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Case for Endorsement

RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package

Release 4.0

Project 1A Mobile Plant Operations and Materials Handling

PwC's Skills for Australia

Project 1A

May 2018

AISC submission

Case for Endorsement - RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Release 4.0

PwC’s Skills for Australia 2

Executive summary

Introduction

This Case for Endorsement outlines the rationale, evidence and industry support for modifications to proposed training package components related to:

● Project RII 1A Mobile Plant Operations and Materials Handling

It builds on the consultations undertaken by SkillsDMC in the Case for Change for these projects, which was submitted to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) in December 2016.

In particular, this Case for Endorsement demonstrates how the proposed training package components align with the COAG Industry Skills Council reforms to Training Packages, and other principles for quality that inform our training product development work.

We are satisfied that there is strong industry support for these changes and that the proposed modifications will ensure that the Resources and Infrastructure Industry (RII) Training Package meets the needs of learners and workers within the mining, drilling and civil infrastructure industry.

Structure of the report

PwC’s Skills for Australia has developed this report as part of the training product development work we carry out on behalf of, and directed by, the Mining, Drilling and Civil Infrastructure Industry Reference Committees (IRCs).

We have structured this report around the required elements of the Case for Endorsement template. These key elements are:

1 Administrative details of the Case for Endorsement

2 Description of the work and request for approval

3 Evidence of industry support

4 Industry expectations about training delivery

5 Implementation of the new Training Packages

6 Quality assurance reports

7 Implementation of the COAG Industry Skills Council reforms to Training Packages

8 A copy of the full content of the proposed Training Package component(s)



Contents

28T1 28T 28TAdministrative details28T 4

28T228T 28TDescription of work and request for approval 28T 8

28T2.128T 28TDescription of work being undertaken and why28T 8

28T2.228T 28TRequest for approval 28T 8

28T328T 28TEvidence of industry support28T 10

28T3.128T 28TConduct of enquiry and evidence of consultation28T 11

28T428T 28TIndustry expectations about training delivery 28T 16

28T4.128T 28TIndustry advice on training delivery 28T 16

28T4.228T 28TIndustry advice on traineeships and apprenticeships 28T 16

28T528T 28TImplementation of the new Training Package 28T 17

28T628T 28TQuality assurance reports28T 18

28T6.128T 28TIndependent Quality Reports 28T 18

28T6.228T 28TDeclaration of alignment with standards28T 18

28T6.328T 28TDeclaration of having met the Training Package Quality Principles28T 18

28T7 28T 28TImplementation of COAG Industry Skills Council reforms to Training Packages28T 20

28T7.128T 28TAlignment with the COAG ISC reforms to Training Packages28T 20

28T7.228T 28TAlignment of training package development work with work assigned by AISC in Case for Change28T 21

28T7.328T 28TEvidence that training package components are prepared for publication28T

21

28TAppendix A28T 28TConsultation28T 23

28TAppendix B28T 28TNon-endorsable training package changes 28T 27

28TAppendix C28T 28TEquity Report 28T 29

28TAppendix D28T 28TEditorial report 28T 35

28TAppendix E28T 28TQuality Report28T 44



1 Administrative details

Name of allocated IRC(s)

Civil Infrastructure IRC

Coal mining IRC

Drilling IRC

Extractive IRC

Metalliferous mining IRC

Name of SSO

PwC’s Skills for Australia

Training Package components submitted for approval

See Table 1.

Table 1 Training package components submitted for approval

Current training product code

New training product code

Training product title New / existing / deleted training product

50 revised units of competency submitted for endorsement:

RIIHAN201D RIIHAN201E Operate a forklift Existing

RIIHAN206D RIIHAN206E Transport plant, equipment and personnel Existing

RIIHAN209D RIIHAN209E Perform basic rigging Existing

RIIHAN212D RIIHAN212E Conduct non-slewing crane operations Existing

RIIHAN301D RIIHAN301E Operate elevating work platform Existing

RIIHAN304D RIIHAN304E Conduct slewing crane operations Existing

RIIHAN307D RIIHAN307E Operate a vehicle loading crane Existing

RIIHAN308E RIIHAN308F Load and unload plant Existing

RIIHAN309E RIIHAN309F Conduct telescopic materials handler operations

Existing

RIIHAN310D RIIHAN310E Conduct crane operations underground Existing

RIIHAN311E RIIHAN311F Conduct operations with integrated tool carrier Existing

RIIMPO201D RIIMPO201E Operate roller/compactor underground Existing

RIIMPO205D RIIMPO205E Operate roller/compactor Existing

RIIMPO208E RIIMPO208F Operate support equipment Existing

RIIMPO210D RIIMPO210E Conduct underground truck operations Existing

RIIMPO301D RIIMPO301E Conduct hydraulic excavator operations Existing






RIIMPO302D RIIMPO302E Conduct hydraulic shovel operations Existing

RIIMPO303D RIIMPO303E Conduct rope shovel operations Existing

RIIMPO304D RIIMPO304E Conduct wheel loader operations Existing

RIIMPO305E RIIMPO305F Conduct coal stockpile dozer operations Existing

RIIMPO307D RIIMPO307E Conduct wheel grader operations in underground mines

Existing

RIIMPO308E RIIMPO308F Conduct tracked dozer operations Existing

RIIMPO309E RIIMPO309F Conduct wheeled dozer operations Existing

RIIMPO310E RIIMPO310F Conduct grader operations Existing

RIIMPO312D RIIMPO312E Conduct scraper operations Existing

RIIMPO313D RIIMPO313E Conduct face loader operations Existing

RIIMPO314D RIIMPO314E Operate small open cut mine equipment Existing

RIIMPO315D RIIMPO315E Conduct tractor operations Existing

RIIMPO316D RIIMPO316E Conduct self-propelled compactor operations Existing

RIIMPO317E RIIMPO317F Conduct roller operations Existing

RIIMPO318E RIIMPO318F Conduct civil construction skid steer loader operations

Existing

RIIMPO319D RIIMPO319E Conduct backhoe/loader operations Existing

RIIMPO320E RIIMPO320F Conduct civil construction excavator operations

Existing

RIIMPO321E RIIMPO321F Conduct civil construction wheeled front end loader operations

Existing

RIIMPO322D RIIMPO322E Conduct civil construction tracked front end loader operations

Existing

RIIMPO323D RIIMPO323E Conduct civil construction dozer operations Existing

RIIMPO324E RIIMPO324F Conduct civil construction grader operations Existing

RIIMPO325D RIIMPO325E Conduct civil construction scraper operations Existing

RIIMPO326D RIIMPO326E Conduct water vehicle operations Existing

RIIMPO327D RIIMPO327E Conduct pipe layer operations Existing

RIIMPO328D RIIMPO328E Conduct continuous bucket trencher operations

Existing

RIIMPO329D RIIMPO329E Conduct dragline operations Existing

RIIMPO330D RIIMPO330E Conduct bucket-wheel operations Existing






RIIMPO331D RIIMPO331E Conduct operations with stockpile dozer Existing

RIIMPO333D RIIMPO333E Conduct underground load, haul, and dump truck operations

Existing

RIIMPO334D RIIMPO334E Conduct skid steer loader operations using attachments

Existing

RIIMPO335D RIIMPO335E Conduct skid steer loader operations without attachments

Existing

RIIMPO336D RIIMPO336E Conduct belly dump truck operations Existing

RIIMPO337D RIIMPO337E Conduct articulated haul truck operations Existing

RIIMPO338D RIIMPO338E Conduct rigid haul truck operations Existing

4 deleted units of competency submitted for endorsement:

RIIHAN306D N/A Carry out lifting using multiple cranes Deleted

RIIMPO202D N/A Undertake towing underground Deleted

RIIMPO203D N/A Support bucket wheel system operations Deleted

RIIMPO204D N/A Conduct conveyor shifting dozer operations Deleted

1 new unit of competency submitted for endorsement:

N/A RIIMPO339A Conduct side tipper operations New

All of the above draft endorsed components have been deemed equivalent by stakeholders. They are listed in the RII Version 4 Modification History table and are being submitted for AISC endorsement. The draft endorsed components have been independently verified as meeting the requirements of the Standards for Training Packages, and reviewed and approved by the Mining, Drilling and Civil Infrastructure (MDCI) IRCs.

Table 2 Total number of proposed changes

Total proposed changes to training products Number of training products

Units to be amended 50

Units to be deleted 4

Units to be created 1

UNoteU: The MDCI IRCs also approved a number of non-endorsable updates which will be implemented when Release 4.0 of the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package is added to the National Register. Appendix B provides details.

Case for Change details

A Case for Change – then referred to as a Business Case – was endorsed by the AISC on behalf of the previous MDCI IRCs in December 2016. As outlined in that document, these



projects were established based on the initial research and consultations carried out for the Industry Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work (known previously as the RII Four Year Work Plan).

Activity order details

Reference number: PwC/TPD/2016−17−005

Date executed: 25 May 2017

Scope of activity order: Update of 67 Mobile Plant Operations and Materials Handling units



2 Description of work and request for approval

2.1 Description of work being undertaken and why SkillsDMC prepared the Case for Change on behalf of the MDCI IRCs and submitted it to the AISC. The AISC endorsed these projects in December 2016. Since the Case for Change was approved, on behalf of its IRCs, PwC’s Skills for Australia has undertaken significant stakeholder consultations for project RII 1A. The information below outlines the key industry drivers for change for the project.

Project 1A Mobile Plant Operations and Materials Handling

Roles in Mobile Plant Operation (MPO) and Materials Handling (HAN) are required in all sectors within the MDCI industry, employing approximately 130,000 people. In 2016 there were 905,603 enrolments in the RII Units of Competency (UoCs). 144,666 of those enrolments relate to the MPO and HAN units, rendering them some of the most highly used in the RII training package. These are skill based occupations and the development of the competencies required is primarily through the National Training System. Further industry feedback received highlighted that the UoCs do not currently align to the role of the operator and there is duplication and inconsistency within the content of the units.

It was brought to our attention that six RII HAN units included within this Case for Endorsement duplicate to a significant extent high risk work licensing Units of Competency contained in the Transport and Logistics (TLI) and the Construction, Plumbing and Services (CPC) Training PackagesP0F

1P. While duplication across training packages should be

reduced wherever possible, in this instance consultations with industry clearly supported the need for the RII HAN Units of Competency at this point in time, particularly in Queensland’s coal mining industry due to a legislative requirement under the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 to use the national RII Training Package. In addition, the MDCI IRCs determined that it was important that the RII Training Package was amended in order to develop a skilled workforce that meets the requirements of the industry in this particular area, whilst improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the training system by creating units that can be owned and used by multiple industry sectors. As a result, we note that these Units of Competency will be reviewed again at a later date in collaboration with other Skills Service Organisations to ensure that any non-essential duplication is removed from the training system. This secondary review is planned to take place as part of future RII projects with coal qualifications in scope.

2.2 Request for approval This submission puts forward the Case for Endorsement for the proposed components of the RII Resources and Infrastructure Training Package Release 4.0.

The draft components submitted to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) for endorsement are:

50 currently endorsed units of competency that were reviewed and amended

4 currently endorsed units of competency to be deleted

1 new unit of competency developed during this project

All components submitted for endorsement have been developed and reviewed in accordance with the Standards for Training Packages 2012, the Training Package

1 The relationship between licensing units of competency and RII units of competency has been outlined within the RII Companion Volume Implementation Guide under ‘Regulation and licensing implications for implementation’.



Products Policy 2012 and the Training Package Development and Endorsement Policy 2016.

Evidence of consultation with States and Territories, and evidence that the views of key stakeholders have been considered is provided in Section 3 of this document.

This Case for Endorsement is approved by the Mining Drilling and Civil Infrastructure IRCs, as per Section 3 of this document. It is therefore submitted, through the Department of Education and Training, for AISC consideration.

A summary of the changes made are listed below:

50 existing units of competency were amended to ensure their content aligned with current, applicable job tasks. This was particularly in relation to the role of the operator in regards to assisting with movement and relocation of plant, repairs and maintenance, and lifting and use of lifting gear.

One unit of competency was created due to a training gap identified by industry in the skills required to safely operate side tippers.

Four units of competency are to be deleted to remove duplication within the training package



3 Evidence of industry support

The Mining, Drilling and Civil Infrastructure IRCs support the submission of the training package components detailed in this Case for Endorsement.

Name of Chair: Tony Baulderstone - Civil Infrastructure IRC Chair

Signature of Chair:

Date: 07 May 2018

Name of Chair: Darryl Cooper - Coal Mining IRC Chair

Signature of Chair:

Date: 07 May 2018

Name of Chair: Tim Westcott - Drilling IRC Chair

Signature of Chair:

Date: 07 May 2018

Name of Chair: Leanne Parker - Extractive IRC Chair

Signature of Chair:

Date: 07 May 2018



Name of Chair: Mark Knowles - Metalliferous Mining IRC Chair

Signature of Chair:

Date: 07 May 2018

3.1 Conduct of enquiry and evidence of consultation Throughout consultation, we have sought to place industry at the heart of our work. Our approach has been guided by our principles for training product development, which determine that our work should:

1. Be industry-led;

2. Encourage broad and transparent stakeholder consultation;

3. Respond quickly to industry skills needs and priorities;

4. Be efficient and cost-effective; and

5. Produce high quality and independently validated training products.

We have consulted with MDCI IRC members, industry and other relevant stakeholders

through the methods outlined below. A list of stakeholders consulted over the course of

project work is found in Appendix A.

IRC meetings

MDCI IRCs have been engaged through the initial consultation phase of RII Project 1A, ongoing consultations and review of the draft training products. This was done through IRC meetings held over the last year, in addition to conversations held with IRC members, involvement of IRC members in the Project Working Groups for each project, review of the high level summary of consultations report, and an invitation to submit feedback on our draft training products published on the PwC’s Skills for Australia webpage.

The table below provides a list of the IRC meetings held throughout where RII Project 1A was discussed.

Project 1A: IRC meetings held from March 2017 to December 2017

IRC Meeting number Date Number of attendees

Civil Infrastructure 1 29 March 2017 12

2 13 June 2o17 11

3 13 September 2017 9

4 27 November 2017 9

Coal Mining 1 30 March 2017 14

2 14 June 2017 13


4 5 December 2017 8

1 31 March 2017 10



IRC Meeting number Date Number of attendees

Drilling 2 15 June 2017 9

3 13 October 2017 7


Extractive 1 4 April 2017 8

2 21 June 2017 11


4 9 November 2017 6

Metalliferous Mining 1 3 April 2017 12

2 22 June 2017 11



Project working groups

Following approval of the Case for Change, a Project Working Group (PWG) was established consisting of industry and RTO subject matter experts. The purpose of the PWG was to provide expert industry and RTO input into our training product development work and to guide our engagement with the sector.

An MDCI IRC member was appointed as a dedicated project sponsor to guide the project and ensure training product development work proceeded under the direction of the MDCI IRCs. Refer to Appendix A for a list of PWG members for this project.

For Project RII 1A the PWG met nine times over the period from July 2017 – March 2018. The purpose of these meetings was for PWG members to offer specialised input, to discuss key consultation feedback and to consider recommendations in response to that feedback.

In addition to these scheduled meetings, we have consulted with PWG members on an ongoing basis to validate key issues and review key documents.

The table below provides a list of PWG meetings held from July 2017 to March 2018.

Project 1C: PWG meetings held

Meeting number Date

1 10 July 2017

2 4 August 2017

3 22 September 2017

4 5 October 2017

5 16 November 2017

6 15 December 2017

7 22 January 2018

8 14 February 2018

9 2 March 2018

Surveys



To capture additional feedback, a Training Product Improvement survey was published on PwC’s Skills for Australia’s website. The survey was open to the public and complemented subject matter discussed during consultations. All responses have been considered in our recommendations.

Project Respondents to Training Product Improvement survey

1A Mobile Plant Operations and Materials Handling

72

Targeted consultations

Throughout the projects we have held targeted consultations with key stakeholders, identified through MDCI IRC members and Project Working Group members, as well as through PwC’s Skills for Australia networks. The consultative approach was national, inclusive and invited responses from a range of stakeholders including industry employers and organisations, peak bodies, government, and registered training organisations (RTOs). Consultations were generally held in the form of one-on-one phone or face-to-face interviews, as well as through written emails.

The table below shows a summary of types of stakeholders involved in the targeted consultations. Note that the below includes PWG and IRC members who were also targeted for one-on-one consultations.

Targeted consultations by type

Project Industry RTO Peak Body Regulator / Government

1A Mobile Plant Operations and Materials Handling

19 7 3 6

A list of stakeholders who were consulted through targeted and comprehensive consultations are provided in Tables 4 and 5 in Appendix A.

Engagement with State and Territory Training Authorities

State and Territory Training Authorities (STAs) have been engaged on two occasions throughout training product development work. These are listed below along with a short description of the feedback received.

● The draft training products were published on PwC’s Skills for Australia website in February 2018 and STAs were given the opportunity to provide feedback. Feedback was received from the Western Australia STA and the Victorian STA during this time. Feedback consisted of suggested improvements to be made to the assessment requirements and foundation skills, in addition to suggestions to include range of conditions, and to ensure the application sections of units of competency incorporated applications beyond typical RII Training Package contexts where these units may also be used. The Western Australian STA also submitted a query over the equivalence of the units of competency. The suggestions and comments were presented to the PWG and considered. Appropriate suggestions were implemented and incorporated within the units of competency.



● The draft training package components, including this Case for Endorsement and accompanying materials, were also provided to all STAs in April 2018 for formal review.

Draft training product review

Draft training products were published on the Skills for Australia website from January 23 – February 6 so that a broad cross-section of stakeholders could review and comment on the ways in which the feedback received during consultation had been reflected in proposed changes to training products. Emails alerts were also sent to all MDCI subscribers (including STA networks), IRC members, and PWG members advising that the draft training products were available for review on the project webpage. These emails were also distributed by IRC and PWG members to their extended networks. These emails successfully led to a minimum of 418 website views of MDCI material, and to a minimum of 78 unique downloads of the training products for RII Project 1A Mobile Plant Operations and Material Handling.

Dissenting views expressed during consultation

Through consultations on the draft training products, representatives from Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) raised concerns that the number of times prescribed in the performance evidence for a task to be performed, and the number of materials or attachments required to perform the tasks was too high. RTOs expressed that prescribing a minimum of two repetitions or attachments/materials would mean increased costs to RTOs, potentially inhibiting their delivery of the training products. Upon reviewing this concern, PWG and IRC members confirmed that in order to show full competency, the tasks outlined in these units of competency (including use of attachments and materials) would need to be performed more than once. As a result, no changes were made to the training products in response to this feedback. In addition, RTOs also expressed that a list of attachments should be included within the performance evidence of all units of competency. This was discussed with industry stakeholders, the project working group, and IRC members. The result of further consultations was that whilst it is useful in some units of competency to have a prescribed list of attachments, this can sometimes be limiting. On occasion a certain type of attachment has been relevant but has not been catered for within the unit. It also prevents some frequently used attachments from being selected and new attachments are not accounted for. The decision reached by the project working group and IRC members was that the units of competency with lists already included would be amended to state “attachments may include, but are not limited to”, to ensure the lists of attachments would not be limiting those used by other industries. As part of this project, it was identified that there are different units of competency which exist for the same mobile plant for civil infrastructure and mining sub sectors. Some stakeholders noted that they could be combined into a single unit of competency in order to create efficiencies and reduce duplication across the RII training package. Through further consultations held, it was identified that whilst there are numerous similarities between the civil infrastructure and mining units, there were also key differences in activities performed, including levelling techniques, use of attachments and knowledge on terminology and calculations performed. In addition, a civil infrastructure operator is required to perform activities to a high level of accuracy, or risk detriment to the quality of the finished product. In mining, the same level of accuracy is not required, however if the same level of assessment requirements were implemented there would be a risk that they would not have enough qualified personnel to meet their workforce needs. Hence, it was decided by project working group and IRC members that there is a need for both civil infrastructure and mining mobile plant units of competency.



Some stakeholders noted that there was a need to create a concrete agitator vehicle unit of competency as it did not currently exist in the RII training package. Further research and consultations noted that CPCCCO3054A Operate concrete agitator trucks is an existing unit of competency within the Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package. Review of the content of the existing unit resulted in the determination that there is no requirement for a separate RII unit. Similarly, some stakeholders noted there was a need for a unit of competency to be created for cable tractors. Further consultations held indicated that the use of this equipment is already covered by the existing RIIMPO315D Conduct Tractor Operations unit. This unit of competency includes demonstration of fixing attachments, whilst installation, maintenance and inspection of cables is extensively covered through the UET12 Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training Package. Hence there is no requirement for an additional unit. Throughout consultation it was suggested that Global Positioning System (GPS) technology is being used more commonly throughout industry, and operators require competency development in its use. Graders and dozers were suggested as the most common forms of equipment where GPS is utilised. However, project working group and IRC members noted that GPS equipment is not used uniformly throughout industry as some sites do not have or make use of GPS equipment, and incorporating its use into the performance evidence of units of competency would restrict the delivery of training to those sites with GPS equipment available. Therefore, in order for the technology to be incorporated into existing training without limiting how and where that training is delivered, the use of GPS equipment has been incorporated within the knowledge evidence of relevant units of competency.



4 Industry expectations about training delivery

4.1 Industry advice on training delivery Industry members advised that training delivery and assessments should be permitted to be performed in a simulated environment to ensure learner accessibility. This is provided that the simulated environment is realistic and sufficiently rigorous to cover all aspects of this sector’s workplace performance. This has been reflected in the assessment requirements of each unit reviewed.

In addition, within each unit, the performance evidence states the number of times a task is required to be performed in order to show competence in using the particular plant. It was advised by industry stakeholders that tasks should all be performed more than once in order for a learner to be deemed competent.

Additional advice is included in the RII Companion Volume Implementation Guide about industry’s expectations of training delivery, delivery modes and pathways, work-based learning strategies and learner characteristics, and assessments (refer to pages 114-132 of the RII Implementation Guide).

4.2 Industry advice on traineeships and apprenticeships

Industry informs us that the amendments to training products presented in this Case for Endorsement are not expected to have an impact on the use of traineeships and apprenticeships.



5 Implementation of the new Training Package

Impact on implementation

The proposed changes will affect key stakeholders such as employers, RTOs, STAs, regulators, and students in different ways. For RTOs the content of their training material will need to be reviewed when the amended Units of Competency are released on training.gov.au. The impact and disruption for STAs will be minimal given that they have been closely consulted throughout the project, and the training products in scope remain equivalent to their superseded versions. For employers and learners, the changes will mean more alignment to the job roles within the industry, as training will be more current and meaningful to them. Given the amended Units of Competency have been deemed equivalent by the MDCI IRCs, it will not adversely affect the training outcomes of those learners who have previously undertaken this training.

Implementation management strategy

The communication of these changes to the RII Training Package will require RTOs to potentially respond with modifications to qualification offerings and scope. We have developed a strategy for the communication of these changes in the event of AISC approval. This includes:

● Communications to all RTOs with a qualification or skill set on scope that is affected by changes made within this project.

● Updates on the PwC’s Skills for Australia website; including a news post on our MDCI industry page and pop-up notification for all users viewing the website.

● Email sent directly to all PwC’s Skills for Australia’s MDCI subscribers to inform them of the changes.

● Email communications with all organisations and individuals previously engaged throughout this consultation process, including State and Territory Training Authorities, employers, RTOs and peak bodies.

● Development of a summary document providing an explanation of the changes. This document will be shared with all networks and broader distribution will be encouraged.

● PwC’s Skills for Australia team to be present at relevant industry conferences and events to communicate the changes and encourage industry-wide awareness.

Licensing requirements

Industry informs us that changes made in relation to mobile plant operations units and materials handling units reviewed do not affect any licensing requirements across Australia. Licensing requirements which affect the RII training package are listed in the RII Implementation Guide in the ‘Implementation information’ section.



6 Quality assurance reports

6.1 Independent Quality Reports Independent Quality Reports, including an Editorial Report, an Equity Report, and a Quality Report have been included as part of this Case for Endorsement.

The reports attest to there being a quality-assured Companion Volume Implementation Guide prepared. PwC’s Skills for Australia confirms that this Guide will be available on VETNET following publication of Release 4.0 of the RII Training Package on the National Register.

6.1.1 Equity Report The equity report was completed on 26 March 2018 by Quality Assurance panellist Anna Henderson. The report can be found in Appendix C.

6.1.2 Editorial Report The editorial report was completed on 26 March 2018 by Quality Assurance panellist Anna Henderson. The report can be found in Appendix D.

6.1.3 Quality Report The quality report was completed on 6 April 2018 by Quality Assurance panellist Bernadette Delaney. The report can be viewed in Appendix E.

6.2 Declaration of alignment with standards Throughout consultation, we have sought to place the needs of industry at the heart of our review. We have also ensured that the proposed training package components we have developed as a result of our consultation with industry meet the requirements of:

● The Standards for Training Packages 2012

● Training Package Products Policy

● Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy.

6.3 Declaration of having met the Training Package Quality Principles

The table below provides a statement of evidence compiled by PwC’s Skills for Australia that the draft training package components meet the Training Package Quality Principles.

Principle Evidence

1. Reflect identified workforce outcomes

● The conduct of our enquiry, as outlined in Section 3.1 of this report, has ensured that industry needs have been at the heart of our training product development work.

● Existing training package components have been amended to ensure currency with current technology and processes.

● Training package components have been developed with reference to the key trends identified in the MDCI Industry Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work.

2. Support portability of skills and competencies

● Training package components have been developed to be industry agnostic where appropriate.



Principle Evidence including reflecting licensing and regulatory requirements

● We have closely involved relevant regulatory and registration bodies in our training product development work to ensure licencing and regulatory requirements were considered within the changes being made. Regulatory and registration bodies include the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, QLD Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, NSW Mining and Petroleum Competence Board, QLD Mines Inspectorate, the Industry Skills Advisory Council, the Australian Workers Union, and the WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.

● No other licencing or regulatory requirements have been impacted by the proposed modifications to training package components listed in this Case for Endorsement.

3. Reflect national agreement about the core transferable skills and core job-specific skills required for job roles as identified by industry

● Our consultations have included stakeholders from national and multi-national employers, peak bodies, national RTOs and other subject matter experts, ensuring that the national and international portability of skills has been inherent in our proposed modifications to training package components.

4. Be flexible to meet the diversity of individual and employer needs, including the capacity to adapt to changing job roles and workplaces

● Units have been amended to ensure alignment with industry needs and workforce skill requirements

5. Facilitate recognition of an individual’s skills and knowledge and support movement between the school, vocational education and higher education sectors

● The units of competency contained within this project have been developed to ensure they support the needs of learners by providing an accessible pathway to undertake learning relating to operating mobile plant and handling materials.

6. Support interpretation by training providers and others through the use of simple, concise language and clear articulation of assessment requirements

● The content of units of competency has been developed in consultation with industry and trainers and assessors, ensuring that language used is relevant to workplaces and is easily understood in a training context.

● A Companion Volume Implementation Guide will accompany Release 4.0 of the RII Training Package, helping to support implementation of training across a range of settings.

● Assessment requirements in units of competency have been written to ensure consistency. Where industry requires assessment to occur in a particular way (e.g. in a simulated environment) this has been clearly articulated.



7 Implementation of COAG Industry Skills Council reforms to Training Packages

7.1 Alignment with the COAG ISC reforms to Training Packages

The table below demonstrates the alignment of the draft training package components with the COAG Industry Skills Council reforms to Training Packages.

Principle Evidence

1. Ensure obsolete and superfluous qualifications are removed from the system

● Not applicable – a review of obsolete and superfluous qualifications was not performed as part of project 1A.

2. Ensure that more information about industry’s expectations of training delivery is available to training providers to improve their delivery and to consumers to enable more informed course choices

● A Companion Volume Implementation Guide will accompany Release 4.0 of the RII Training Package, helping to support implementation of training across a range of settings.

● Training products have been clearly titled, with titles linked to job roles and/or to specific skills, enabling consumers without an in depth understanding of the VET system to make more informed course choices.

3. Ensure that the training system better supports individuals to move easily from one related occupation to another

● Entry requirements have not been applied nor have prerequisite units been added.

4. Improve the efficiency of the training system by creating units that can be owned and used by multiple industry sectors

● Training package components have been developed so they are applicable across job roles and across industries wherever possible. For example, units were amended to ensure wording could be applied across the extractive, drilling, metalliferous mining, coal mining and/or civil infrastructure industries where applicable, to avoid creating duplicate units for each sub-sector.

● Duplicate units of competency were also identified and removed from the RII training package as part of the work performed for this project.

5. Foster greater recognition of skill sets

● Advice on the implementation of these skill sets is included in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.



7.2 Alignment of training package development work with work assigned by AISC in Case for Change

The Activity Order for this Case for Change was for a review of 67 mobile plant operations and materials handling units of competency.

The final result of our training package development work was an update of 50 mobile plant operations and materials handling units of competency, deletion of 3 mobile plant operations units of competency and 1 materials handling unit of competency, and creation of 1 mobile plant operations unit of competency, in order to fulfil a skills gap outlined by industry. This is a total of 55 units of competency.

The remaining 12 units of competency included within the activity order were not considered to be in scope for this review. This is because the feedback received from stakeholders around changes to be made (i.e. around loading, unloading and transportation, lifting and use of lifting gear, maintenance activities, soil types, attachments and duplicate units) did not impact these RIIMPO and RIIHAN units of competency.

Our work also included non-endorsable changes to the training package. A list of these changes is available in Appendix B.

7.3 Evidence that training package components are prepared for publication

All draft training package components are included in this Case for Endorsement. Subject to the AISC’s endorsement of the training package components, they are ready for publication on the National Register.

We expect Release 4.0 of the RII Training Package to be published on the National Register by July 2018.



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Appendix A Consultation

The tables below list the stakeholders who provided feedback throughout PwC’s Skills for Australia training product development work in their capacity as Industry Reference Committee (IRC) members, or through their participation in Project Working Groups, consultation in targeted interviews, and feedback on draft training products published on the project webpage.

The process for the consultation process has been outlined in section 3.1 of the Case for Endorsement (pages 10-14).

Industry Reference Committee Members Table 1: IRC Members as at March 2018

IRC Individual Organisation

Civil Infrastructure Tony Baulderstone Jenton Projects

Civil Infrastructure Paul Casey Traffic Management Association of Australia (TMAA)

Civil Infrastructure Phillip Cassell Eco Group

Civil Infrastructure Tanja Connors Australian Asphalt and Paving Association (AAPA)

Civil Infrastructure Michael Fitzgerald Talis Civil

Civil Infrastructure Trevor Gosatti Australasian Society for Trenchless Technology

Civil Infrastructure Pamela Lau Roads Australia

Civil Infrastructure Stuart Maxwell Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU)

Civil Infrastructure Keith McIlwain McIlwain Civil Engineering

Civil Infrastructure Christopher Melham Civil Contractors Federation (CCF)

Civil Infrastructure Craig Moss Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA)

Civil Infrastructure Shane Roulstone Australian Workers Union (AWU)

Civil Infrastructure Archie Wright Industry Skills Advisory Council

Coal Mining Russell Albury QLD Mines Inspectorate

Coal Mining Duncan Campbell Ensham Resources

Coal Mining Andrew Clegg QLD Resources Council

Coal Mining David Connell NSW Mines Rescue

Coal Mining Darryl Cooper Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)

Coal Mining Greg Dalliston Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU)

Coal Mining Scott Ellis Yancoal

Coal Mining Michael Hall AGL Energy Ltd




Coal Mining Scott Layton BHP

Coal Mining Troy McKernan Australian Workers Union (AWU)

Coal Mining Andrew Palmer NSW Mining and Petroleum Competence Board

Coal Mining Antony Shaw Ashton Coal Operations Pty Ltd

Coal Mining Brant Softley Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU WA Branch)

Drilling Phillip de Courcey RESA

Drilling Peter Hall Australian Drilling Industry Association

Drilling Waeel Ilahi WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS)

Drilling Steven Mathams Drillpower QLD

Drilling David Meesey Savanna Energy

Drilling Andrew Ogden Western Irrigation

Drilling Ross Pickering African Underground Mining Services (AUMS);

Drilling Philip Spence Titeline Drilling Pty Ltd

Drilling Rob Wallace Australasian Assurance Services

Drilling Tim Westcott TDW Consulting Pty Ltd/ Australian Drilling Industry Association

Extractive Sean Bourke Australian Workers Union (AWU)

Extractive Damien Davies Boral Construction Materials

Extractive Maria Floro Hanson

Extractive Elizabeth Gibson Construction Material Processors Association (CMPA)

Extractive Waeel Ilahi WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS)

Extractive Glenn McLaren Australian Manufacturers Worker Union (AMWU)

Extractive Leanne Parker Cement, concrete and aggregates association (CCAA)

Extractive Fiona Petty Nucrush Group

Extractive Paul Sutton Institute of Quarrying Australia (IQA)

Extractive Wesley Woodman Holcim

Metalliferous Mining Vicki Anderson Mount Isa Mines

Metalliferous Mining Greg Burke Minerals Council of Australia

Metalliferous Mining Darryl Cooper Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)

Metalliferous Mining Aaron Gray Rio Tinto

Metalliferous Mining Annie Holt RITCWA / CITIC Pacific Mining

Metalliferous Mining Mark Knowles Independent consultant




Metalliferous Mining Virginia Lawson Mining, Equipment, Technology and Services Growth Centre (METS Ignited)

Metalliferous Mining Glenn McLaren Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU)

Metalliferous Mining Martin Ralph WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS)

Metalliferous Mining Shane Roulstone Australian Workers Union (AWU)

Project Working Group Table 2: RII Project 1A - Project Working Group Members

Individual Organisation Representation State

Creswick Bulger Department of Natural Resources and Mines

Regulator QLD

Duncan Campbell Ensham, Coal Mining IRC Industry QLD

Greg Dalliston

Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU), Coal Mining IRC

Peak Body QLD

Mick Davies Roy Hill Mining Industry WA

Scott Ellis Yancoal, Coal Mining IRC Industry NSW

Maria Floro Hanson, Extractive IRC Industry NSW

Trevor Gosatti Australasian Society of Trenchless Technology, Civil Infrastructure IRC

Industry WA

Kristy Hammond Downer Infrastructure Industry NSW

Nigel Haywood Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Growth Centre (NERA)

Industry WA

Matthew Hubbard Programmed Skilled Workforce

RTO NSW

Ross Kelly William Adams Industry VIC

Mark Knowles Self-employed, Metalliferous Mining IRC

Industry WA

Col Lawson Glencore Industry QLD

Scott McGavin SMTraining Services RTO WA

Deborah O’Shea Queensland Training and Development

RTO QLD

Targeted consultations Targeted consultations held for RII Project 1A are listed below.

Table 3: Targeted Consultations

Individual Organisation Stakeholder type State

Stuart Adams Sojitz Minerva Mining Pty Ltd

Industry QLD

Dan Bennett Cavpower Caterpillar Industry SA



Individual Organisation Stakeholder type State

Cres Bulger Department of Natural Resources and Mines, PWG

Regulator QLD

Duncan Campbell Ensham Resources, Coal Mining IRC, PWG

Industry QLD

Anthony Cockerell WorkSafe Victoria Regulator VIC

Gary Collins JGC Group RTO WA

Greg Dalliston

Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU), Coal Mining IRC, PWG

Peak Body QLD

Mick Davies Roy Hill Mining, PWG Industry WA

Prasad De Silva SafeWork NSW Regulator NSW

Nick Eggleton NEMMS JV Industry WA

Scott Ellis Yancoal, Coal Mining IRC, PWG

Industry NSW

Marcus Emmerton Rio Tinto Industry WA

Maria Floro Hanson, Extractive IRC, PWG

Industry NSW

Ellen Gillespie HPOTS Training RTO QLD

Trevor Gosatti

Australasian Society of Trenchless Technology, Civil Infrastructure IRC, PWG

Industry WA

Kristy Hammond Downer Infrastructure, PWG

Industry NSW

Nigel Haywood Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Growth Centre (NERA), PWG

Industry WA

Annie Holt Citic Pacific Mining, Metalliferous Mining IRC

Industry WA

Matthew Howard Site Skills Training Industry QLD

Matthew Hubbard Programmed Skilled Workforce, PWG

RTO NSW

John Kable Department of Natural Resources and Mines

Regulator QLD

Ross Kelly William Adams, PWG Industry VIC

Mark Knowles Metalliferous Mining IRC, PWG

Industry WA

Leon Krelle McIlwain Civil Engineering, PWG

Industry QLD

Col Lawson Glencore, PWG Industry QLD

Malcolm Macdonald Trainsafe Industry NSW

Scott McGavin SMTraining Services, PWG RTO WA

Keith Mcllwain McIlwain Civil Engineering, Civil Infrastructure IRC

Industry QLD

Jim Munro Resources Training Council Peak Body QLD

Ben Nedwich HPOTS Training RTO QLD

Deborah O’Shea Queensland Training and Development, PWG

RTO QLD

James Oxenham Elevating Work Platform Association

Peak Body NSW

Andrew Palmer NSW Resources Regulator Regulator NSW

Tony Smith NSW Resources Regulator Regulator NSW

Craig Williams Heyiwood RTO QLD



Appendix B Non-endorsable training package changes

This section outlines additional updates that will be implemented when RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package V4.0 is released on the National Register.

Non-endorsable changes

The IRC approved a number of non-endorsable updates which will be implemented when the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Release 4.0 is added to the National Register.

The following qualifications listed in Table 1 below will be updated to reflect updated equivalent elective units:

Table 1: Non-endorsable training package components submitted – update to electives and any relevant typographical errors identified



RII20115 Certificate II in Resources and Infrastructure Work Preparation

Existing

RII20215 Certificate II in Surface Extraction Operations Existing

RII20315 Certificate II in Underground Coal Mining Existing

RII20415 Certificate II in Underground Metalliferous Mining Existing

RII20515 Certificate II in Resource Processing Existing

RII20715 Certificate II in Civil Construction Existing

RII20915 Certificate II in Drilling Operations Existing

RII21015 Certificate II in Drilling Oil/Gas (Off Shore) Existing

RII21115 Certificate II in Drilling Oil/Gas (On shore) Existing

RII30115 Certificate III in Surface Extraction Operations Existing

RII30218 Certificate III in Underground Coal Operations Existing

RII30315 Certificate III in Underground Metalliferous Mining Existing

RII30415 Certificate III in Resource Processing Existing

RII30615 Certificate III in Small Mining Operations Existing

RII30815 Certificate III in Civil Construction Plant Operations Existing

RII30915 Certificate III in Civil Construction Existing

RII31215 Certificate III in Civil Foundations Existing

RII31615 Certificate III in Trenchless Technology Existing

RII32018 Certificate III in Drilling Oil/Gas (On Shore) Existing



RII32218 Certificate III in Well Servicing Operations Existing

RII40215 Certificate IV in Surface Coal Mining (Open Cut Examiner)

Existing

RII40615 Certificate IV in Civil Construction Operations Existing

RII40715 Certificate IV in Civil Construction Supervision Existing

RII40815 Certificate IV in Civil Construction Design Existing

RII50515 Diploma of Civil Construction Design Existing

The following qualification listed in Table 2 below will be updated to reflect SSO upgrades made due to mapping and typographical errors:

Table 2: List of non-endorsable training package components submitted with typographical and mapping errors identified


Training product title

RII30715 Certificate III in Mine Emergency Response and Rescue

The following units listed in Table 3 below will be updated to reflect SSO upgrades made to wording of application and assessor requirements for consistency:

Table 3: List of non-endorsable training package components submitted with minor updates made to application and assessor requirements for consistency


Training product title

RIIHAN208D Perform dogging

RIIHAN210D Perform intermediate rigging

RIIHAN211D Conduct basic scaffolding operations

RIIHAN302D Conduct intermediate scaffolding operations

RIIHAN305D Operate a gantry or overhead crane



Appendix C Equity Report

RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Equity Report

Information required Detail Training Package title and code

RII Training Package components

Number of new or revised qualifications Nil

Number of new or revised units of competency 51 Units of Competency:

Confirmation that the draft endorsed components meet the requirements in Section 2

The components reviewed meet the requirements of the Standards for Training Packages 2012.

Person completing the Equity Report and organisation. Anna Henderson, Business Skills Viability (BSV) Member of the Quality Assurance Panel

Date completed 26P

thP March 2018



Section 2 – Equity checklist of draft training package components Equity requirements Equity reviewer comments

Provide brief commentary on whether the draft endorsed components meet each of the equity requirements

SSO comments

Draft endorsed components comply with the Training Package Products Policy (see Training Package Standard 2).

It is the panellist’s opinion that Pricewaterhousecoopers Skills for Australia (PwCSFA) has complied with the AISC Training Package Products Policy:

PwCSFA has addressed the AISC Training Package Products Policy in the following way:

Coding and titling: The units of competency comply with this policy. The Resources and Infrastructure units in this submission have the following identifier: RII. In keeping with the Skills DMC Case for Change, which was submitted to the AISC in December 2016, the coding has been amended by sequentially changing the letter at the end of the Unit of Competency code to reflect the update. While this is not consistent with other PwCSFA Training Packages that have dropped the letter indicator and changed the numeric codes, the Mining, Drilling and Civil Infrastructure (MDCI) Industry Reference Committee (IRC) considered this to be the best course of action at this point because it minimises disruption to industry.

Foundation Skills which are not explicit in the unit of competency, are identified in a table and described against the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) and Employability Skills and language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills, and skills used in the workplace which are summarised in the Resources and Infrastructure units of competency as Reading and Numeracy.

Pathway advice is included in the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Implementation Guide Release 4.0.



Training Package Quality Principles

Quality Principle 4 Be flexible to meet the diversity of individual and employer needs, including the capacity to adapt to changing job roles and workplaces.

Key features Do the units of competency meet the diversity of individual and employer needs and support equitable access and progression of learners. What evidence demonstrates that the units of competency and their associated assessment requirements are clearly written and have consistent breadth and depth so that they support implementation across a range of settings? Are there other examples that demonstrate how the key features of flexibility are being achieved?

Equity requirements Equity reviewer comments Provide brief commentary on whether the draft endorsed

components meet each of the equity requirements

SSO comments

1. What evidence demonstrates that the draft components provide flexible qualifications that enable application in different contexts?

N/A Qualifications are not part of this submission

2. Is there evidence of multiple entry and exit points?

N/A Qualifications are not part of this submission

3. Have pre requisite units of competency been minimised? Are there other examples of evidence that demonstrate how the key features of the flexibility principle are being achieved?

The 51 draft units have no prerequisite. While qualifications do not form part of this submission, the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Implementation Guide Release 4.0 shows that the qualifications in the RII Training Package offers a broad selection choice of units of competency.

Quality Principle 5 Facilitate recognition of an individual’s skills and knowledge and support movement between the school, vocational education and higher education sectors.

Key features Support learner transition between education sectors.





SSO comments

1. What evidence demonstrates pathways from entry and preparatory level as appropriate to facilitate movement between schools and VET, from entry level into work, and between VET and higher education qualifications?

It is this panellist’s opinion that the draft components provide pathways from entry and preparatory level to facilitate movement between schools and VET, from entry level to higher education qualifications.

The RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Implementation Guide Release 4.0 provides information about the Certificate I in Resources and Infrastructure Operations, which has been developed to provide an introduction to the resources and infrastructure industry with development of entry level skills and knowledge. This qualification is suited to school-based VET programs.

The RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Implementation Guide Release 4.0 and its Appendices provide information that no national credit arrangements exist between the RII and higher education qualifications at this time.



Quality Principle 6 Support interpretation by training providers and others through the use of simple, CONCISE LANGUAGE and clear articulation of assessment requirements.

Key features Support implementation across a range of settings and support sound assessment practices.

Units of competency are clearly written

Training Package components are compliant with the TGA/National Register requirements for publication.



SSO comments

1. Does the Companion Volume Implementation Guide include advice about:

Pathways

Access and equity

Foundation skills? (see Training Package Standard 11)

Yes - The Companion Volume Implementation Guide provides advice on:

Pathways – it includes pathways from secondary school, apprenticeships and movement into and between qualifications

Access and equity – is described and addressed with advice on reasonable adjustments for learners with disabilities

Foundation Skills which are not explicit in the unit of competency, are identified in a table and described against the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) and Employability Skills and language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills, and skills used in the workplace which are summarised in the Resources and Infrastructure units of competency as Reading and Numeracy. Further information about the Foundation Skills is found in the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Foundation Skills, Release 4.0, which provides an excellent guide on how Foundation Skills are expressed in Units of Competency.

Range Statement - The companion volume Range Statements also provides a very useful guide of RII terms and the range of situations they apply to.





SSO comments

2. Are Training Package components clearly written? The RII units of competency and their associated assessment requirements are clearly written and have consistent breadth and depth and identify clear outcomes and conditions for assessment.



Appendix D Editorial report

RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Editorial Report

Section 1 – Details of draft training package components Information required Detail

Training Package title and code 0BRII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Release 4.0

Number of new or revised qualifications Nil

Number of new or revised units of competency 51 units of competency and associated assessment requirements

Confirmation that the draft endorsed components meet the requirements in Section 2

Yes

Person completing the Editorial Report and organisation.

Anna Henderson, Business Skills Viability (BSV) Member of the Quality Assurance Panel

Date completed 26P

thP March 2018



Section 2 – Editorial checklist of draft training package components Editorial Requirements Comments

Provide brief commentary on whether the draft endorsed components meet each of the Editorial Requirements/Standards for Training Packages

SSO comments

Draft endorsed components have been proofread and edited against the Standards for Training Packages 2012, the Training Package Products Policy and the Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy by the SSO/developer prior to the formal Editorial review.

The documents have been proofread and edited against the Standards for Training Packages 2012 and associated policies.

Pricewaterhousecoopers Skills for Australia (PwCSFA) have addressed minor edits noted during the editorial review.

The standards for training packages

Training packages – products Editorial Requirements Comments


SSO comments

Standard 1: Training Packages consist of the following: 1. AISC endorsed components:

units of competency

assessment requirements (associated with each

unit of competency)

qualifications

credit arrangements.

2. One or more quality assured companion volumes.

It is this panellist’s opinion that the editorial requirement relating to Standard 1 has been met. Draft Training Package components submitted for review include: 51 units of competency and associated assessment requirements. RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Implementation Guide Release 4.0 and its Appendices provide information that no national credit arrangements exist at this time.

Other companion volumes include:

the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training

Package, Range Statements, Release 4.0, and the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training

Package, Foundation Skills, Release 4.0



Training Packages - Policy Editorial Requirements Comments


SSO comments

Standard 2: Training Package developers comply with the Training Package Products Policy.

It is this panellist’s opinion that the editorial requirement relating to Standard 2 has been met. PwCSFA has addressed the AISC Training Package Products Policy in the following way:

Coding and titling: The units of competency comply with this policy. The Resources and Infrastructure units in this submission have the following identifier: RII. In keeping with the Skills DMC Case for Change, which was submitted to the AISC in December 2016, the coding has been amended by sequentially changing the letter at the end of the Unit of Competency code to reflect the update. While this is not consistent with other PwCSFA Training Packages that have dropped the letter indicator and changed the numeric codes, the Mining, Drilling and Civil Infrastructure (MDCI) Industry Reference Committee (IRC) considered this to be the best course of action at this point because it minimises disruption to industry.

Foundation Skills which are not explicit in the unit of competency, are identified in a table and described against the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) and Employability Skills and language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills, and skills used in the workplace which are summarised in the Resources and Infrastructure units of competency as Reading and Numeracy. Further information about the Foundation Skills is found in the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Foundation Skills, Release 4.0, which provides an excellent guide on how Foundation Skills are expressed in Units of Competency.

Pathway advice is included in the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Implementation Guide Release 4.0.

Standard 3: Training Package developers comply with the AISC Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy.

It is this panellist’s opinion that the editorial requirement relating to Standard 3 has been met.

The draft components (51 units of competency), are discussed in the Case for Endorsement (CfE) for RII, which outlines the rationale, evidence and industry support for modifications related to: PwCSFA Project RII 1A Mobile Plant Operations and Materials Handling



Editorial Requirements Comments Provide brief commentary on whether the draft endorsed components meet each of the Editorial Requirements/Standards for Training Packages

SSO comments

As discussed, this project builds on the consultations undertaken by SkillsDMC in the Case for Change for these projects.

In particular, this CfE demonstrates how the proposed Training Package components align with the COAG Industry Skills Council reforms to Training Packages, and other principles for quality that inform our training product development work. It shows that there is strong industry support for the changes and that the proposed modifications will ensure that the Resources and Infrastructure Industry (RII) Training Package meets the needs of learners and workers within the mining, drilling and civil infrastructure industry.

Consultation PwC SFA have held targeted consultations with key stakeholders, identified through MDCI IRC members and Project Working Group (PWG) members, as well as through PwCSFA networks. The consultative approach was national, inclusive and invited responses from a range of stakeholders including industry employers and organisations, peak bodies, government, and registered training organisations (RTOs). Consultations were generally held in the form of one-on-one phone or face-to-face interviews, as well as through written emails.

Dissenting views: Through consultations on the draft training products, representatives from RTOs raised concerns that the number of times prescribed in the performance evidence for a task to be performed, and the number of materials or attachments required to perform the tasks was too high. RTOs expressed that prescribing a minimum of two repetitions or attachments/materials would mean increased costs to RTOs, potentially inhibiting their delivery of the training products. Upon reviewing this concern, PWG and IRC members confirmed that in order to show full competency, the tasks outlined in these units of competency (including use of attachments and materials) would need to be performed more than once. As a result, no changes were made to the training products in response to this feedback.

