Overview of assessment

This unit of competency could be assessed on its own or in combination with other units relevant to the job function, for example units CPPSIS6001A Conduct open mine pit surveying, CPPSIS6002A Create mine drawings, and CPPSIS6013A Conduct underground mine surveying.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence of:

conducting a collection and validation process based on thorough assessment of all relevant considerations

matching objectives with resources to ensure project proceeds in an organised and timely manner

ensuring that achievement of required accuracy has been attempted by:

accessing and interpreting design information to identify the components to be measured and monitored

applying solutions to a range of problems

documenting and reporting

managing contingencies

organising and prioritising activity

performing measurements

planning resources

reducing and manipulating spatial data

ensuring that non-conformity aspects are recorded and reported

knowledge of underground mining operations

taking responsibility for team outputs in work and learning.

Specific resources for assessment

Resource implications for assessment include access to:

assessment instruments, including personal planner and assessment record book

assignment instructions, work plans and schedules, policy documents and duty statements

registered training provider of assessment services

relevant guidelines, regulations and codes of practice

suitable venue and equipment.

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities.

Context of assessment

Holistic: based on the performance criteria, evidence guide, range statement, and required skills and knowledge.

Method of assessment

Demonstrated over a period of time and observed by the assessor (or assessment team working together to conduct the assessment).

Demonstrated competency in a range of situations, that may include customer/workplace interruptions and involvement in related activities normally experienced in the workplace.

Obtained by observing activities in the field and reviewing induction information. If this is not practicable, observation in realistic simulated environments may be substituted.

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment requires that the clients' objectives and industry expectations are met. If the clients' objectives are narrowly defined or not representative of industry needs, it may be necessary to refer to portfolio case studies of a variety of spatial information services requirements to assess competency.

Oral questioning or written assessment and hypothetical situations (scenarios) may be used to assess underpinning knowledge (in assessment situations where the candidate is offered a preference between oral questioning or written assessment, questions are to be identical).

Supplementary evidence may be obtained from relevant authenticated correspondence from existing supervisors, team leaders or specialist training staff.

All practical demonstration must adhere to the safety and environmental regulations relevant to each State or Territory.

Where assessment is for the purpose of recognition (recognition of current competencies [RCC] or recognition of prior learning [RPL]), the evidence provided will need to be authenticated and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time.

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge.

Assessment processes will be appropriate to the language and literacy levels of the candidate and any cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions, and will reflect the requirements of the competency and the work being performed.

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

Required skills:

ability to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

ability to translate requirements into design

analytical skills

communication skills to:

consult effectively with clients and colleagues

impart knowledge and ideas through oral, written and visual means

computer skills (high technical user level) to develop business documentation

information management

interpreting project requirements

instrument use

literacy skills to:

assess, develop and use workplace information

locate and interpret legislation and other written documentation

prepare and manage documentation and information flow

read and write key performance reports, including technical reports

research and evaluate (high level) in order to source spatial information services educational information

negotiation skills

numeracy skills to:

analyse errors

conduct image analysis

estimate costs

interpret and analyse statistics

perform mental calculations

record with accuracy and precision

undertake high level computations

organisational skills to:

plan and coordinate technical and human resource inputs to research activities

plan and prioritise activities to meet contractual requirements

planning

project management skills

spatial skills to:

exercise precision and accuracy in relation to mine design

perform spatial data archival and retrieval and train others in this task

perform spatial data management and manipulation and train others in this task

perform file management and train others in this task

solve complex problems relating to height, depth, breadth, dimension, direction and position in actual operational activity and virtual representation

train others in spatial precision techniques

understand implications of height, depth, breadth, dimension and position to actual operational activity and virtual representation.

Required knowledge and understanding:

abilities of work teams

accuracy and precision requirements

calibration of specialised surveying equipment

concept of mining in terms of the objectives, types, classifications and purpose

data capture and data set out

data formats

data management

data reduction and manipulation techniques

development of headings in underground mining operations

economic geology, including:

different methods and techniques for discovering economic mineral deposits

economics of mineral industries

familiarisation with mining and metallurgical technology

physical and chemical characteristics of rocks and structures

theories of formation

economic significance of mining in terms of domestic and international markets and global technological demands

guidelines of projects

high-level, relevant engineering-related tasks and associated computations

industry standards

legislative, statutory and industry requirements and standards

limitations of the guidelines relating to equipment, measuring and analysis

mineral exploration methods: geophysical, geochemical and geological techniques

mining methods for metalliferous and coal mines

mining technology revolution

organisational policies and guidelines, such as OHS guidelines

phases and stages of exploration procedure and possible methods of exploration relevant to each

planning and control processes

processes and procedures involved in undertaking exploration of mineral deposits

project review procedures

safe work practices (high level)

scope of mining in terms of cultural, economical and social significance

spatial reference systems

surveying equipment for data capture

surveying computation skills (high level)

surveying reference systems

terminology and nomenclature applicable to mining.

