Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

BSBAUD511 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Initiate quality audits

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency BSBAUD511 - Initiate quality audits
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to initiate and organise quality audits. It covers assessing the scope and objectives of quality audits; communicating with the auditees and developing and submitting a quality audit plans. The unit applies to individuals who have an established knowledge base in quality auditing, and who are proficient in using a range of quality auditing and managerial techniques to initiate quality audits. Individuals may also supervise and monitor the processes and outcomes of others working in a quality audit team.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

workplace documentation including previous quality audit reports, checklists, risk management plans and audit plans.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
Slides
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Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Assess quality audit scope and objectives
  • Identify standards that impact on the environment in which audit operates
  • Determine and agree on audit objectives and scope with auditee and other required stakeholders
  • Identify risks within scope of quality audit
       
Element: Communicate with auditee
  • Consult with auditee and determine relevant information
  • Prepare audit notifications according to organisational protocols
  • Confirm proposed audit methods and techniques to be applied with auditee
  • Outline audit processes and establish sequence of audit activities, and the role of the audit team and auditee
       
Element: Prepare resources for quality audit
  • Identify resources required to perform the quality audit
  • Select audit team members on the basis of relevant expertise
  • Identify resources required with auditee
       
Element: Develop and submit quality audit plan
  • Develop quality audit plan according to established scope and objectives
  • Assign roles and responsibilities to audit team members
  • Assign timing, schedules and responsibilities for implementation of the audit plan
  • Document and submit audit plan to auditee for approval, where required
  • Inform audit team members of their responsibilities, audit objectives and scope
  • Communicate audit plan and schedules to all audit team members
  • Discuss and clarify audit methods and techniques with audit team members
       
Element: Review auditee documentation
  • Determine auditee’s previous quality audits as relevant and establish impact on the conduct of the current audit
  • Source organisational documentation from auditee, and check adequacy of documentation provided
  • Review documents, and determine and source any further documentation required
       
Element: Prepare audit documentation
  • Develop checklist according to audit scope and objectives
  • Create entry and exit meeting agendas according to organisational templates
       


Evidence Required

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

produce documented audit plans for auditees on at least two different occasions, including:

scope and objectives of the audit

proposed audit methods and techniques to be used

required resources and audit plan

allocation of individual audit team member responsibilities.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

use terminology relating to quality auditing in communications.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

auditing codes of practice and ethics

auditing methods and techniques, including audit plans and value adding activities

requirements of auditing regulations and standards

current audit practices

quality auditing principles, techniques and systems

requirements of organisational and audit style manual protocols for written communications

key features of technology required for quality auditing activities described in performance evidence.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify standards that impact on the environment in which audit operates 
Determine and agree on audit objectives and scope with auditee and other required stakeholders 
Identify risks within scope of quality audit 
Consult with auditee and determine relevant information 
Prepare audit notifications according to organisational protocols 
Confirm proposed audit methods and techniques to be applied with auditee 
Outline audit processes and establish sequence of audit activities, and the role of the audit team and auditee 
Identify resources required to perform the quality audit 
Select audit team members on the basis of relevant expertise 
Identify resources required with auditee 
Develop quality audit plan according to established scope and objectives 
Assign roles and responsibilities to audit team members 
Assign timing, schedules and responsibilities for implementation of the audit plan 
Document and submit audit plan to auditee for approval, where required 
Inform audit team members of their responsibilities, audit objectives and scope 
Communicate audit plan and schedules to all audit team members 
Discuss and clarify audit methods and techniques with audit team members 
Determine auditee’s previous quality audits as relevant and establish impact on the conduct of the current audit 
Source organisational documentation from auditee, and check adequacy of documentation provided 
Review documents, and determine and source any further documentation required 
Develop checklist according to audit scope and objectives 
Create entry and exit meeting agendas according to organisational templates 

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