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Evidence Guide: NWP557 - Apply surveying for civil engineering projects

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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NWP557 - Apply surveying for civil engineering projects

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Identify survey to be undertaken

  1. Identify the survey and analysis task from documentation, work requests or discussions with appropriate personnel.
  2. Obtain resources and equipment needed for the task, in accordance with enterprise procedures, and check for correct operation and safety.
  3. Consult appropriate personnel to ensure the work is co-ordinated effectively with others involved at the work site.
Identify the survey and analysis task from documentation, work requests or discussions with appropriate personnel.

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Obtain resources and equipment needed for the task, in accordance with enterprise procedures, and check for correct operation and safety.

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Consult appropriate personnel to ensure the work is co-ordinated effectively with others involved at the work site.

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Plan survey

  1. Collect and analyse documentation relating to existing survey features.
  2. Check survey equipment calibration and for conformity with Australian Standard.
  3. Perform reconnaissance of construction/engineering sites in line with local standards or regulations and enterprise procedures.
  4. Establish survey risk management procedures and discuss with appropriate personnel.
Collect and analyse documentation relating to existing survey features.

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Check survey equipment calibration and for conformity with Australian Standard.

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Perform reconnaissance of construction/engineering sites in line with local standards or regulations and enterprise procedures.

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Establish survey risk management procedures and discuss with appropriate personnel.

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Conduct survey and analyse results

  1. Conduct survey control is in accordance with job requirements and enterprise procedures.
  2. Operate survey equipment according to manufacturers’ manuals and enterprise procedures.
  3. Record and analyse results and apply computations according to enterprise procedures.
  4. Select methods for dealing with unexpected situations based on discussions with appropriate personnel, job specifications and enterprise procedures.
Conduct survey control is in accordance with job requirements and enterprise procedures.

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Operate survey equipment according to manufacturers’ manuals and enterprise procedures.

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Record and analyse results and apply computations according to enterprise procedures.

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Select methods for dealing with unexpected situations based on discussions with appropriate personnel, job specifications and enterprise procedures.

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Document, and report results

  1. Maintain and store equipment and tools in accordance with enterprise procedures.
  2. Record, analyse and report results to appropriate personnel according to enterprise procedures.
  3. Results are stored and archived according to enterprise procedures.
Maintain and store equipment and tools in accordance with enterprise procedures.

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Record, analyse and report results to appropriate personnel according to enterprise procedures.

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Results are stored and archived according to enterprise procedures.

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The candidate should demonstrate the ability to:

perform the design and establishment of survey control for engineering and construction purposes

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Access to the workplace and resources including:

documentation that should normally be available in a water industry organisation

workplace specific equipment and technology

supervision and experienced team members to provide observations, feedback and third party reports

enterprise operating procedures and work allocation

relevant codes, standards, and government regulations

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities.

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and/or assessment support when required.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

Validity and sufficiency of evidence require that:

competency will need to be demonstrated over a period of time reflecting the scope of the role and the practical requirements of the workplace

where the assessment is part of a structured learning experience the evidence collected must relate to a number of performances assessed at different points in time and separated by further learning and practice

a decision of competence should only be made when the assessor has complete confidence in the person’s competence over time and in various contexts

all assessment that is part of a structured learning experience must include a combination of direct, indirect and supplementary evidence

where assessment is for the purpose of recognition (RCC/RPL), the evidence provided will need to be authenticated and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time

assessment can be through simulated project-based activity and must include evidence relating to each of the elements in this unit

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge. Questioning will be undertaken in a manner appropriate to the skill levels of the candidate, any cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions, and reflecting the requirements of the competency and the work being performed.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills:

basic operation, testing and maintenance of theodolites

three dimensional survey control using total stations (or theodolite and EDM)

radiations in three dimensions using total stations and/or theodolite and EDM/data recorder

mapping of engineering/construction sites using total stations and/or theodolite and EDM/data recorder

computing co-ordinates and bearings and distances as related to grids and general setout works for construction works and building site setout

setting out for construction works using theodolite and tapes

calculating the information necessary to setout a structure, or part thereof, using a site plan with positions fixed by a mixture of bearings and distances (radiations), offsets and co-ordinates

Requiredknowledge:

Nil

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Appropriate personnel may include:

supervisor

leading hand

foreman

manager

site engineer

trainer

mentor

teacher

team member

Resources and equipment may include:

specifications

manuals

standards

catalogues

stationary

calculators

computer work station

Enterprise procedures may include:

the use of tools and equipment

instructions, including job sheets, cutting lists, plans, drawings and designs

reporting and communication

manufacturers' specifications and operational procedures

Survey equipment may include:

levels

theodolite

data collector and software

GPS equipment

lasers

compass

measuring wheels

tripods

poles

construction calculator

CAD/survey software

field tools