Application
This unit applies to individuals who undertake officiating, support or voluntary roles in motorsport events, including practice sessions. The unit acknowledges the need for individuals who participate in the motorsport industry to be able to source, develop and apply current and emerging information about the industry in order to effectively carry out their role. The unit is relevant to those individuals working in an officiating and voluntary support role. More specialised and advanced motorsport officiating, event organisation and management knowledge is found in other units. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Research information on the structure and operation of the motorsport industry | 1.1. Correctly identify sources of information about the motorsport industry, including sources providing information relating to industry structure, major industry bodies or associations, different motorsport types and disciplines, event protocols, rules and regulations, competition calendars and participation opportunities 1.2. Access sources of information and establish networks and key contacts to obtain information |
2. Source and apply information on ethical and legal issues for motorsport officiating | 2.1. Obtain information on ethical and legal issues to assist effective work performance 2.2. Ensure own status and conduct complies with legal obligations and ethical industry practices |
3. Explore opportunities to participate and update motorsport knowledge | 3.1. Compile an annual calendar of events for a motorsport discipline 3.2. Describe the range of officiating and volunteer roles in motorsport events 3.3. Identify the roles best suited to own level of knowledge, skills and interest 3.4. Identify and use a range of opportunities to improve own performance and update knowledge of the motorsport industry |
Required Skills
Required skills |
Required skills include: technical skills to the level required to operate information and communications technology to access information communication skills to the level required to communicate effectively with other motorsport industry personnel, and to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and of varying physical and mental abilities literacy skills to the level required to read and interpret a wide variety of information sources research skills to the level required to source information on motorsport industry issues within a defined range problem-solving skills to the level required to identify needs and to organise thoughts and information in a systematic manner |
Required knowledge |
Required knowledge includes: structure and hierarchy of the motorsport industry participation opportunities within the motorsport industry general knowledge of different types of motorsports in depth knowledge of a specific discipline, including: competition categories and scope event rules and regulations, including supplementary regulations types and roles of officials and volunteers protocols and procedures for communicating with stewards, officials and other relevant persons key organisations and associations legal and ethical issues that impact on officials and volunteers ethical and unethical conduct in officiating applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice, including occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental regulations, relevant to officiating or volunteering in a motorsport event organisational policies and procedures, including safety requirements, personal presentation, communication, reporting and recording procedures, and organisation and planning processes, related to officiating or volunteering in a motorsport event |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Overview of assessment | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently: explain the ways in which industry knowledge can be applied to maximise effective performance as an official or volunteer communicate effectively with others to source, develop and share motorsport information describe the organisational structure, competition categories, event rules and regulations, and roles of officials and volunteers in at least one (1) motorsport discipline apply knowledge of motorsport protocols, rules and regulations in specific motorsport event contexts. |
Context of, and specific resources for assessment | The application of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated environment that reflects as far as possible the actual working environment. Assessment is to occur using standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints Assessment is to comply with relevant regulatory requirements, including specified Australian standards Where applicable, reasonable adjustment must be made to work environments and training situations to accommodate ethnicity, age, gender, demographics and disability The following resources should be made available: access to information and communication technology, including the internet access to current sources of motorsport industry information NCR and event supplementary regulations industry magazines and related publications. |
Method of assessment | Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package. Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance (over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts) together with application of Required Skills and Knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: case studies and problem-solving to assess application of knowledge in different motorsport event contexts questions to assess knowledge of different aspects of the motorsport industry as detailed in the Evidence Guide review of portfolios of evidence and third-party reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate. Assessment may be applied under project-related conditions (real or simulated) and require evidence of process/ Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance, but is able to be transferred to other circumstances/ Competence in this unit may be assessed in conjunction with other functional units which together form part of the holistic work role/ |
Guidance information for assessment | Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally sensitive and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. | |
Motorsports | Motorsports may include: automobile (car, truck and cart), motorcycle and powerboat events competitions and practice sessions circuit, track, speedway, rally, road and off-road events club, state/territory, national and international events |
Opportunities to update knowledge | Opportunities to update knowledge include: industry seminars training courses industry association membership participation in industry association activities informal networking with colleagues reading industry journals internet research |
Legal issues | Legal issues may include: public liability duty of care licensing risk management OHS |
Professional and ethical standards | Professional and ethical standards for officials may include: dress, personal presentation, preparedness and personal conduct respect for the rights and responsibilities of others commitment and responsibility to safety confidentiality, impartiality and no conflict of interest contribution to the overall effectiveness of the team self-improvement through feedback, performance appraisal and training |
Information/documents | Sources of information/documents may include: hardcopy and electronic media verbal, written and graphical information safe work procedures related to motorsport officiating and volunteering regulatory/legislative requirements pertaining to motorsport officiating and volunteering National Competition Rules (NCR) and event supplementary regulations motorsport organisation manuals, code of conduct, policies and procedures controlling body rules, category rules and supplementary regulations event policies and procedures relating to work areas, authorities and lines of communication task instructions, including briefings, worksheets, checklists and plans |
OHS requirements | OHS requirements are to be in accordance with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include: personal protective equipment and clothing safety equipment first aid equipment hazard and risk control elimination of hazardous materials and substances manual handling, including shifting, lifting and carrying emergency procedures |
Legislative requirements | Legislative requirements are to be in accordance with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice, and may include: award and enterprise agreements industrial relations confidentiality and privacy OHS the environment equal opportunity anti-discrimination relevant industry codes of practice duty of care |
Environmental requirements | Environmental requirements may include but are not limited to: waste management noise habitat, flora and fauna protection clean-up management |
Organisational policies and procedures | Organisational policies and procedures may include: OHS, sustainability, environment, equal opportunity, and anti-discrimination policies and procedures industry codes of practice safe work procedures communication, reporting and recording procedures |
Sectors
Unit sector | Motorsport officiating |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor