This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to monitor and provide logistics staff support for significant deployed operations, in accordance with relevant organisational policy and procedures.

The application of this unit in the workplace includes providing the necessary staff support to enable an organisation to prepare for a deployment, to deploy, to remain sustained in an operating area and then to redeploy to its home location.

This unit is applicable to senior logistics personnel responsible for monitoring and coordinating logistics support at an organisational level.

The context of this performance is typically in the headquarters of an organisation with full access to information technology and support services.

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

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Support deployment preparations

1.1

Communications and reporting procedures are established with different logistics elements

1.2

Corporate training requirements are formulated, resourced and implemented to ensure staff competence

1.3

Organisational requirements are defined, communicated to stakeholders and monitored in accordance with organisational policy and procedure

1.4

Deficiencies in manpower and equipment are identified and an organisational response is developed

1.5

Scoping and definition of requirement for contracted support to organisational deployment and sustainment is undertaken

1.6

Planning data is gathered from subordinate organisations, collated and analysed to develop contingency plans

1.7

Collation and preparation of movement documentation for deployment is coordinated

2

Support organisation deployed elements

2.1

Operational demands and deployment information are accessed and analysed to identify factors to be considered in supporting operations

2.2

Liaison with relevant agencies and supporting organisations (such as external contracted services) is conducted to gather information, access services and coordinate deployment activities and movements

2.3

Procurement and delivery of equipment and stores is monitored and appropriate action is initiated to overcome shortages

2.4

Operations of deployed elements are monitored and where issues are identified, organisational responses are developed and communicated

2.5

Accounting for, and attribution of costs for, all organisational logistics deployment activities is monitored to ensure compliance with organisational policy and procedures

2.6

Personnel rotation and reinforcement arrangements are monitored to ensure placement of personnel in support operations is consistent with operational requirements and organisational policy and procedure

2.7

Personnel and material tracking is monitored to ensure accurate knowledge of location and status of personnel and material

3

Support organisation extraction and redeployment

3.1

Priorities for extraction of logistic elements are determined based on need to support organisational activities

3.2

Redeployment plan is developed

3.3

Liaison with relevant agencies is conducted to gather information, access services and coordinate redeployment activities and movements

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

analysing and validating numerical information accurately

analysing task complexities

applying a broad range of problem-solving strategies to planning outcomes

identifying operational intent and recognising how own planning contributes to operation success

interpreting instructions and applying this to developing actions and tasks

interpreting policy and procedures

making informed decisions that align with organisational requirements

managing own planning tasks in accordance with other staff planners

moving forward despite planning task difficulty

preparing and issuing written instructions

undertaking analysis to determine where internal and external factors impact on health support requirements, and adjusting planning accordingly

using appropriate information technology and software

working cooperatively as a member of a team.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

channels of communication and processes for obtaining advice, approvals

environmental considerations in planning logistics support

equal employment opportunity, equity and diversity principles

legislation, regulations, and guidelines relating to deployment logistics support

logistics concepts including mobilisation, deployment, reception, staging, onward movement, integration, sustainment, redeployment and reconstitution

organisation, its function and logistics support capabilities

organisational policy and procedure

organisational writing conventions

planning process.

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment include:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry

applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.