This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to supervise and coordinate energy sector work activities.

It encompasses working safety, implementing safety procedures and processes, sequencing work activities, providing guidance and work instructions to others, ensuring job requirements are met and maintaining necessary work documentation.

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

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Prepare to supervise and coordinate work activities

1.1

Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and applied

1.2

Job specification and requirements are obtained and applied

1.3

Plant, materials and skills needed for work are determined from specifications and relevant documentation

1.4

Plant, materials and person/s required for work are accessed in accordance with workplace procedures

2

Supervise work activities and complete documentation

2.1

WHS/OHS and workplace procedures are implemented and monitored

2.2

Guidance and work instructions are given to relevant person/s to ensure work is sequenced and completed in accordance with job specifications and requirements

2.3

Cooperation is sought from others involved in the work to ensure aspects of work are coordinated effectively

2.4

Work progress is monitored in accordance with schedules, job specifications and requirements

2.5

Conflict issues at the worksite are dealt with in accordance with workplace procedures

2.6

Requested variations to job specification are dealt with in accordance with workplace procedures

2.7

Methods for dealing with unplanned situations are applied in accordance with WHS/OHS and workplace procedures

3

Document supervision and coordination activities

3.1

Job records are maintained in accordance with workplace procedures

3.2

Processes are followed to ensure activities are carried out in accordance with workplace procedures

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 two separate occasions and include:

accessing appropriate plant, materials and personnel

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) requirements, including using risk control measures

dealing with conflicts in accordance with workplace procedures

dealing with job variations in accordance with workplace procedures

dealing with unplanned situations in accordance with established workplace procedures

documenting supervision and coordination activities

ensuring work completion documentation is accurate and forwarded to appropriate person/s

obtaining and applying job specification and requirements

obtaining the cooperation of others

preparing to supervise and coordinate work activities

providing guidance and instructions to relevant person/s

supervising and coordinating work activities.

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:

analytical techniques in problem solving

dispute resolution

effective instruction methods

methods for seeking the cooperation of others

problem-solving techniques

relevant job specifications and requirements

relevant manufacturer specifications

relevant plant, materials and skills

relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace policies and procedures

responsibilities of workplace supervisors.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in suitable workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated suitable 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 must include access to:

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

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, facilities and equipment currently used in industry

resources that reflect current industry practices in relation to supervising and coordinating energy sector work activities

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

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Electrotechnology

Cross Discipline