Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine, administer and maintain resources and equipment to complete a variety of tasks.
The unit applies to those who apply a broad range of competencies in various work contexts. They may exercise discretion and judgement using appropriate theoretical knowledge of business resources and their basic maintenance to provide some technical advice and support to a team.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:
• maintain at least three business resources.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
• collect and record data on resource use
• evaluate use of resources according to organisational requirements
• monitor resource use over defined and operational timeframes
• comply with organisational policies while using resources.

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:
• key provisions of legislation relating to maintaining business resources
• organisational resource acquisition policies, plans and procedures
• organisational requirements for handling resources including:
• acquiring resources
• storing resources
• organisational procedures for record keeping and filing systems, security and safe recording practices.

Assessment Conditions

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.
This includes access to:
• organisational resource use data.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Reading', 'description': 'Identifies and interprets information from a range of sources, including organisational policies and procedures'}
• {'skill': 'Writing', 'description': 'Uses clear and succinct language and appropriate layout to provide information, advice and support materials'}
• {'skill': 'Oral communication', 'description': 'Presents information or advice choosing language appropriate to the context and needs of the audience; Uses active listening and questioning to confirm understanding'}
• {'skill': 'Numeracy', 'description': 'Selects and uses appropriate tools to aid with estimation and other resource assessment requirements; Uses a combination of informal and some formal written mathematical equations to represent the outcomes of the resource allocation process'}
• {'skill': 'Enterprise and initiative', 'description': 'Takes some personal responsibility for adherence to organisational procedures and protocols'}
• {'skill': 'Teamwork', 'description': 'Uses collaborative techniques to engage personnel in consultations and negotiations'}
• {'skill': 'Planning and organising', 'description': 'Plans a range of routine tasks and required resources, accepting goals and aiming to achieve them within allocated timeframes; Evaluates effectiveness of decisions in terms of how well they met stated goals'}
• {'skill': 'Problem solving', 'description': 'Identifies and takes responsibility for addressing predictable problems in familiar work contexts'}
• {'skill': 'Technology', 'description': 'Follows routine procedures for using digital technology to enter, store and retrieve information directly relevant to role; Identifies purpose and some specific functions of some common digital tools used in work contexts'}

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