This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to implement the stockpile management plan in Civil construction, Coal and Metalliferous mining and Extractive.

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

No licensing 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

works effectively with others to undertake and effective implementation of the site stockpile management plan to meet all required outcomes including:

preparing for and organising work activities to meet all task requirements

communicating clearly and concisely with others to issue and clarify work instructions

using a range of communication techniques and aids to advise others of work activity and exclusion zones

demonstrates completion of the implementation of the site stockpile management plan that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

communicating with international and external stakeholders to contribute to the implementation of the stockpile management plan

allocating and communicating roles and responsibilities to team members

implementing stockpile management plan

preparing and communicating operational budgets

monitoring plan implementation and implement changes for improvement of production

processing written records and reports

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of implementing the stockpile management plan through:

roles and responsibilities of relevant personnel involved in the implementation of the stockpile management plan

action planning methods

work procedure and instruction documentation requirements

hazard identification and risk assessment processes

writing reports to communicate procedural activity, breach or inadequacies to procedure and review process

accessing, interpreting and communicating data such as; geological, geotechnical, hydrogeological, hydrological, survey

stockpile management plan options, procedures and operational techniques required for execution of the plan

plant and equipment capabilities and limitations

management of work teams, work group planning and team leadership

emergency response and evacuation planning processes and techniques

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

Coal mining

Extractive

Metalliferous mining