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. |
Characteristics may include: | age cultural and situational factors previous experience and knowledge physical development. |
Session's aims and objectives may include: | developing cross country skiing skills education development therapy fitness targets recreation. |
Instructional plan may include: | cross country skiing activities and drills duration of activities and drills. |
Cross country skiing plan may include: | aims and objectives date, time and duration location, equipment and resources safety requirements. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access environmental regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety assessment procedures time and budget constraints communication protocols confidentiality of participant information code of ethics snowsport area signs and regulations Alpine Responsibility Code. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards. |
Intermediate or advanced terrain may include: | intermediate terrain: gentle and moderate slopes on groomed trails advanced terrain: moderate to steep slopes full range of snow conditions. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment and course failure. |
Relevant sources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land managers or agencies coastal patrol or coastguard volunteer marine rescue local knowledge. |
Weather and environmental information may include: | satellite images daily and weekly forecasts maximum and minimum temperatures event warnings river levels synoptic charts high and low tide predictions. |
Contingency plans may include: | change in weather or conditions equipment failure emergency situation. |
Equipment may include: | cross country skiing equipment rescue equipment safety and first aid equipment. |
Resources may include: | food and water clothing and footwear teaching aids lift pass map. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Relevant information may include: | safety procedures risk and hazard prevention and management cross country skiing techniques responsible and safe behaviour. |
Instructional techniques may include: | simple to complex part to whole chronological known to unknown D.E.D.I.C.T: demonstrate explain demonstrate instruct critique test E.D.I.C.T: explain demonstrate instruct critique test I.D.E.A: introduce demonstrate explain apply |
Required knowledge may include: | cross country skiing skills and techniques minimal impact practices risk and hazard management communication systems. |
Cross country skiing skills may include: | intermediate cross country skiing skills: diagonal striding in open terrain free skating downhill traversing step turns basic stem turning Telemark straight running kick turns side slipping advanced cross country skiing skills: two skating one skating linked stem turning linked Telemark turning linked parallel turning Telemark straight running self arrest. |
Safety and rescue procedures may include: | emergency response procedures group management in emergency situations symptoms, treatment and prevention of common risks. |
Relevant aspects may include: | objectives planning process activity site weather equipment selection clothing selection food selection instructional content instructional technique assessment technique group feedback directing techniques rescue techniques employed. |