Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
RTE2603A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Lay irrigation and/or drainage pipes
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | RTE2603A - Lay irrigation and/or drainage pipes |
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Description | This competency standard covers the process of setting out and excavating trenches using manual equipment and a machine operator, laying bedding materials, and positioning irrigation and/or drainage of varying types and sizes under routine supervision. Laying pipes requires the ability to read and interpret scale drawings, measure trench width, depth, grade and location, use power tools and hand tools, and work safely to instructions. This unit requires knowledge of irrigation and/or drainage pipes, types and sizes, hand and power tools and equipment, bedding and backfill materials and handling methods, hand signals for communication, and relevant OHS issues and procedures.NB: This unit does not include operating excavation machinery such as trench diggers or ditch witches, but does include the use of mechanical equipment for lowering irrigation and/or drainage pipes. | ||
Employability Skills | Not applicable. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | Not applicable. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | Not applicable. | ||
Competency Field |
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: Plan and prepare job |
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Element: Set out and excavate trenches |
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Element: Install bedding materials |
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Element: Lower and position pipes |
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Element: Clean up |
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