Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the Performance Criteria, is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.
Codes of practice/ standards
Where reference is made to industry codes of practice, and/or Australian/international standards, the latest version must be used.
Systems
Systems may include:
ordering, eg magazines, books
skills updating, eg attending conferences/workshops, reading publications
networking
communication
technological
training and assessment.
Accessing relevant information
Access relevant information may include:
meetings
seminars
log books (personal development)
conferences
alignment with professional First Aid bodies.
First Aid Bodies and Clinical Organisations
First Aid bodies and professional and clinical organisations/bodies could include:
Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC)
International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)
support groups
registered providers/authorities.
Procedures
Procedures may be from organisations such as:
Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC)
National Health and Medical Research Council
Australian standards
company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
risk management standards
legislation and regulation.
Education
Self education processes may include:
attendance at relevant seminars and conferences
maintenance of professional library
membership of other First Aid bodies
formal training
supervised or unsupervised practice to maintain currency of competence.
Health, safety and environment (HSE)
All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment requirements, which may be imposed through State or Federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between Performance Criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment
Assessment of this unit should include demonstrated competence on actual plant and equipment in a work environment. The unit will be assessed in as holistic a manner as is practical and may be integrated with the assessment of other relevant units of competency.
Assessment will occur over a range of situations that will include disruptions to normal, smooth operation.
Where applicable, assessment should replicate workplace conditions as far as possible. Where, for reasons of safety, access to equipment and resources and space, assessment takes place away from the workplace, simulations should be used to represent workplace conditions as closely as possible.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Competence may be demonstrated working individually, under supervision or as part of a First Aid team.

Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment will require access to an operating plant over an extended period of time, or a suitable method of gathering evidence of operating ability over a range of situations. A bank of scenarios/case studies/what-ifs will be required as will a bank of questions which will be used to probe the reasoning behind the observable actions.

Method of assessment
Competence may be assessed in conjunction with other industry units of competency dealing with things such as:
workplace safety
workplace training
manufacturing practice/competitive manufacturing

Guidance information for assessment
Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the assessee and the work being performed.