Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to select light vehicle tyres and wheels to suit specific applications. It involves identifying and confirming work requirements, preparing for the work, selecting tyres and wheels, and completing workplace processes and documentation.
This unit applies to those working within the automotive service and repair industry. The tyres and wheels include those of light vehicles or trailers that are used on sealed or unsealed surfaces.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance Criteria Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Identify tyre and wheel options | 1.1 Identify job requirements from workplace instructions 1.2 Obtain and interpret tyre and wheel information in order to identify tyre and wheel options required for the job 1.3 Identify hazards and issues associated with the work, assess potential risks and implement control measures from workplace health and safety requirements |
2. Select tyres and wheels for specific applications | 2.1 Assess technical compliance and economic benefits of tyre and wheel options 2.2 Select tyres and wheels according to manufacturer specifications, workplace procedures, Australian Design Rules, and customer requirements |
3. Complete work processes | 3.1 Communicate selection to appropriate personnel or customer according to workplace procedures 3.2 Complete and process workplace documentation according to workplace procedures |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance and are not explicit in the performance criteria.
Skills | Description |
Learning skills to: | locate relevant sources of light vehicle tyres and wheels information efficiently |
Reading skills to: | read and interpret information from manufacturer specifications, ADRs, workplace procedures and documentation when seeking tyre and wheel specifications |
Writing skills to: | legibly and accurately fill out workplace documentation, making recommendations regarding selected tyres and wheels |
Numeracy skills to: | interpret numerical information when selecting tyres and wheels understand both metric and imperial units of measurement |
Sectors
Technical - Wheels and Tyres