Elements and Performance Criteria

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.
Procedures
All operations are performed in accordance with standard procedures and work instructions
Enterprise standards
Enterprise standards include:
colour is to standard
shape is satisfactory
structural appearance is to specification
surface finish is to specification
product is to specified size, squareness, profile, concentricity, straightness and flatness
Products
This unit includes all products after firing, such as:
bisque
glost
decoration
Materials and processes
This unit includes:
materials from:
adhesives
cisterns
inserts
insulators
jugs
switch gear
tiles
tessellations
pipes
processes including:
foot polishing
hand assembly
measurements
pin grinding
sorting
tile splitting
operation of all ancillary equipment including:
automatic and manual foot polishers
bench and hand grinders
colour standards
jigs
rulers and tapes
templates
PLCs (but not control panels)
Typical problems
Typical problems may include:
determination of surface quality within specification
colour, shape, structure and surface finish faults
repairing or scrapping of damaged parts
Occupational health and safety (OHS)
All operations are subject to stringent OHS requirements and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and OHS requirements, the OHS requirements take precedence

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.

Overview of assessment
The unit will be assessed in as holistic a manner as is practical and may be integrated with the assessment of other relevant units of competency.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Competence must be demonstrated in the ability to recognise situations requiring action and then in implementing appropriate corrective action. Consistent performance should be demonstrated. In particular look to see that:
defects capable of rectification are recognised and dealt with
defects unable to be rectified are identified and product rejected
product is handled appropriately.

Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment will require access to an operating plant over an extended period of time, or a suitable method of gathering evidence of operating ability over a range of situations.
Assessment will occur over a range of situations which will include disruptions to normal, smooth operation.
Simulation or case studies/scenarios may be required to allow for timely assessment of parts of this unit of competency. Simulation should be based on the actual plant and will include 'walk-throughs' of the relevant competency components. A bank of scenarios/case studies/what ifs and questions will be required to probe the reasoning behind observable actions.

Method of assessment
This unit may be assessed in conjunction with:
PMC561080B Organise self
MSAPMSUP106A Work in a team
MSAPMOHS200A Work safely.
Individual enterprises may choose to add prerequisites and co-requisites relevant to their processes

Guidance information for assessment
Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.