AHCSAW504 — Design control measures and structures

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What an assessment for AHCSAW504 must cover

33 assessable components: 3 elements (12 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Identify measures or structures to be designed

1.1Review erosion and sediment control plan for technical accuracy and environmental impact
1.2Confirm adherence to regulations and legislation, and record on works plans
1.3Confirm budget constraints for project with management or client
1.4Apply design criteria according to industry standards

2 Apply design procedures

2.1Calculate catchment characteristics to required accuracy
2.2Determine design specifications for project
2.3Use a computer aided design (CAD) program to develop draft design according to budgetary constraints and erosion and sediment control plan
2.4Verify design against plans, budget and industry best practice with stakeholders
2.5Review and recommend changes to the design to comply with design procedures and accepted industry practices and environmentally sustainable practices

3 Prepare specification schedule

3.1Prepare documentation and specifications for design
3.2Verify design and documentation complies with industry standards
3.3Confirm suitability of design and specifications for the category of work and legislative requirements

Performance evidence

identified control measures for a specified situation
applied design procedures and prepared specifications
costed the project and provided recommendations according to budget
used computer aided design (CAD) program to create the design
determined design specifications according to industry standards
developed design plan to meet planned sediment and erosion control criteria
verified design with stakeholders and for compliance with sustainability principles

Knowledge evidence

erosion control and design principles:
soils and soil formation
levels and levelling
earthmoving principles
total catchment issues
managing peak water flows
state and territory legislative requirements for design of control measures, including heritage and cultural regulations
sub-surface and surface drainage principles and systems
environmental issues related to the design
limitations of design aids provided for industry
CAD software for design

Foundation skills

Reading: Organise, assess and critique data and information from legislation and regulations and plans for incorporation into design
Writing: Select appropriate conventions and stylistic devices to express precise meaning in design documentation and specifications
Numeracy: Use highly developed numeracy skills to interpret design criteria from catchment characteristics and costs, and perform calculations to translate into dimensions and structural design of control measure

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What does an assessment tool for AHCSAW504 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCSAW504 needs to address all 33 unit components: 3 elements with 12 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 11 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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