Project objectives may include:

agreed client requirements

written survey specifications.

Specifications refer to:

detailed technical descriptions of survey data and its requirements

preparation of cross-sections and plans with all information included.

Project management mechanisms may include:

communication with stakeholders

dispute resolution guidelines

monitoring and adjusting key milestones.

Relevant personnel may include:

colleagues

registered surveyors

company personnel

staff or employee representatives

supervisors or line managers

suppliers.

Geological aspect:

a deposit of ore minerals in geological terms is not always an ore deposit

while an ore mineral is a mineral from which a metal can feasibly be extracted, an ore deposit (or an ore body) is a mass of rock from which a metal or mineral can be profitably produced.

Ore deposits may include:

ores formed at or near a contemporary surface:

chemical precipitates

laterites

place deposits

ocean ridge spring deposits

sea floor nodules

shale-hosted base and precious metal deposits

volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits

ores formed in bodies of rock, including ores formed by:

cool solutions of uncertain provenance

deep volcanic environment

epicrustal volcanic environment chemical precipitates

pluton-centered environment

ores formed by magmatic segregation

ores formed by metamorphic processes

ores composed of common rock varieties.

Recognised by the environment may include:

age of mineralisation e.g. banded iron formation deposits are characteristic of Pre-Cambrian age rocks

association with specific types of igneous rocks e.g. copper with quartz-monzonite porphyry, diamonds with kimberlite pipes and tin with granites

gangue mineral association e.g. gold associated with quartz-ankerite veins

host rock association e.g. lead and zinc with carbonate rocks

ore and gangue mineral in fresh or oxidised states in outcrop of derived sediments may give surface evidence of underlying or adjacent deposits

physiographic associations e.g. silicified breccias often stand up as isolated hills, oxidised pyretic bodies in limestone generally form low-covered areas

structural controls e.g. laterite deposits associated with unconformities, replacement deposits associated with crests of anticlines

trace metal association e.g. gold associated with arsenic and mercury in trace amounts

weathering effects e.g. oxidation of pyrite leaves a residue of iron oxide gossan making possible underlying deposits.

Client may include:

customers with routine or special requests

external to organisation

internal to organisation

regular and new customers, including:

business enterprises

government agencies

members of the public

suppliers.

Stakeholders may include:

human resource personnel: internal or external

procurement agency: internal or external management.

Mine design may include:

open pit

underground.

OHS may include:

Australian standards

development of site safety plan

identification of potential hazards

inspection of work sites

training staff in OHS requirements

use of personal protective clothing

use of safety equipment and signage.

Contingencies may include:

equipment failure

injury to personnel

personnel turnover

observation errors

obstructions to design

weather.

Constraints may include:

coverage

datum

environmental factors

industry requirements

legal and statutory

financial

resource availability

time.

Organisational guidelines may include:

appropriate timelines

code of ethics

company policy

final product formats

formal design parameters

legislation relevant to the work or service function

manuals

OHS policies and procedures

personnel practices and guidelines outlining teamwork, work roles and responsibilities

requirements for data processing.

Rock types and structures may include solid, cohesive aggregates of one or more types of minerals, formed as a result of various geological processes. Rocks are classified according to their:

chemical composition

formation (igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic)

grain-size

mineral content

physical appearance.

Rock stability and ground support requirements may include:

principles for rock support in underground operations

techniques for providing rock support, including:

cable bolts

rock bolts.

Methods for obtaining ore and mineral samples may include:

assaying:

geochemical

quantitative

drilling:

diamond core

rotary percussion

geological mapping:

presence of gossans or leached capping

rock alteration

geological sampling:

exploration geochemistry

geochemical prospecting

geophysical prospecting:

analysis of satellite imagery

computer modelling

geophysical surveying

subsurface mapping of geological units

logging

sampling

surface and underground testing

trenching.

Mining regulations may include:

Australian standards

coal mining Acts and regulations

environmental agency regulations

isolation procedures

manufacturer specifications and recommendations.

other applicable legislation, including:

electricity

gas

radiation

mine.

Legislation may include:

Australian standards

award and enterprise agreements

certification requirements

codes of practice

environment protection legislation

equal employment opportunity (EEO)

OHS legislation

quality assurance requirements.

Company policy may include:

company OHS standards

customer service standards

company goals, such as mission statement

governance guidelines

guidelines on the use of equipment

internal and external communication guidelines

operational manuals

operational plan

strategic plan.

Required documentation may include:

electronic or paper-based correspondence with client

field records

final report

records of conversation

survey plots

organisational work activity sheets.