REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

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

Required knowledge

Logistics support concepts

Specialist knowledge of the organisation function and logistic support capabilities

Organisational policy and procedure pertaining to procurement and provisioning

Organisational role relevant to specialist provisioning

The imperatives of supply

Composition and capability of supply systems and installations

The national support base that supports procurement

The provisioning calculation processes

The fundamentals of sustainment to deployed provisioning

Time and stockholding factors and their effect on provisioning

Organisational role relevant to specialist logistic support

Environment considerations in provisioning

Organisational writing conventions

Planning process as they apply to deployed operations

Relevant risk factors as they apply to deployed operations

Required skills

Interpret policy and instructions and apply to actions and tasks

Prepare and issue instructions that clearly communicate intent and 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 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 and complete mathematical calculations that are required as part of the provisioning process

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

Engage with a range of stakeholders to research and collate provisioning information

Move forward despite the difficulty of the task

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

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 the following

accurately identify the inputs required to undertake provisioning in accordance with the operational task

calculate provisioning requirements of all classes of supply

produce the outputs required of provisioning to support distribution planning

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

Operational factors may include:

Technical supply factors may include:

Other logistic planners may include:

Stockholding factors may include:

Time factors may include:

Provisioning calculations may include: