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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Legislative requirements | are to be in accordance with applicable legislation from all levels of government that affect enterprise operation. Requirements may include but not be limited to award and enterprise agreements, industrial relations, Australian Standards, confidentiality and privacy, OHS, the environment, equal opportunity, anti-discrimination, relevant industry codes of practice, duty of care, heritage, copyright, design right and patent law |
OHS requirements | are to be in accordance with Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation and regulations, enterprise safety policies and procedures |
Enterprise requirements | may include but not be limited to legal, enterprise, guidelines, policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility, quality assurance, procedural manuals, quality and continuous improvement processes and standards, OHS, emergency and evacuation, ethical standards, recording and reporting, access and equity principles and practices, equipment use, maintenance and storage, environmental management (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Design brief | may include but not be limited to client needs and objectives, client aims and objectives and criteria for evaluation, milestones for the design project, organisational or personal profiles and aims, image requirements and function, target market, budget, timeline and consultation requirements |
Form | may include but not be limited to proportion and aesthetics |
Function | may include but not be limited to ergonomics and practicality |
Style | may include but not be limited to traditional, contemporary, modern, functional, commercial and artistic |
Environmental impact | may include but not be limited to how the use of raw materials effects the ecology and environment and how its continued use will affect the area it has been sourced from, energy consumption in achieving the material, greenhouse gases created, waste levels, resource utilisation and transport effects. Similarly what impact will be felt by reducing or stopping material from the source |
Cultural relevance | may include but not be limited to demography, geography (local, regional, national), religious, climatic, societal, lifestyle, attitudinal, gratification, honour, living conditions, infrastructure, status and habitude |
Economic significance | may include but not be limited to the potential financial return which the product could return, including sales volume and profitability |
Design methodology | is to include but not be limited to the approach taken in addressing the design brief |
Material | may include but not be limited to native timber (native and imported), man-made timber products, plastic, metal, alloys, stones, glass, textiles, fibreglass, foam, cardboard, paper products or any other manipulable substance |
Technical integrity | is to include but not be limited to the intended structural qualities and construction methods of a designed product |
Construction constraints | are the types of construction methods of joining parts and sub-assemblies together to make the structure and form of the product produced within the enterprise. These will depend on the skills and knowledge of the makers within the enterprise |
Production constraints | are the methods of producing the individual parts and sub-assemblies of a product. These are dependent on the enterprise's machinery and skills and knowledge of their operators |
Production ability | is to include but not be limited to how readily a design can be produced, the cost in producing it, the availability of equipment and skilled personnel |
Equipment | may include but not be limited to hand tools, static machinery, portable power tools and computer numerically controlled equipment may also include procedures for lock out protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine from the power source |
Manufacturing process | may include but not be limited to the methods by which the product will be produced, these steps usually entail working from working drawings and specifications, producing components utilising machine operations, assembly of the components and finishing techniques |
Finishing | may include but not be limited to paints, waxes, lacquers, stains, pigments, oils and plastic coatings |
Weighted assessment | must be developed from original criteria to rank the proposals allowing for the weighting of each criteria |