Elements and Performance Criteria

Range of contexts:
This competency standard applies to:
Truck/Bus/Trailer Manufacture and Assembly.

Sources of information/documents may include:
Manufacturer specifications
Company operating procedures
Customer requirements
Industry codes of practice
Statutory legislation (including ADRs)
State/industry OH&S legislation

Resources may include:
Hand tools, cable of various types and sizes, electrical tape, terminals and fitting equipment
Tagging/labelling materials
Terminating equipment
Chassis assembly
Wiring diagrams
Job sheets, work orders
Qualified workplace assessor
Workplace or simulated workplace

Context:
Competency must be assessed in a safe working environment and in accordance with endorsed industry assessment guidelines.
The underpinning knowledge and skills may be assessed on or off-the-job.
The assessment of practical skills must take place only after a period of supervised practice and repetitive experience. If workplace conditions are not available, assessment in simulated workplace conditions is acceptable.
The prescribed outcome must be able to be achieved without direct supervision.

Concurrent assessment and pre-requisite relationship:
This unit may be assessed in conjunction with other units that form part of the function or for a particular job role for a company.

Consistency of performance:
Competency is best assessed through observation over a period of time and in a variety of situations. Supplementary evidence of underpinning knowledge and the capability to manage tasks and operational and workplace contingencies should be gained through questioning and the use of work based examples.
Questioning should be undertaken in such a manner as is appropriate to the language and literacy levels of the operator and to the requirements of the unit of competency.

Language, literacy and numeracy skills:
Speaking and listening skills may include:
Listening to and following verbal instructions
Giving verbal instructions and technical information

Reading and writing skills may include:
Reading and interpreting company forms eg job sheets, work orders, company standards documentation
Completing company forms (written / electronic) eg job sheets, work orders, fault reports
Reading and interpreting equipment manuals, tags and labels

Numeracy skills may include:
Count and record materials used on job sheet
Reading and interpreting circuit testing equipment

Critical aspects of evidence:
Evidence of achievement is required in all of the following:
Check/test wiring harnesses
Manufacture or modify wiring harnesses
Removal and replacement of wiring harnesses
Test wiring harnesses and locate faults
Terminate electrical connections
Select and use appropriate materials for manufacture/modify of wiring harnesses
Complete company documentation - written / electronic

Underpinning knowledge:
OH&S legislation
Interpreting wiring diagrams and graphic symbols
Cable types/sizes, current carrying capacity and their application
Circuit testing procedures (voltage drop and circuit performance)
Repair and manufacture procedures
Electrical termination types, applications and procedures
Harness taping techniques
Fault finding using aural, visual and functional assessments for damage, corrosion, wear and electrical defects.
Reading and interpreting circuit diagrams
Tagging disconnected components or wiring procedures