Application
This unit is required to plan a sewerage reticulation system such as town sewerage.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Develop servicing strategy | 1.1 Determine existing sewerage system load requirements and calculate future loads in accordance with organisational strategic and business plans and contracts. 1.2 Identify planning authority requirements and determine and assess the environmental impacts of the project. 1.3 Analyse constraints that may be applied to meet load requirements. 1.4 Conduct catchment analysis to determine holistic servicing requirements. |
2 Plan and prepare concept proposal | 2.1 Prepare preferred options as the Concept Plan incorporating the outcomes of an analysis of the catchment and the options for servicing future development. 2.2 Establish criteria to control risks. 2.3 Consider operations and maintenance requirements. 2.4 Determine lifecycle costs. 2.5 Review parameters of the planning process using initial data and using approved empirical or modelling systems. |
3 Prepare and manage supporting documents | 3.1 Prepare supporting documentation in accordance with legislative and organisation requirements. 3.2 Maintain engineering and project records in accordance with legislative or organisation requirements. |
4 Evaluate planning methods and outcomes | 4.1 Review concept proposals against the planning requirements and implementation. 4.2 Conduct consultations with parties with an interest in the proposal. 4.3 Make recommendations for changes to the concept proposal. 4.4 Make final recommendations for system design. |
Required Skills
Required skills: |
interpret and apply legislative requirements, codes and standards assess environmental impacts apply quality requirements analyse complex information operate computer software conduct investigations prepare documentation collaborate with a diverse team of specialists conduct consultations with a range of community interests project planning |
Required knowledge: |
prior experience in the application of civil engineering principles, mathematics, computer software and file handling is required legislative requirements, codes and standards for the design of wastewater collection systems including environmental protection and occupational health and safety output quality specification requirements cost benefit analysis procedures risk analysis procedures investigation procedures and methodologies documentation and information management requirements OH&S and environmental legislation, acts and procedures |
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 | The candidate should: perform each task outlined in the elements consistently and in a representative range of contexts meet the performance criteria associated with each element by employing the techniques, procedures, information and resources available in the workplace from those listed in the range statement |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | The candidate should demonstrate the ability to plan wastewater collection systems including: identifying, analysing and defining waste water collection system planning requirements, conditions and constraints identifying and interpreting legislative, environmental, business and project management requirements developing scenario options for future needs and conditions analysing a range of factors to determine catchment impacts planning, preparing and selecting options for system design managing and securing documentation to support and report project management evaluating, and consulting on proposals to gauge impact and support making recommendations on the planning and design requirements for wastewater collection systems |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Access to the workplace and resources including: documentation that should normally be available in a water industry organisation workplace specific equipment and technology supervision and experienced team members to provide observations, feedback and third party reports enterprise operating procedures and work allocation relevant codes, standards and government regulations Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities. |
Method of assessment | The following methods are suggested: assessment in the workplace or in a simulated workplace and under the normal range of workplace conditions assessment should also be conducted in conjunction with aspects of technical competencies that are consistent with the work environment techniques for gathering evidence of competency may include: observation of performance written and/or oral questioning to assess knowledge and understanding completion of workplace documents and reports produced as part of routine work activities third-party reports from experienced practitioners completion of performance feedback from supervisors and colleagues |
Guidance information for assessment | Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required. Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. Validity and sufficiency of evidence require that: competency will need to be demonstrated over a period of time reflecting the scope of the role and the practical requirements of the workplace where the assessment is part of a structured learning experience the evidence collected must relate to a number of performances assessed at different points in time and separated by further learning and practice a decision of competence only taken at the point when the assessor has complete confidence in the person’s competence over time and in various contexts all assessment that is part of a structured learning experience must include a combination of direct, indirect and supplementary evidence where assessment is for the purpose of recognition (RCC/RPL), the evidence provided will need to be authenticated and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time assessment can be through simulated project In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge. Questioning will be undertaken in a manner appropriate to the skill levels of the operator and cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions, and will reflect the requirements of the competency 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. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. 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. | |
Sewerage systems may include: | reticulation, branch and trunk sewers sewage pumping stations storage |
Environmental impacts or risks may include: | visual odour noise social political natural cultural infrastructure |
Catchment analysis may apply to: | existing reticulation systems existing and future hydraulic load incorporation into overall system impact, extent and sizing of facilities geotechnical considerations |
Modelling systems may include: | empirical systems manual models computer models |
Legislative and organisation requirements may include: | world health organisation guidelines national health and medical research council guidelines and recommendations federal and state legislation codes national guidelines environmental protection agencies |
Sectors
Not applicable.
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
Not applicable.