Application
This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to estimate approximate answers to arithmetical problems, carry out calculations involving percentages and proportions, and determine simple ratios and averages.
It also covers producing and interpreting simple charts and graphs in manufacturing, engineering or related environments.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Band: A
Unit Weight: 3
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Determine job requirements | 1.1 | Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
1.2 | Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times | ||
1.3 | Identify job requirements from specifications, sketches, job sheets or work instructions | ||
1.4 | Establish required calculation outcomes from job instructions | ||
1.5 | Determine required calculation method to suit the application, including selection of relevant arithmetic operations and/or formulae | ||
1.6 | Estimate expected results, including rounding off, as appropriate | ||
2 | Perform calculations | 2.1 | Apply calculation method |
2.2 | Obtain answer and check against estimation to ensure it is correct | ||
3 | Produce charts and graphs from given information | 3.1 | Transpose data to produce charts or graphs |
3.2 | Ensure charts or graphs reflect data on which they are based to meet specifications | ||
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. | |
Calculations are performed using one (1) or more of the following: | pen and paper a calculator tables tablets computers |
Relevant sources include one (1) or more of the following: | charts graphs diagrams measurement data reference manuals specifications |
Applications include computations associated with one (1) or more of the following: | pressure volume temperature heat speed power elasticity density mass force |
Arithmetic operations include the following: | application of subtraction, addition, multiplication and division manipulation of decimals, fractions and mixed numbers and whole numbers using formulas determining percentages calculation of proportions and ratios |
Charts and graphs include one (1) or more of the following: | simple histograms control charts pie charts |
Competency Field
Measurement