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

SITTTOP001 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Load touring equipment and supplies

Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency SITTTOP001 - Load touring equipment and supplies
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify, prepare and check touring equipment and supplies. The unit applies to tour operators. Tours may be day or extended, involve one or more destinations and could use any form of transportation. Individuals working with some independence under limited supervision prepare and check touring equipment. This could include operations coordinators and guides. The unit also applies to owner-operators of small organisations.No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Skills must be demonstrated in a venue, such as an operational depot, from where tours depart and pre-departure checks and loading take place. This can be:

an industry workplace

a simulated industry environment set up for the purposes of assessment.

Assessment must ensure access to:

supplies and equipment used in the operation of a tour in the relevant context

commercially-realistic ratios of operational staff to equipment and supplies

tour documentation.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors; and:

have worked in industry for at least three years where they have applied the skills and knowledge of this unit of competency.

Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Tour Operations
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: Identify and prepare touring equipment and supplies.
  • Identify required equipment and supplies from tour documentation and liaison with colleagues.
  • Select and check equipment and supplies against requirements.
  • Use resources in ways that minimise potential for waste and maximise organisational profitability.
  • Conduct safety checks according to organisational procedures and statutory requirements.
  • Identify, report and rectify shortfalls and problems.
       
Element: Load touring equipment and supplies.
  • Load equipment and supplies using safe manual handling techniques.
  • Load equipment according to terrain to be covered and access requirements during tour.
  • Identify hazardous items and follow safety procedures when loading them.
  • Inspect load prior to departure.
       
Element: Finalise loading.
  • Complete pre-departure documentation according to organisational and statutory requirements.
  • Report identified problems and suggest improvements.
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify and prepare touring equipment and supplies.

1.1.Identify required equipment and supplies from tour documentation and liaison with colleagues.

1.2.Select and check equipment and supplies against requirements.

1.3.Use resources in ways that minimise potential for waste and maximise organisational profitability.

1.4.Conduct safety checks according to organisational procedures and statutory requirements.

1.5.Identify, report and rectify shortfalls and problems.

2. Load touring equipment and supplies.

2.1.Load equipment and supplies using safe manual handling techniques.

2.2.Load equipment according to terrain to be covered and access requirements during tour.

2.3.Identify hazardous items and follow safety procedures when loading them.

2.4.Inspect load prior to departure.

3. Finalise loading.

3.1.Complete pre-departure documentation according to organisational and statutory requirements.

3.2.Report identified problems and suggest improvements.

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

check and load equipment and supplies for each of the following tours according to operational documentation:

day tour

extended tour

tour to single destination

tour to multiple destinations

select equipment required for each of the above tours from each of the following categories, as appropriate to the type of tour:

camping

catering

commercial cargo

communication

educational

maintenance

protective clothing

recreational

select supplies required for each of the above tours from each of the following categories, as appropriate to the type of tour:

food and beverage

fuel

medication and first aid kit

water

complete loading and pre-departure checks on equipment and supplies for above tours within typical workplace time constraints.

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

features and inclusions of tour documentation in the relevant industry context

equipment and supplies required for different types of tours, as specified in the performance evidence

ways in which effective management of equipment and supplies can improve profitability

ways of minimising waste of equipment and supplies

tour documentation to be considered:

pre-departure documentation:

completed checklists

fault reports where appropriate

supply lists

equipment and supplies

tour details:

itineraries

passenger information

rooming lists

safety requirements for handling and loading equipment and supplies:

manual handling techniques appropriate to workplace and form of transport

manual handling techniques and procedures for hazardous items:

aerosols

gas containers

glass containers

medication

petrol, fuel and flammable materials

sharp items

legal obligations of tour operators in relation to equipment and supplies:

maintenance

licensing and accreditation.


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

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify and prepare touring equipment and supplies.

1.1.Identify required equipment and supplies from tour documentation and liaison with colleagues.

1.2.Select and check equipment and supplies against requirements.

1.3.Use resources in ways that minimise potential for waste and maximise organisational profitability.

1.4.Conduct safety checks according to organisational procedures and statutory requirements.

1.5.Identify, report and rectify shortfalls and problems.

2. Load touring equipment and supplies.

2.1.Load equipment and supplies using safe manual handling techniques.

2.2.Load equipment according to terrain to be covered and access requirements during tour.

2.3.Identify hazardous items and follow safety procedures when loading them.

2.4.Inspect load prior to departure.

3. Finalise loading.

3.1.Complete pre-departure documentation according to organisational and statutory requirements.

3.2.Report identified problems and suggest improvements.

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
Identify required equipment and supplies from tour documentation and liaison with colleagues. 
Select and check equipment and supplies against requirements. 
Use resources in ways that minimise potential for waste and maximise organisational profitability. 
Conduct safety checks according to organisational procedures and statutory requirements. 
Identify, report and rectify shortfalls and problems. 
Load equipment and supplies using safe manual handling techniques. 
Load equipment according to terrain to be covered and access requirements during tour. 
Identify hazardous items and follow safety procedures when loading them. 
Inspect load prior to departure. 
Complete pre-departure documentation according to organisational and statutory requirements. 
Report identified problems and suggest improvements. 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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