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

NWPHYD003 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Develop and maintain ratings

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency NWPHYD003 - Develop and maintain ratings
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to develop and maintain ratings. It includes understanding relationships between variables, processes for collecting, interpreting and verifying data and producing compliant reports. It also includes applying relevant legislation, regulations, industry standards and workplace policies and procedures.This unit applies to water operators involved in the monitoring of all the elements of the water cycle and environmental impacts. Those undertaking this unit would work autonomously, leading staff, while performing complex tasks in a broad range of contexts that could be unpredictable, including remote, confined spaces, working on or near water and working at heights.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Hydrology
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
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Develop rating curves
  • Analyse existing measurements to establish trends and compare with existing ratings
  • Identify events at monitoring site that can affect stage discharge curve
  • Identify sources of error in ratings
  • Confirm and verify existing trends whilst developing rating curves
  • Identify and define new trends whilst developing rating curves
  • Develop rating curves in compliance with industry and stakeholder requirements
  • Use theoretical methods to create and extend ratings
  • Document processes and observations to provide traceability and accountability for quality assurance
  • Apply standard formulae to create ratings for pre-calibrated measuring structures
  • Apply quality codes to rating curves utilising workplace procedures and stakeholder requirements
       
Element: Report rating curves
  • Prepare and store required archival data to guarantee data security
  • Prepare and disseminate ratings according to stakeholder requirements
  • Make recommendations for future observations
       
Element: Review individual measurements
  • Identify monitoring objectives of site and stage discharge ratings requirements
       
Element: Review historical discharge measurements, time series data and stage discharge rating curves and compare against expected trends
       
Element: Use standard processes and software to check, edit and verify field data
       
Element: Analyse, correct and adjust data utilising field measurements and data
  • Analyse existing measurements to establish trends and compare with existing ratings
       
Element: Identify events at monitoring site that can affect stage discharge curve
       
Element: Identify sources of error in ratings
       
Element: Confirm and verify existing trends whilst developing rating curves
       
Element: Identify and define new trends whilst developing rating curves
       
Element: Develop rating curves in compliance with industry and stakeholder requirements
       
Element: Use theoretical methods to create and extend ratings
       
Element: Document processes and observations to provide traceability and accountability for quality assurance
       
Element: Apply standard formulae to create ratings for pre-calibrated measuring structures
       
Element: Apply quality codes to rating curves utilising workplace procedures and stakeholder requirements
       
Element: Maintain rating curves
  • Confirm accuracy of rating curves using recent measurements and review trends and rating applicability
       
Element: Adjust and maintain rating curves based on new information from data reviews, changed site conditions and additional field data
       
Element: Retrieve and analyse current, historic and trend data using appropriate mathematical techniques
       
Element: Document processes, observations and adjustments made
  • Prepare and store required archival data to guarantee data security
       
Element: Prepare and disseminate ratings according to stakeholder requirements
       
Element: Make recommendations for future observations
       

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

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
Analyse existing measurements to establish trends and compare with existing ratings 
Identify events at monitoring site that can affect stage discharge curve 
Identify sources of error in ratings 
Confirm and verify existing trends whilst developing rating curves 
Identify and define new trends whilst developing rating curves 
Develop rating curves in compliance with industry and stakeholder requirements 
Use theoretical methods to create and extend ratings 
Document processes and observations to provide traceability and accountability for quality assurance 
Apply standard formulae to create ratings for pre-calibrated measuring structures 
Apply quality codes to rating curves utilising workplace procedures and stakeholder requirements 
Prepare and store required archival data to guarantee data security 
Prepare and disseminate ratings according to stakeholder requirements 
Make recommendations for future observations 
Identify monitoring objectives of site and stage discharge ratings requirements 
 
 
Analyse existing measurements to establish trends and compare with existing ratings 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Confirm accuracy of rating curves using recent measurements and review trends and rating applicability 
 
 
Prepare and store required archival data to guarantee data security 
 
 

Forms

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NWPHYD003 - Develop and maintain ratings
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