AHCTRF504
Manage sports turf facility assets


Application

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to manage infrastructure and other facilities at sports turf grounds. It applies to sports turf managers, such as golf course superintendents, bowling greenkeepers and sports ground curators, who have a responsibility for the management of physical resources (other than the turf playing surfaces) at a sporting venue or club.

It applies to individuals who analyse information and exercise judgement to complete a range of advanced skilled activities and demonstrate deep knowledge in a specific technical area. They have accountability for the work of others and analyse, design and communicate solutions to a range of complex problems. All work is carried out to comply with workplace procedures.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.


Elements and Performance Criteria

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Develop an asset database

1.1 Identify and record physical resources and infrastructure for management purposes

1.2 Determine physical resources and infrastructure according to their type and maintenance requirements

2. Identify ongoing maintenance requirements for turf facilities

2.1 Identify and program particular maintenance requirements of various resources

2.2 Purchase and store resources and consumables for the maintenance of different types of facilities

2.3 Consider user manuals and other operational or maintenance documents provided by suppliers where necessary

3. Schedule and monitor program of maintenance works

3.1 Identify and program maintenance activities for enterprise’s facilities

3.2 Inform staff responsible for maintenance activities

3.3 Develop record keeping requirements and use to monitor ongoing maintenance and inform others

3.4 Consider and plan for work health and safety issues associated with maintenance of turf facilities

3.5 Ensure that facilities that are unserviceable are dealt with accordingly

3.6 Plan for replacement of facilities that are no longer serviceable

4. Review maintenance works

4.1 Review maintenance schedules in a timely manner and update maintenance programs accordingly

4.2 Notify management of status of turf facilities and make plans for their upgrade or replacement if necessary

Evidence of Performance

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance should be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

develop and use asset databases

identify maintenance requirements for a range of turf facilities

record and review programmed works

schedule and monitor programmed works

review and update maintenance programs and schedules


Evidence of Knowledge

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices for managing sports turf assets and facilities

comparative environmental implications of turf and soil treatments and waste disposal procedures

enterprise and industry standards for turf surface appearance and quality

maintenance requirements of sports turf physical resources and infrastructure

proprietary asset management software

scheduling and programming of sports turf maintenance works

staff management


Assessment Conditions

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.


Foundation Skills

Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.


Range Statement


Sectors

Turf (TRF)