Deliverables: • 50 reviewed units of competency, and

• 1 new unit of competency (RIIMPO339A)



Training Packages – Components Units of competency


SSO comments

Standard 4: Units of competency specify the standards of performance required in the workplace.


The 51 draft units specify the standards of performance required in the workplace.

Some minor editorial suggestions were provided to and addressed by PwCSFA as part of the editorial review.

Standard 5: The structure of units of competency complies with the unit of competency template.


The structure of the 51 draft units comply with all aspects of the unit of competency template: application, elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and unit mapping information.



Assessment Requirements Editorial Requirements Comments


SSO comments

Standard 6: Assessment requirements specify the evidence and required conditions for assessment.

It is this panellist’s opinion that the editorial requirement relating to Standard 6 has been met. All draft units of competency specify the performance evidence (including references to volume and frequency) and knowledge evidence to be demonstrated for assessment, along with required conditions for assessment as per the appropriate template.

Standard 7: Every unit of competency has associated assessment requirements. The structure of assessment requirements complies with the assessment requirements template.


All draft units of competency have associated assessment requirements, which comply with the assessment requirements template and the Standards for Training Packages 2012.

Qualifications


SSO comments

Standard 8: Qualifications comply with the Australian Qualifications Framework specification for that qualification type.

N/A Qualifications were not part of this submission

Standard 9: The structure of the information for the Australian Qualifications Framework qualification

N/A Qualifications were not part of this submission




SSO comments

complies with the qualification template.

Credit Arrangements Editorial Requirements Comments


SSO comments

Standard 10: Credit arrangements existing between Training Package qualifications and Higher Education qualifications are listed in a format that complies with the credit arrangements template.


RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Implementation

Guide Release 4.0 and its Appendices provide information that no national

credit arrangements exist at this time.

Pathway advice is included in the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Implementation Guide Release 4.0. Advice includes information on the Certificate IV in Surface Coal Mining (Open Cut Examiner), which supports the statutory function of open cut examiner in both Queensland and New South Wales surface coal mines. Advice of this nature supports implementation because to work under the statutory requirements, applicants need to satisfy all the requirements outlined in the relevant legislation in each State, including relevant qualifications and experience, completion of exams, first aid certificate, etc. The Implementation Guide also provides information such as contact details of the appropriate Government Departments.



Companion Volumes


SSO comments

Standard 11: A quality assured companion volume implementation guide produced by the Training Package developer is available at the time of endorsement and complies with the companion volume implementation guide template.


The training package components in this submission are

accompanied by the:

RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training

Package Implementation Guide Release 4.0 and its

Appendices

RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training

Package Range Statements, Release 4.0, and the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry

Training Package, Foundation Skills, Release 4.0

Standard 12: Training Package developers produce other quality assured companion volumes to meet the needs of their stakeholders as required.


Minor edits have been addressed by PwCSFA as part of this editorial review.



Other Editorial Requirements Comments


SSO comments

Unit codes and titles and qualification codes and titles are accurately cross-referenced throughout the templates including mapping information and packaging rules, and in the companion volume implementation guide.

Unit codes and titles and qualifications codes and titles are accurate throughout the templates, including mapping information and packaging rules, in the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Implementation Guide, Release 4.

Units of competency and their content are inserted in full, including any imported units of competency.

Units have been inserted in full.



Appendix E Quality Report

Quality Report

RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Release 4.0

Section 1 – Details of draft training package components

Information required Detail

Training Package title and code RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Release 4.0

Number of new or revised qualifications nil

Number of new or revised units 51 units including 50 amended units and 1 new unit

Confirmation that the draft endorsed components meet the Standards for Training Packages 2012

The draft endorsed components meet the Standards for Training Packages 2012

Name of panel member completing Quality Report Bernadette Delaney, Delaney Associates Pty Ltd- Quality Assurance Panel Member.



Information required Detail

Statement that the panel member

is independent of development and/or validation

activities associated with the Case for

Endorsement

has not undertaken the Equity and/or Editorial

Report

is independent of the Training Package or

Training Package components being reviewed.

It is confirmed that Bernadette Delaney

is independent of development and/or validation activities associated with the Case for

Endorsement

has not undertaken the Equity and/or Editorial Report and

is independent of the Training Package or Training Package components being reviewed.

Date completed 6 P

thP April, 2018



Section 2 – Compliance with the standards for training packages

Standards for Training Packages Standard met – yes or no

Comments (including any relevant comments from the Equity and Editorial Reports)

Standard 1 Training Packages consist of the following:

1. AISC endorsed components:

units of competency

assessment requirements (associated with each unit of competency)

qualifications

credit arrangements.

2. One or more quality assured companion volumes.

Yes 43TThe draft endorsed components of the 43TRII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Release 4. 43T to quality assure were: 43T1. Draft units of competency and their associated assessment requirements (51) 43T2. A draft 43TRII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package 43TImplementation Guide 4.0 and Appendices 43T3. 43TOther draft companion volumes presented:

the RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package, Range Statements, Release 4.0, and the

RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package, Foundation Skills, Release 4.0

There were no qualifications or credit transfer arrangements.



Standard 2 Training Package developers comply with the AISC Training Package Products Policy.

Yes 43TEvidence of compliance 43Tfrom PwC’s Skills for Australia with the Training Package Products Policy 43TStandard 2 included: 43TEditorial and Equity reports confirmed compliance. 43TCoding of the Training Package RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Release 4 complied with coding and titling. 43TAccess and equity Access and equity has been considered in the development process and is confirmed in the Equity report 43TAdvice on access and equity, learner needs and foundation skills, indigenous learners and reasonable adjustment is provided in the draft Implementation Guide p 127. 43TAppendix 2 in the draft Implementation Guide provides in some detailed guidance on reasonable adjustment 43TFoundation skills 43TThe necessary Foundation skills to successfully complete the unit requirements are written succinctly and listed in each unit. There was also a specific 43TFoundation Skills Companion Volume presented to provide advice to users of these training products.

43TUnit of competency coding & titling

43TUnit codes complied with the Policy consisting of a training package identifier (RII) of three alpha characters, with other alpha characters and numbers that comply with the AVETMIS standard. These RII units of competency have some specific characteristics reflected in their codes:

the first three characters identify the training package





the next three characters indicate the competency stream or group

the first number indicates the AQF qualification in which the unit is first packaged

the next two or three characters identify a unit's position in the sequence of units in that competency stream or group.

43TCoding is explained in detail the Implementation Guide p106. 43TThe unit titles concisely described the unit outcomes and comply with the AVETMIS standard. 43TMapping 43TEach individual unit has a table that records changes in the units from the previous version and equivalence status. There is also an equivalence table is in the draft Implementation Guide p36 which explains to the changes in the units of competency and equivalence status.



Standard 3 Training Package developers comply with the AISC Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy.

Yes Evidence of compliance from PwC’s Skills for Australia with the Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy Standard 3 included: Editorial Report confirmed compliance. Development process

The development of the units of competency and assessment requirements presented followed the COAG Principles outlined in the policy for development and included a comprehensive industry and stakeholder engagement

The Case for Endorsement stated how this project built on the Case for Change presented and approved by AISC in December, 2016. The Case for Change indicated the need to review units of competency related to roles in mobile plant operations (MPO) and materials handling (HAN). These units have high levels of enrolments.

The Industry Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work Mining, Drilling and Civil Infrastructure, April 2017 also scheduled this work and highlighted the importance of reviewing these units because “These units, focused around safety and operations, are some of the most common courses in the industry. They are also checked frequently for regulatory compliance.” (p42)

The consultation processes were based on initial feedback that highlighted that:

the units of competency did not satisfactorily align to the role of the operator and



there was some inconsistency in the content of the units.

Consultations The Case for Endorsement detailed the focus of the consultations, the response from various stakeholders and the mechanisms for reaching a consensus view. Consultations were well structured and used a variety of contact modes including one-on-one phone or face-to-face interviews, as well as through written emails. A supplementary detailed report on the consultation outcomes titled Summary of Consultation Outcomes Resources and Infrastructure Industries Project 1A - Mobile Plant Operations and Materials Handling Review October 2017 was provided for this review. Consultations were commensurate with the scope of the project. Dissenting views were addressed and reported on in the Case for Endorsement and the Editorial Report. RTOs were concerned about the frequency of evidence stipulated in Performance Evidence, but industry support was strong for the necessity to retain this feature to produce valid evidence. There were also discussions about how to best describe the variety of attachments and usage of GPS in the units. Consultation involved the following activities:

Ongoing involvement from Mining, Drilling and Civil Infrastructure (MDCI) IRCs ( 56 total members) with discussions held at meetings throughout 2017 (N=20). These committees have representatives from enterprises, employer groups, unions and government



Oversighting by a Project Working Group (PWG) (15 total members) which met 9 times.

