RIICWD506EPrepare detailed design of canals

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What an assessment for RIICWD506E must cover

31 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 5 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 Plan for detailed design of canals

  • 1.1Obtain, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
  • 1.2Access, interpret and apply documentation required for detailed canal designs and confirm work activity is compliant
  • 1.3Prepare design plan according to resourcing and design requirements

2 Carry out detailed design of canals

  • 2.1Obtain, interpret and analyse required data and identify design options for canals according to job requirements
  • 2.2Interpret and analyse design options for canals and recommend design option according to job requirements
  • 2.3Develop and complete detailed design of canals according to job requirements
  • 2.4Prepare cost estimate for implementing design of canals
  • 2.5Participate in review of design of canals with required stakeholders
  • 2.6Complete required documentation for design of canals according to workplace requirements
  • 2.7Communicate and coordinate with personnel involved in design process according to workplace requirements and within scope of own role
  • 2.8Gain design approval from required authorities

3 Finalise design processes for canals

  • 3.1Confirm design records are filed according to workplace requirements
  • 3.2Complete design cost and reporting requirements and deliver to required stakeholders
  • 3.3Participate in performance review of design process according to workplace requirements
  • 3.4Review client feedback and contribute to design verification according to workplace requirements
  • 3.5Close out systems according to workplace requirements

4 Support and review design implementation of canals

  • 4.1Provide clarification and advice to personnel implementing design as required to meet job requirements
  • 4.2Contribute to design validation process as required to meet job requirements

Performance evidence

  • prepare detailed designs of canals on at least two occasions, including: carrying out risk assessments; evaluating design options for canals; interpreting and analysing data, including calculating: areas, volumes, flow rates, capacities, densities, mass, percentages, grades; loadings and capacity requirements for design of canals; size of components for design of canals; preparing design plans for canals; preparing cost estimates; obtaining design approval; participating in performance reviews of design processes; providing clarification and advice to personnel implementing the design; maintaining design and cost records; validating designs.
  • locate and apply required legislation, documentation, policies and procedures
  • implement the requirements, procedures and techniques to prepare detailed design of canals, including: accessing and interpreting required documentation, including: plans, drawings, specifications, design briefs, engineering surveys, geotechnical information, hydrological, meteorological, cultural and heritage data, test results for environmental controls; applying civil design techniques, including: computer based design technology, engineering graphical presentation techniques
  • work with others to prepare detailed design of canals in a way that meets required outcomes, including: complying with reporting requirements and procedures; communicating with others to receive and clarify work instructions; communicating with others to coordinate work activities.

Knowledge evidence

  • legislation required to prepare detailed design of canals
  • policies, procedures and documentation required to prepare detailed design of canals, including those relating to: Australian and other relevant Standards; cultural and heritage management; design approvals and reviews; environmental management; geotechnical management; hydrological and meteorological management; performance reviews; quality management; risk assessment and management; statutory compliance; surveying; system close outs; work health and safety; workplace recording and reporting
  • types, characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations of materials, plant and equipment required for canal design and construction
  • principles and techniques for preparing detailed design of canals, including: techniques for evaluating potential site hazards, constraints and conditions; techniques for identifying and evaluating design options; canal bank protection techniques; data analysis techniques, including calculating: areas, volumes, flow rates, capacities, densities, mass, percentages, grades; loadings and capacity requirements for canal design; size of canal design components; canal geometric requirements; cost estimation techniques; requirements of a design plan; design review and validation techniques; performance review techniques; techniques for using software and technology to present designs; techniques for advising on design implementation
  • principles and techniques for leading and coordinating teams.

Foundation skills

  • Numeracy: Calculates resourcing requirements and performs mathematical calculations
  • Oral communication: Presents information and provides assistance using sector-specific vocabulary. Uses listening and questioning to clarify and confirm understanding
  • Reading: Identifies and interprets information from workplace procedures, documentation, legislation and regulations
  • Writing: Prepares and completes workplace reports using sector-specific vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions

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Questions about assessing RIICWD506E

What does an assessment tool for RIICWD506E need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for RIICWD506E needs to address all 31 unit components: 4 elements with 18 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 5 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 RIICWD506E?

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