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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to develop project design briefs
  2. Techniques for project planning are reviewed and applied in accordance with workplace procedures
  3. Project is evaluated and parameters determined using a formal evaluation/survey in accordance with workplace procedures
  4. Relevant person/s is consulted and/or site visits conducted to identify other works impacting on project
  5. Project budget is determined by deliverables and quality in accordance with workplace procedures and project parameters
  6. Develop design proposal
  7. Project design brief is developed in collaboration with relevant design professional/s and/or contractor/s involved in the project
  8. Relevant person/s required for the project is identified and their role/s specified in the project design brief
  9. Project design brief is reviewed against inputs and adjusted to rectify any anomalies
  10. Project design brief proposal is documented in accordance with workplace procedures
  11. Obtain approval for project design briefs
  12. Alterations to the project design brief resulting from the presentation/discussion are negotiated with relevant person/s in accordance with workplace procedures
  13. Final project design brief is documented and approval obtained from relevant person/s

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Developing requirements to be incorporated into the design of electrotechnology projects must include at least the following:

safety requirements met

client expectations established

cost-effective solutions pursued and assured

design requirements documented


Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least two separate occasions and include:

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including

using risk control measures

dealing with unplanned events in accordance with problem-solving techniques and workplace procedures

determining the impact of other related works

developing project design brief incorporating scenarios and all requirements

documenting project plan proposal

establishing the scope and parameters of the project

identifying competencies required for the project

negotiating alterations to the proposed project design brief successfully

obtaining approval of the final brief.


Knowledge Evidence

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

problem-solving techniques

purpose of critical path analysis

purpose of customer relations

relevant industry standards

relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes

relevant manufacturer specifications

relevant project parameters and budget requirements

relevant scenarios/requirements

relevant techniques for project planning

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation, including

project design brief proposal

relevant workplace quality, instructions, policies and procedures.