Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
PUAECO006A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Read and interpret maps
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | PUAECO006A - Read and interpret maps |
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Description | This unit covers the competency required to read, interpret and plot locations using paper based maps, and mapping software and systems to relay incident locations to emergency responders. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | The unit applies to emergency communications personnel who locate emergency incidents but will also have application in a variety of other situations such as utilities or other service contractors where the ability to read and interpret maps in rural and urban areas is required. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | Not applicable. | ||
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 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Identify incident location from caller |
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Element: Provide grid references from paper maps to incident operations team |
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Element: Use mapping software and systems to locate incidents and dispatch resources |
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Element: Plot an incident location from magnetic bearings from fixed and mobile fire towers |
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