This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to select and install surface plant and equipment in Metalliferous mining and Extractive.

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

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

Evidence 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

implements procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient selection and installation of surface plant and equipment including:

identifying and addressing training needs

implementing hazard identification and risks assessment processes

managing work planning and coordination activities

accessing, interpreting and applying procedures for

drafting and interpretation of specifications/interpret tender documents

drafting and interpretation of contract management documents

managing purchasing

capital expenditure applications preparation

contract management

assessing of operating capacity

assessing of the compatibility of items of plant and equipment

determining ownership cost

determining operating cost targets

determining product support requirements

identifying market considerations

identifying operational considerations

works with others to undertake and complete the selection and installation surface plant and equipment including:

providing team leadership

managing people and processes

resolving conflict

coordinating human, financial and physical resources

developing, initiating and administering work plans

interpret and apply operational performance data

engaging internal and external stakeholders

demonstrates completion of the selection and installation of surface plant and equipment that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

identification of the relevant information and scope of the work

identifying the full range of specification requirements including parameters for selection and installation of plant and/or equipment

identifying all aspects of the site surface plant and equipment

managing the installation of plant and/or equipment

managing the commission of plant and/or equipment

managing the review and reporting processes of plant and/or equipment acquisition

managing the installation and commissioning processes

gathering, validating and assessing the data on the various options

assessing options, in consultation, that meet the identification and selection parameters

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in selecting and installing surface plant and equipment through:

legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures for;

risk management

statutory compliance

development approval, mining licences (or equivalent)

work, health and safety

environmental management

quality requirements

purchasing capital expenditure

contract management

administration requirements (including records and reports)

plant and equipment characteristics, capabilities and limitation

specification requirements

contract requirements

operating cost record and analysis procedures

product support requirements

market information

operational requirements

approved suppliers procedure

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.

Extractive

Metalliferous mining