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FWPCOT3291 — Apply principles of timber and process optimisation in sawmill operations

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What an assessment for FWPCOT3291 must cover

45 assessable components: 3 elements (11 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 23 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. 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 Identify opportunities for optimisation in sawmilling operations

  • 1.1Identify drivers for optimisation in sawmilling operations
  • 1.2Identify potential impact of timber and material flow optimisation on timber value and volume recovery in sawmill operations
  • 1.3Assess opportunities for timber optimisation in sawmilling operations
  • 1.4Assess opportunities for material flow optimisation in sawmilling operations
  • 1.5Identify the technologies and work practices that are applied to enhance timber and workflow optimisation in sawmill operations

2 Identify optimisation opportunities in own work area

  • 2.1Compare current work practices, procedures, processes or equipment performance in own work area with requirements or performance indicators in relation to timber value and volume recovery
  • 2.2Recognise variances that indicate sub-optimal performance
  • 2.3Identify causes of sub-optimal performance and recommend corrective actions to relevant personnel

3 Participate in optimisation initiative

  • 3.1Participate in an approved optimisation initiative and monitor performance
  • 3.2Assess results of optimisation initiative
  • 3.3Record outcomes of actions and communicate to relevant personnel

Performance evidence

  • identified the drivers for optimisation
  • distinguished between timber and workflow optimisation
  • made recommendations to correct sub-optimal performance in own work area
  • participated in one optimisation initiative

Knowledge evidence

  • timber value and volume recovery:
  • definition
  • ways of measuring
  • drivers for optimisation in sawmilling operations:
  • efficiency
  • productivity
  • quality
  • competitiveness
  • distinction between timber and material flow optimisation
  • measures to improve timber and material flow optimisation
  • impact of timber and material flow optimisation on timber value and volume recovery in sawmill operations
  • opportunities for timber optimisation in sawmilling operations in one or more of the following areas:
  • log sorting
  • sawing in the green mill
  • dry mill processing
  • grading
  • timber treatment
  • opportunities for material flow optimisation in sawmilling operations
  • technologies applied to enhance timber and workflow optimisation in sawmill operations:
  • 3D, X-ray and acoustic scanning devices
  • automated transfer systems
  • computer-assisted machine centres for sawing and re-sawing
  • work practices applied to enhance timber and workflow optimisation in sawmill operations

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Extracts key information from workplace documents on optimisation initiatives
  • Writing: Prepares routine written reports using required format, language and structure
  • Oral communication: Employs active listening and questioning to clarify content of work orders
  • Numeracy: Interprets graphical and statistical data used to describe and show timber production, equipment performance and value recovery
  • Navigate the world of work: Understands main tasks, responsibilities and boundaries of own role
  • Interact with others: Uses modes of communication suitable to purpose to confirm and clarify understanding
  • Get the work done: Recognises and responds to routine problems

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What does an assessment tool for FWPCOT3291 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FWPCOT3291 needs to address all 45 unit components: 3 elements with 11 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 23 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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