This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to provide quotations for inspections and compliance audit services.

It includes planning, developing, documenting and submitting quotations. It also includes reading job specifications, pricing labour and site costs, completing quotation documentation and applying customer communication protocols.

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

Determine extent of audit services work

1.1

Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures are identified

1.2

Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures implemented

1.3

Extent of inspection or audit service work is determined from job specifications and drawings and discussions with appropriate person/s

1.4

Extent of inspection or audit service work is documented as a job specification and agreement sought with relevant person/s

1.5

WHS/OHS and regulatory requirements are incorporated in the work contained in quotation

1.6

Timeframes specified in quotations are agreed with relevant person/s

2

Develop audit services quotation

2.1

Labour and other costs are determined from relevant workplace documentation

2.2

Costing is performed and checked against job specifications

2.3

Costings used in job specifications and quotations are checked for accuracy

3

Document and submit quotation

3.1

Quotation is documented in accordance with workplace procedures

3.2

Quotation is submitted to customer within agreed timeframes and 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, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least two separate occasions and include:

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

checking quotations

complying with timeframes

costing jobs

determining labour and other relevant costs

documenting and submitting quotations

determining extent of work for quotation

planning and developing quotations

reading job specifications and drawings.

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

communication protocols

compliance audit services

job specifications

labour costs and other relevant costs

relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes, including risk control measures

relevant manufacturer specifications

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace policies and procedures.

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 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 must include access to:

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

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

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.

Providing at least one quotation for an inspection job and one for a compliance audit must include quotation jobs not exceeding $20,000 for any of the following electrotechnology disciplines:

automation technologies

computers

data communications

electrical

electrical machines

electronics

fire protection

instrumentation

refrigeration and air conditioning

renewable/sustainable energy

security technology

Electrotechnology

Commercial