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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify terms of variations
  2. WHS/OHS risk control measures and workplace procedures are followed
  3. Original scope of work and contract price is obtained from specifications, plans, diagrams and relevant tender submission/acceptance documents
  4. Costing and claiming variations are obtained from relevant tender submission/acceptance and contract documents
  5. Manage contract variations
  6. Variations are priced in accordance with workplace procedures
  7. Variation approvals are negotiated with relevant person/s and in accordance with workplace procedures
  8. Unplanned events are identified and resolution techniques are applied in accordance with workplace procedures
  9. Approved variations are submitted for payment in accordance with workplace procedures
  10. Variations documents are forwarded to relevant person/s in accordance with workplace procedures

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

ascertaining the terms of the contract, including:

ascertaining arrangements for claiming variations

ascertaining work specifications, plans, diagrams and contract price

dealing with unplanned events in accordance with resolution techniques and workplace procedures

forwarding variation documentation appropriately

managing contract variations, including:

negotiating contract variation approvals

pricing variations in accordance with the contract.


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

relevant costing and evaluating estimations

relevant manufacturer specifications

relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes

relevant specifications, plans and diagrams

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace instructions, policies and procedures.