Application
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 and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures are identified | |||
Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures implemented | |||
Extent of inspection or audit service work is determined from job specifications and drawings and discussions with appropriate person/s | |||
Extent of inspection or audit service work is documented as a job specification and agreement sought with relevant person/s | |||
WHS/OHS and regulatory requirements are incorporated in the work contained in quotation | |||
Timeframes specified in quotations are agreed with relevant person/s | |||
Labour and other costs are determined from relevant workplace documentation | |||
Costing is performed and checked against job specifications | |||
Costings used in job specifications and quotations are checked for accuracy | |||
Quotation is documented in accordance with workplace procedures | |||
Quotation is submitted to customer within agreed timeframes and in accordance with workplace procedures |
Evidence of Performance
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 of Knowledge
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. |
Assessment Conditions
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
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency. |
Range Statement
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 |
Sectors
Electrotechnology |
Competency Field
Commercial |