Application
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan and organise individual and group work activities on a construction site.
It includes:
identifying task requirements
planning steps and organising work
prioritising work tasks
organising time and resources to undertake given tasks effectively and cooperatively with other team members.
The unit supports the attainment of basic planning and organisational skills and knowledge by workers within the construction industry.
It applies to workers in the construction industry. It involves working under supervision in a team environment.
No licensing, legislative, or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe what needs to be done to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Identify work task requirements. | 1.1 Read and/or interpret a work order 1.2 Determine work task requirements, work health and safety (WHS) requirements, and appropriate tools and equipment for the work. 1.3 Confirm and clarify work task requirements, WHS requirements, and tools and equipment with supervisor to ensure correct interpretation of requirements. |
2. Plan steps to complete work task requirements. | 2.1 Analyse task and identify work steps to ensure efficient conduct of work in accordance with identified WHS, environmental and quality requirements. 2.2 Plan task steps in conjunction with team members. |
3. Organise and resource work task. | 3.1 Work with team members to sequence work task steps, and to allocate time and resources to each step. 3.2 Complete records of task planning and of task progress in accordance with workplace requirements. |
4. Review work task planning and organising process. | 4.1 Review planning and organising of work task activities to establish the effectiveness of the process. 4.2 Provide feedback and suggestions for improvements, and consider them in future planning and organising of work task activities. |
Foundation Skills
This section describes the language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills essential to performance in this unit but not explicit in the performance criteria.
oral communication and teamwork skills to:
enable clear and direct communication, using questioning to identify and confirm requirements, and share information
report work site hazards, including faults in tools, equipment or materials, using construction terminology.
Sectors
Construction