This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to establish quarry operations in Extractive.

This unit is appropriate for those working in management or technical specialist roles.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

implements procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient completion of the establishing of quarry operations including:

accessing, interpreting and applying legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures

business planning development requirements

resource planning and development requirements

preparation of project budget requirements

conducting title searches

interpreting survey data

gaining of statutory/legal approvals

preparing tender specifications

negotiation and contract finalisation

implementation of project management strategies

implementation of change

accessing and using appropriate technologies

report preparation and presentation

negotiation with internal/external customers, community and statutory/legal authorities

conflict resolution

works effectively with others to undertake and complete the establishing of quarry operations including:

managing people and processes

resolving conflict

coordinating human, financial and physical resources

developing, initiating and administering work plans

interpreting and applying operational performance data

engaging internal and external stakeholders

demonstrates completion of the establishment of quarry operations that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

identifying the relevant information and scope of the work

identifying all aspects of the quarry operation, systems and production equipment

identifying physical resource requirements

assessing options for personnel selection procedures in consultation with site manager

establish and maintain procedures for physical resource acquisition

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in establishing quarry operations through:

legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures for;

planning and strategic management

human resource management

industrial awards/enterprise agreements

business planning

risk management

work, health and safety

managing customer/client relations

managing organisational change and development

quarry operations, plant and equipment requirements

statutory/legal controls

titles management

managing organisational objectives

project management

quarry design

market research data

resource quantification

financial models

fundamentals of contract law

computer applications

negotiation techniques

An assessor of this unit must satisfy the requirements of the NVR/AQTF or their successors; and Industry regulations for certification and licensing; and,

this unit must be assessed in the context of this sector’s work environment; and,

this unit must be assessed in compliance with relevant legislation/regulation and using policies, procedures, processes and operational manuals directly related to the industry sector for which it is being assessed; and,

assessment may be conducted in conjunction with the assessment of other Units of Competency; and,

assessment must confirm consistent performance can be applied in a range of relevant workplace circumstances; and,

assessors must demonstrate the performance evidence, and knowledge evidence as outlined in this Unit of Competency, and through the minimum years of current* work experience specified below in an Industry sector relevant to the outcomes of the unit; or,

where the assessor does not meet experience requirements a co-assessment or partnership arrangement must exist between the qualified assessor and an Industry subject matter expert. The Industry subject matter expert should hold the unit being assessed (or an equivalent unit) and/or demonstrate equivalence of skills and knowledge at the unit level. An Industry technical expert must also demonstrate skills and knowledge from the minimum years of current work experience specified below in the Industry sector, including time spent in roles related to the unit being assessed; and,

assessor and Industry subject matter expert requirements differ depending on the Australian Qualifications Framework Level (AQF) of the qualification being assessed and/or Industry Sector as follows:

*Assessors can demonstrate current work experience through employment within Industry in a role relevant to the outcomes of the Unit; or, for external assessors this can be demonstrated through exposure to Industry by conducting frequent site assessments across various locations.

**Where a unit is being delivered outside of a Qualification the first numeric character in the Unit code should be considered to indicate the AQF level

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit. Further information is available in the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Companion Volume.

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