Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MSL975011 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Design and supervise complex environmental field surveys
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MSL975011 - Design and supervise complex environmental field surveys |
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Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency covers the ability to design and supervise complex field surveys for a wide range of environmental systems. This unit covers confirming survey requirements, designing and organising field surveys to achieve their purpose, and supervising the field survey according to a defined plan. This unit of competency is applicable to technical officers working in the environmental industry sector. All operations must comply with relevant standards, appropriate procedures and/or workplace requirements.While no specific licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication, laboratory operations are governed by relevant legislation, regulations and/or external accreditation requirements. Local requirements should be checked. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Judgment of competence must be based on holistic assessment of the evidence. Assessment methods must confirm consistency of performance over time, rather than a single assessment event. This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment. A simulated workplace environment must reflect realistic operational workplace conditions that cover all aspects of workplace performance, including the environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills. Foundation skills are integral to competent performance of the unit and should not be assessed separately. Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate. Knowledge evidence may be collected concurrently with performance evidence or through an independent process, such as workbooks, written assessments or interviews (provided a record is kept in each case). This unit of competency may be assessed with: MSL935004 Maintain instruments and equipment Holistic assessment methods include: review of the planning and reporting for a complex environmental field survey designed and supervised by the candidate observation of field survey activities performed by the candidate, such as: initial safety, emergency and environmental impact assessment associated with survey activities pre-survey site reconnaissance supervision of field survey activities collection and reporting of reliable data effective communication techniques feedback from supervisors that relevant field survey objectives were achieved feedback from staff that field survey roles, responsibilities and tasks were clearly explained feedback from stakeholders that consultation and outcomes met their needs, where appropriate oral and written questions to assess required knowledge of environmental field survey design, data quality assurance, use of equipment and solving typical survey problems review of the candidate’s responses to simulation exercises, such as survey preparation, handling accident situations and emergencies. Access is required to instruments, equipment, materials, workplace documentation, procedures and specifications associated with this unit, including, but not limited to: legislation, regulations and codes of practice workplace procedures and field protocols, equipment/instrument manuals, calibration procedures, instrument fault-finding procedures, general maintenance and repair procedures equipment required for field activities, such as vehicles, navigation and communication equipment, survey equipment, sampling/monitoring equipment, containers and animal cages, field test kits and instruments, consumables, safety equipment, first aid and/or survival kits work program, workplace procedures, codes of practice and field protocols and manuals. Assessors must satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment as set by the VET regulator. The assessor must demonstrate both technical competence and currency. Technical competence can be demonstrated through: relevant VET or other qualification/Statement of Attainment AND/OR relevant workplace experience. Currency can be demonstrated through: performing the competency being assessed as part of current employment OR having consulted with a laboratory about performing the competency being assessed within the last twelve months. |
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Competency Field | Testing |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Confirm survey requirements with senior staff |
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Element: Design field survey activities |
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Element: Identify resources and supervise pre-survey checks |
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Element: Supervise field survey activities |
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Element: Supervise close-down of field activities |
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