DEFMIL086 — Supervise engineering operations
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What an assessment for DEFMIL086 must cover
36 assessable components: 3 elements (15 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 8 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Prepare and plan for engineering operations
- 1.1Confirm and maintain competence of subordinates.
- 1.2Maintain personnel administration.
- 1.3Receive and clarify orders to determine commander’s intent.
- 1.4Determine and manage constraints and risks relevant to the task.
- 1.5Assemble appropriate resources for the task and report any shortfalls that limit capability to the chain of command.
- 1.6Make planning decisions based on a logical process to solve operational problems.
- 1.7Conduct battle procedures.
2 Conduct engineering operations
- 2.1Prepare and deliver orders.
- 2.2Direct and supervise subordinates.
- 2.3Organise and direct support from outside agencies.
3 Finalise engineering operations
- 3.1Conduct debriefs.
- 3.2Conduct post activity analysis and make recommendations.
- 3.3Recondition, replace or return equipment, stores and ammunition.
- 3.4Complete documentation.
- 3.5Monitor subordinates’ health and wellbeing and take appropriate action.
Performance evidence
- demonstrating combat engineer skills
- developing instructions from given orders
- drawing simple construction plans
- operating Global Positioning System (GPS)
- operating weapons
- conducting simple levelling for construction tasks
- supervising subordinates
- writing reports
- supervising general construction of pre designed timber structures, sandbag walls, obstacles, expedient structures and field defences using techniques, including: • construction design and plans • excavation • revetment • basic carpentry • concreting
- designing and using field machines (including at least one of: slings, gyns, derricks and sheers) to move a load of at least three tonne
- supervising search of: • an occupied building • an unoccupied building • a vehicle (may include aircraft, boat, truck, train etc.) • route (road) • area
- liaising with a higher authority (search advisor, cordon commander, police, explosive ordnance disposal)
- supervising offensive, defensive and security tasks (including patrolling, attacking or withdrawing) involving activities such as: • navigation (day, night, vehicle, foot) • tracking and patrolling • employment of unit weapon systems: - individual weapons - crew served weapons - direct fire support weapons • communications • living in the field
Knowledge evidence
- combat communications
- combat engineer skill sets and equipment
- chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear warfare (CBRN)
- combat skills
- emergency response engineering
- geometric engineering
- legal and organisational requirements in relation to environmental requirements and Rules of Engagement
- risk assessment techniques
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Questions about assessing DEFMIL086
What does an assessment tool for DEFMIL086 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for DEFMIL086 needs to address all 36 unit components: 3 elements with 15 performance criteria, 13 performance evidence requirements, 8 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for DEFMIL086?
Auditori pulls the current release of DEFMIL086 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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