Logistic factors may include: