Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

PUADEFRM204B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Monitor and control training area and range activities

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency PUADEFRM204B - Monitor and control training area and range activities
Description This unit covers the competency required to monitor activities on the range and training area and to control access and activities where coordination and compliance are required. A training area may contain a variety of ranges within its boundaries but a range cannot contain a training area...
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit was developed for range management and range control work within Defence but may be applicable to work in this field.Typically, people who or apply this unit would work independently or as part of a team under direct and indirect supervision, use discretion and judgement and take responsibility for the quality of their outputs. All activities are carried out in accordance with relevant organisational policies and procedures.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Prerequisite Unit/sNil
Competency Field
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
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Plan and prepare for monitoring training area/range activities
  • Visits to range and training area activities are planned in accordance with Range Standing Orders and activity schedules
  • Relevant instructions are identified, obtained and agreed in accordance with Range Standing Orders
  • Purpose and outcomes of visit are clarified and agreed in accordance with Range Standing Orders
  • Clearances and access to activities are established in accordance with Range Standing Orders
       
Element: Evaluate compliance of training area/range activities
  • Training area and range activities are monitored in accordance with Range Standing Orders and relevant instructions
  • Training activity compliance with Range Standing Orders, relevant policy and instructions is monitored
  • Contractor activities are monitored in accordance with Range Standing Orders and relevant controls
       
Element: Control training area/range activities
  • Non-compliant training activities are identified and non-compliance is indicated to relevant commanders
  • Training area and range users are briefed in accordance with Range Standing Orders and relevant instructions
  • Coordination issues are resolved, if necessary through direct contact and discussions
  • Access and egress is controlled in those circumstances where required
  • Coordination and compliance between users and landholders is established on non-Defence property
       
Element: Report on training area/range activities
  • Post exercise reports are raised when appropriate in accordance with Range Standing Orders and relevant instructions
  • Non-compliance reports are initiated and forwarded to relevant authorities in accordance with Range Standing Orders and relevant contracts
       


Evidence Required

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

Assessment must confirm the ability to plan and prepare when monitoring a training area and range activities, to evaluate compliance of training area and range activities, and to control training area and range activities.

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated in a range of actual or simulated range and training area management contexts.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated work environment, in accordance with all relevant legislation and organisation requirements.

Specific resources for assessment

Access is required toan operating range and training area.

Guidance information for assessment

In all cases assessment should be supported by questions to assess knowledge and those aspects of competency which are difficult to assess directly.

Questioning techniques should suit the language and literacy levels of the candidate.

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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

Required Skills

access, interpret and apply range and other instructions and policy

access, interpret and apply Range Standing Orders

apply interpersonal techniques

communicate verbally and in writing

control access and egress to ranges and training areas

follow instructions/directives and reporting information

liaison

read technical specifications, maps and diagrams

retain and apply information from briefings

write at the level required to complete post exercise and non-compliance reports

Required Knowledge

composition of teams and roles and responsibility of team members

environmental instructions and policy

exercise instructions

post activity reports

principles of teamwork and teams aims and objectives

range clearance certificates

range instructions

range practice manuals

Range Standing Orders

standing operating instructions

verbal and non-verbal communication techniques

written communication to a level required to complete work place documentation and reports

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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

A range may include

All air, land and/or sea areas used for Defence live-firing weapons practices, tests or operations

A training area may include

Any area of land, sea, undersea, or air used for any military manoeuvres or simulated wartime operations involving planning, preparation and execution, carried out for the purpose of training and evaluation

Combined, joint or single service exercises

Relevant instructions may include

Contracts

Environmental instructions/policy

Exercise instructions

Post activity reports

Range clearance certificates

Range instructions

Range practice manuals

Range standing orders

Safety traces

Standing operating instructions

Briefing may be

Conducted:

as required

daily

on entry

And may include:

contingency plans

coordination requirements

environmental factors

optimum use of facilities

other range or training area activities

restrictions

unexploded ordnance (UXO)

weather

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Visits to range and training area activities are planned in accordance with Range Standing Orders and activity schedules 
Relevant instructions are identified, obtained and agreed in accordance with Range Standing Orders 
Purpose and outcomes of visit are clarified and agreed in accordance with Range Standing Orders 
Clearances and access to activities are established in accordance with Range Standing Orders 
Training area and range activities are monitored in accordance with Range Standing Orders and relevant instructions 
Training activity compliance with Range Standing Orders, relevant policy and instructions is monitored 
Contractor activities are monitored in accordance with Range Standing Orders and relevant controls 
Non-compliant training activities are identified and non-compliance is indicated to relevant commanders 
Training area and range users are briefed in accordance with Range Standing Orders and relevant instructions 
Coordination issues are resolved, if necessary through direct contact and discussions 
Access and egress is controlled in those circumstances where required 
Coordination and compliance between users and landholders is established on non-Defence property 
Post exercise reports are raised when appropriate in accordance with Range Standing Orders and relevant instructions 
Non-compliance reports are initiated and forwarded to relevant authorities in accordance with Range Standing Orders and relevant contracts 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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