Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), or a SCADA type system, and support others to use the system.
This unit applies to team leaders, technical experts, maintenance personnel and others who, in addition to using the SCADA type system, are required to facilitate and support its use by others in a team or work area.
This unit applies to any organisation that uses a SCADA type system.
No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, and demonstrated the ability to:
• use SCADA type system to obtain and interrogate information and apply to decision-making
• facilitate use of SCADA type system including:
• identify skills or other support needed for at least 2 people
• identify at least one system improvement
• take action on each of the above, according to procedures.

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:
• hierarchy of SCADA type system and operation
• information available from and controls exercised by/through the SCADA type system
• query, control and other facilities and information offered by SCADA type system
• training, skill development and/or other mechanisms available to support team members.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions and contingencies. The following conditions must be met for this unit:
• use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources:
• functioning SCADA type system
• modelling of industry operating conditions.
Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Foundation Skills', 'description': 'This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.\n• Reading skills to communicate using SCADA messaging\n• Writing skills to communicate using SCADA messaging\n• Oral communication skills to facilitate engagement from team members and provide assistance\n• Numeracy skills to interpret and explain SCADA system and data.\nOther foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit.'}

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