This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to apply the principles of tunnel construction in Civil construction.

This unit is appropriate for those working in supervisory or technical specialist roles.

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

vidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

works effectively with others to undertake and complete the applying of the principles of tunnel construction that meets all of the required outcomes including:

communicating clear and timely instructions to those involved

preparing for and conducting briefings, toolbox and site meetings

maintaining clear and legible written records and the reports

demonstrates completion of the principles of tunnel construction that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

successful supervision of tunnel construction tasks

interpreting tunnel construction materials properties and test results

providing recommendations for the improvement of the safe, effective and efficient execution of tunnel construction tasks

preparation of job plan, which includes at least five (5) of the following:

human resource requirements

plant and machinery requirements

construction materials requirements

sub-contractor support requirements

waste disposal requirements

coordination requirements

activity scheduling

materials delivery scheduling

risk assessment and management requirements

occupational health and safety requirements

quality management requirements, including testing scheduling requirements

traffic management requirements

environmental requirements

task monitoring requirements

task performance monitoring requirements

communication requirements

reporting requirements

assessment of resource requirements including at least two (2) of the following:

labour

plant, equipment and tools

highway haulage vehicles

construction materials

shoring materials

sub-contractor services

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in applying the principles of tunnel construction through:

engineering survey principles

materials quality and delivery requirements and procedures

shoring requirements and procedures

slope management requirements and procedures

tunnel construction plant and equipment capabilities and application

operational techniques for the execution of tunnel construction tasks

job plan drafting of and administration requirements and procedures

tunnel construction and related activities’ terminology

set out requirements and procedures

scheduling work activities

relationship between various areas of resources and infrastructure industries

monitoring methods

resource requirements

activities scheduling

estimating principles

civil works construction sequencing

An assessor of this unit must satisfy the requirements of the NVR/AQTF or their successors; and Industry regulations for certification and licensing; and,

this unit must be assessed in the context of this sector’s work environment; and,

this unit must be assessed in compliance with relevant legislation/regulation and using policies, procedures, processes and operational manuals directly related to the industry sector for which it is being assessed; and,

assessment may be conducted in conjunction with the assessment of other Units of Competency; and,

assessment must confirm consistent performance can be applied in a range of relevant workplace circumstances; and,

assessors must demonstrate the performance evidence, and knowledge evidence as outlined in this Unit of Competency, and through the minimum years of current* work experience specified below in an Industry sector relevant to the outcomes of the unit; or,

where the assessor does not meet experience requirements a co-assessment or partnership arrangement must exist between the qualified assessor and an Industry subject matter expert. The Industry subject matter expert should hold the unit being assessed (or an equivalent unit) and/or demonstrate equivalence of skills and knowledge at the unit level. An Industry technical expert must also demonstrate skills and knowledge from the minimum years of current work experience specified below in the Industry sector, including time spent in roles related to the unit being assessed; and,

assessor and Industry subject matter expert requirements differ depending on the Australian Qualifications Framework Level (AQF) of the qualification being assessed and/or Industry Sector as follows:

*Assessors can demonstrate current work experience through employment within Industry in a role relevant to the outcomes of the Unit; or, for external assessors this can be demonstrated through exposure to Industry by conducting frequent site assessments across various locations.

**Where a unit is being delivered outside of a Qualification the first numeric character in the Unit code should be considered to indicate the AQF level

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit. Further information is available in the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Companion Volume.

Civil construction