Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MSL975027 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Classify building sites
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MSL975027 - Classify building sites |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency covers the ability to classify building sites, including residential, light industrial, commercial and institutional structures for the purpose of providing guidance for the design of footing systems. This unit of competency is applicable to senior technical officers working in the construction materials testing industry sector. Site classification is applicable to single dwelling houses, townhouses and commercial, institutional or light industrial buildings. The classification depends on reactivity of the foundation soils and other potential problems, such as mine subsidence, groundwater conditions and slope. These influence the design of footings, so as to minimise damage due to foundation movement during the life of the building. Operations are performed in accordance with laboratory and/or workplace procedures, and appropriate legislative requirements.This competency is typically performed by paraprofessionals working under the supervision of an engineer.While no specific licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication, laboratory operations are governed by relevant legislation, regulations and/or external accreditation requirements. Local requirements should be checked. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Judgment of competence must be based on holistic assessment of the evidence. Assessment methods must confirm consistency of performance over time, rather than a single assessment event. The timeframe must allow for adequate assessment of operation under all normal and a range of abnormal conditions. This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment. A simulated workplace environment must reflect realistic operational workplace conditions that cover all aspects of workplace performance, including the environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills. Foundation skills are integral to competent performance of the unit and should not be assessed separately. Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate. Knowledge evidence may be collected concurrently with performance evidence or through an independent process, such as workbooks, written assessments or interviews (provided a record is kept in each case). This unit of competency may be assessed with: MSL975007 Supervise sampling, inspections and testing at construction sites MSL975023 Supervise geotechnical site investigations Holistic assessment methods include: review of site classifications completed by the candidate feedback from supervisors or clients about the candidate’s ability to conduct site classifications safely, efficiently and in accordance with work instructions examples of workplace documentation completed by the candidate, such as site classification reports, records and calculations observation of the candidate performing site classification tasks oral or written questioning about site classification procedures, test methods, common site classification problems and interpretation of site data review of responses to simulations, case studies and scenarios. For example, given appropriate soil profile test results, the candidate calculates the potential soil movement in each soil layer and the total surface movement. Access is required to instruments, equipment, materials, workplace documentation, procedures and specifications associated with this unit, including, but not limited to: client requirements, building site documentation, sampling data and test results relevant codes, regulations, standards and test methods, and workplace procedures calculator and/or computer with appropriate software. Assessors must satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment as set by the VET regulator. The assessor must demonstrate both technical competence and currency. Technical competence can be demonstrated through: relevant VET or other qualification/Statement of Attainment AND/OR relevant workplace experience. Currency can be demonstrated through: performing the competency being assessed as part of current employment OR having consulted with a laboratory about performing the competency being assessed within the last twelve months. |
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Competency Field | Testing |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Prepare to classify site |
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Element: Analyse site information and test results |
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Element: Report site classification |
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Element: Finalise site classification |
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