This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to implement, monitor, rectify and report on inventory control systems in the Resources and Infrastructure Industries.

This unit is appropriate for those working in management 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 to safely, effectively and efficiently implement, monitor, rectify and report on inventory control system including:

identifying and addressing training needs

managing work planning and coordination activities

identifying and interpreting trends from inventory records

reading, interpreting and applying inventory information

applying diagnostic techniques

identifying and applying inventory system relationship to manufacturing process

applying inventory system recording and reporting requirements

applying records maintenance requirements

communicating using oral and written communication techniques

applying safe working practices

applying standard operating procedures

demonstrates the identification and selection of viable options for the implementation of site services and infrastructure systems that best meet the required outcomes through:

works effectively with others to implement, monitor, rectify and report on inventory control system, including:

managing people and processes

resolving conflict

coordinating human, financial and physical resources

developing, initiating and administering work plans

engaging internal and external stakeholders

demonstrates completion of the implementation of site services and infrastructure systems 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

identifying all aspects of the inventory control system

monitoring inventory control systems and stock trends

rectifying issues with inventory including adjusting procedures and performance and modifying the inventory control system

managing the system review and reporting processes

accessing, interpreting and applying processes for controlling stock

identifying and recommending modifications to systems

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in implementing, monitoring, rectifying and reporting on inventory control systems through:

legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures for;

site and equipment safety

reporting systems

record keeping and archiving of records

continuous improvement processes

system auditing

monitoring of documentation

software characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations

accessing and interpreting sources of stock/inventory information

work roles and responsibilities

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.