Elements and Performance Criteria

The Range Statement provides information about the context in which the unit of competency is carried out. The variables cater for differences between States and Territories and the Commonwealth, and between organisations and workplaces. They allow for different work requirements, work practices and knowledge. The Range Statement also provides a focus for assessment. It relates to the unit as a whole. Text in italics in the Performance Criteria is explained here.
Profiles may include:
electronic profiles
electronic alerts
manual profiles
manual alerts
(for any of the above) a set of criteria established to be matched against a transaction in an attempt to identify high-risk transactions
postal monitors
Electronic systems may include:
SCA
ACA
INTERCEPT
EXIT
PACE
CLEAR
other systems specific to the organisation or the jurisdiction
Relevant personnel may include:
authorised officers
managers or supervisors
systems administrators
analysts
RIUs and liaison officers
colleagues
Profile variables are:
used to accommodate data integrity issues in electronic systems and may include:
consignee name and address
consignor name and address
name and address of all on and off-road parties
description
customs value
data mismatching
alphanumeric variations
security classifications
Procedures may include:
organisational and jurisdictional codes of conduct and values/ethics
Recording may include:
electronically
manually on organisational files
Performance indicators may include:
number of matches
number of no matches
number of targets selected
Outputs may include:
number of searches
number of results
increased efficiency of screening
revised profiles

The Evidence Guide specifies the evidence required to demonstrate achievement in the unit of competency as a whole. It must be read in conjunction with the Unit descriptor, Performance Criteria, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Public Sector Training Package.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
In addition to integrated demonstration of the elements and their related performance criteria, look for evidence that confirms consistency of performance in creating and maintaining profiles.
This will include evidence of:
creating and maintaining at least three actual or simulated profiles on three separate occasions or for three different situations/contexts including one security classified profile
adhering to legal, ethical and organisational requirements relating profiling
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure access to a real or simulated workplace environment that closely resembles normal work practice and replicates the range of conditions likely to be encountered while creating and maintaining profiles, including coping with difficulties, irregularities and breakdowns in routine.
Access is required to resources such as:
applicable legislation, policies and procedures
case studies and workplace scenarios to capture the range of requirements for situations likely to be encountered
technology for creating and maintaining profiles
Method of assessment
Assessment methods suitable for valid and reliable assessment of this unit of competency may include, but are not limited to, a combination of 2 or more of:
case studies
demonstration
observation
written or oral questions
scenarios
simulation or role plays
authenticated evidence from the workplace and/or training courses
Guidance information for assessment
Assessment methods should reflect workplace demands, such as literacy and numeracy, and take into account the diverse needs of individuals and/or particular groups of people.