Application
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to identify, select and interpret a sketch or drawing.
This unit includes interpreting sketch and drawing details, and preparing sketches and drawings using dimensions, tolerances and notes following industry and site conventions.
Work is completed in a forest products office setting.
The unit applies to Timber Advisor, Customer Service Officer, Timber Fabricator.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions. |
1. Identify and select correct sketch or drawing | 1.1 Obtain initial sketches or drawings and confirm work order requirements with appropriate personnel. 1.2 Interpret, check and validate notes, sketches and drawings, to determine correct application. |
2. Interpret basic sketch or drawing detail | 2.1 Identify and interpret basic sketch and drawing features to provide a three-dimensional picture of components, assemblies or structures. 2.2 Use sketches and drawings to orientate and fit components or assemblies. 2.3 Interpret dimensions and tolerances to correctly measure, select, mark or set up items or equipment. 2.4 Identify areas of insufficient detail and report in line with organisational procedures. |
3. Prepare sketch or drawing | 3.1 Identify items for drawing to ensure clear communication of requirements. 3.2 Select drawing views to present required information with minimal drawing complexity. 3.3 Develop clear and accurate production sketches or drawings in line with customer expectations, organisational procedures and industry standards. 3.4 Incorporate explanatory notes within sketches and drawings. 3.5 Record and report sketch and drawing interpretation and preparation activities to appropriate personnel. |
Evidence of Performance
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit.
follow organisational policies and procedures relevant to preparing and interpreting sketches and drawings
interpret sketch and drawing details to determine material requirements and provide a three-dimensional picture of components, assemblies or structures
determine areas of insufficient detail or omissions from sketch and drawing detail
prepare a sketch or drawing that correctly represents intended items and follows industry and site conventions.
Evidence of Knowledge
A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
types of sketches and drawings used as a basis for selecting, preparing or assembling components or products
standard industry and site conventions for views notes, dimensions and tolerances
typical product and production symbols used in sketches and drawings and their meaning
meaning and features of drawings that present one, two or three projections
common drawing and organisation specific conventions for, and ways of incorporating these features in sketches and drawings
base lines
datum points
views and projections
dimensions and tolerances
instructions and notes
product and production symbols
organisational policies and procedures for producing sketches and drawings.
Assessment Conditions
The following resources must be made available:
sketching and drawing equipment
basic sketches and drawings on which to base production versions
template documents for recording drawing processes
organisational policies and procedures for producing sketches and drawings.
Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated environment that accurately reflects performance in a real workplace setting.
Assessor requirements
Assessors must:
hold the appropriate assessor competency standards as outlined in regulations; and
be able to demonstrate vocational competencies at least to the level being assessed; and
be able to demonstrate how they are continuing to develop their VET knowledge and skills as well as maintaining their industry currency and assessor competence.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those core and employment skills that are essential to performance and are not explicit in the performance criteria. | |
Numeracy skills to: | interpret numerical data from basic sketches and drawings to calculate dimensions for product components and clearly represent these in production sketches and drawings. |
Oral communication skills to: | ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to clarify types of drawings and sketches to be completed. |
Reading skills to: | interpret: organisational procedures work orders notations on initial sketches and drawings. |
Writing skills to: | incorporate clear unambiguous explanatory notes within drawings complete accurate basic records for sketching and drawing outcomes. |
Planning and organising skills to: | plan processing of drawings in a logical sequence and manage own timing and productivity to complete drawings within deadlines. |
Range Statement
Not Applicable
Sectors
Common Technical