A Training Product Improvement survey was published on PwC’s Skills for Australia’s website and gained 72 responses.

Targeted stakeholders included industry, peak bodies RTOs and regulators (N=34).

Regulatory and registration bodies consulted included the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, QLD Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, NSW Mining and Petroleum Competence Board, QLD Mines Inspectorate, the Industry Skills Advisory Council, the Australian Workers Union, and the WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

State and Territory Training Authorities (STAs) were engaged on two occasions throughout training product development work.

There were reviews of the Summary of Consultation Outcomes Report by the PWG

Training products were drafted, and responses invited on the PwC’s Skills for Australia webpage. Emails alerts were sent to all MDCI subscribers (including STA networks), IRC members, and PWG members advising that the draft training products were available for review on the project webpage.

Feedback was documented and incorporated

The rationale for all changes was documented. Validation process Validation occurred throughout the project and RTOs, the public and specific stakeholders provided feedback. The developer confirmed that State Training Authorities will be





further consulted after completion of this Quality Assurance Report.

Standard 4 Units of competency specify the standards of performance required in the workplace.

Yes Standard 4 was met. The proposed units of competency have specified the standards of performance required in the workplace. The units of competency were clearly presented, and each separate work task was logically ordered. 43TEditorial Report confirmed compliance.





Standard 5 The structure of units of competency complies with the unit of competency template.

Yes The Editorial Report confirmed that the structure of the units of competency complies with the unit of competency template and that Standard 5 has been met. All units of competency were checked in this quality review with each separate part of the template for each unit reviewed. The developer used consistent presentation, phrases and terminology to enhance understanding for users. The units of competency followed the required template and included:

application

elements and performance criteria

foundation skills

unit mapping. All required fields were reviewed for clarity and consistency between template sections and with the Assessment requirements. There is additional advice on the units of competency provided in the draft companion volumes presented:







Standard 6 Assessment requirements specify the evidence and required conditions for assessment.

Yes 43TStandard 6 has been met. 43TThe Editorial Report confirmed that 43Tassessment requirements clearly specified the evidence and required conditions for assessment and that Standard 6 had been met. The assessment requirements specified the performance evidence and outlined clearly the process to be demonstrated. The relationship to the performance criteria was checked and it aligned. The frequency of evidence was also clearly specified. The type and depth of knowledge evidence in relation to the performance criteria was listed as well as what was required to perform the work task in the unit of competency. There were also some clarification and additions to both performance and knowledge evidence to address consistency. The assessment conditions provided detail on required conditions, assessor requirements and resources for the workplace or a simulated environment.





Standard 7 Every unit of competency has associated assessment requirements. The structure of assessment requirements complies with the assessment requirements template.

Yes Standard 7 was met. The Editorial Report confirmed that each unit of competency had associated assessment requirements and that the structure complied with Standard 7. Every unit presented had associated assessment requirements with a consistent style. Assessment requirements followed the required template and included:

performance evidence specifying the process to be undertaken to demonstrate evidence

the frequency of the process and

the relationship between the process evidence and the performance criteria was supported by both a generic statement related to elements and performance criteria and an alignment with these aspects of the unit of competency

knowledge evidence

assessment conditions. The relationship between the Assessment Requirements and the Unit of Competency was clear.

Standard 8 Qualifications comply with the Australian Qualifications Framework specification for that qualification type.

NA Not applicable.

Standard 9 The structure of the information for the Australian Qualifications Framework qualification complies with the qualification template.

NA Not applicable.





Standard 10 Credit arrangements existing between Training Package qualifications and Higher Education qualifications are listed in a format that complies with the credit arrangements template.

NA Not applicable.

Standard 11 A quality assured Companion Volume Implementation Guide produced by the Training Package developer is available at the time of endorsement and complies with the Companion Volume Implementation Guide template.

Yes A draft quality assured Companion Volume Implementation Guide was available and complied with the template. Editorial report noted compliance.

Standard 12 Training Package developers produce other quality assured companion volumes to meet the needs of their stakeholders as required.

Yes Other draft companion volumes presented:



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Section 3 – Comments on how the draft training package components meet the quality principles

1. Reflect identified workforce outcomes

Key features Examples of evidence Met: Yes / No

Comments/ other evidence demonstrated Provide brief commentary on how the draft endorsed components meet the Quality Principles with specific reference to the evidence provided, including any evidence provided by the Equity and Editorial Reports

Driven by industry’s needs

Changes demonstrate a clear link back to relevant AISC decisions commissioning the work, the IRC Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work, National Review Schedule and/or Case for Change, or demonstrate other evidence of industry needs

Yes The Case for Endorsement provided details about the link between AISC decisions about commissioning work through the Case for Change approved by AISC in December, 2016. This Case for Change indicated the need to review these units of competency and assessment requirements.

The Industry Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work Mining, Drilling and Civil Infrastructure, April 2017 also had scheduled this work.

The primary driver for this project was to ensure the mobile plant operations (MPO) and materials handling (HAN) reflected current industry needs.

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Compliant and respond to government broad policy initiatives

Training package components are compliant with the Standards for Training Packages 2012, the Training Package Products Policy and the Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy

Evidence that the training package components respond to Ministers’ policy initiatives, in particular the 2015 training package reforms

Yes Training Package components complied with the Training Package Products Policy and the Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy. All components were checked. The Editorial Report also confirmed compliance.

There was clear evidence that the development process had responded to Ministers’ policy initiatives from 2015 as in the Case for Endorsement each aspect is addressed:

industry input and responsiveness for suitable training products

close involvement of regulatory bodies

ongoing consultations with stakeholders from national and multi-national employers, peak bodies and national RTOs

units aligned with industry needs and workforce skill requirements

units presented in clear English with appropriately identified industry terminology

detailed assessment conditions that provide suitable guidance to RTOs.

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Reflect contemporary work organisation and job profiles incorporating a future orientation

Open and inclusive consultation and validation commensurate with scope and impact has been conducted

Yes Evidence was provided through the Case for Endorsement, the Editorial Report as well as documentation and dialogue from PwC’s Skills for Australia that open and inclusive national consultation occurred. In particular, the consultations were ongoing throughout the project and industry experts were frequently consulted on the finer details in units of competency and assessment requirements. All details of those consulted are listed in the Case for Endorsement. Consultation methodologies allowed for wide ranging opportunities for industry, government, the public and RTOs to have input at various stages in the project.

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2. Support portability of skills and competencies including reflecting licensing and regulatory requirements



Support movement of skills within and across organisations and sectors

Packaging rules, qualifications framework, and pathways support movement within and across sectors Identification of skill sets that respond to client needs

NA Not applicable

Promote national and international portability

Other national and international standards for skills are considered

Yes National portability is supported through the redesigned of the units of competency to suit national stakeholders.

Reflect regulatory requirements and licensing

Solutions to incorporate licensing and regulatory requirements are brokered and there is clear evidence of support from licensing and industry regulatory bodies

Yes There is a section in the Implementation Guide on regulation and licensing implications for implementation. Units of competency presented have a general statement about licensing and regulation in the Application section.

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3. Reflect national agreement about the core transferable skills and core job-specific skills required for job roles as identified by industry



Reflect national consensus

Active engagement across industry has sought to achieve a national consensus about the advice being provided to the AISC.

Yes The consultation process gained responses nationally about the units of competency and assessment requirements in this review. The Case for Endorsement listed all stakeholders. Validation processes also sought and received national input.

Recognise convergence and connectivity of skills

Best use is made of cross-industry and work and participation bank units

NA All units reviewed were RII units.

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4. Be flexible to meet the diversity of individual and employer needs, including the capacity to adapt to changing job roles and workplaces



Meet the diversity of individual and employer needs

Provide flexible qualifications that enable application in different contexts

NA Not applicable

Support equitable access and progression of learners

Provide multiple entry and exit points

Pre-requisite units of competency are used only when required

Yes There are no qualifications or prerequisites presented. .

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5. Facilitate recognition of an individual’s skills and knowledge and support movement between the school, vocational education and higher education sectors



Support learner transition between education sectors

Provide pathways from entry and preparatory level as appropriate to facilitate movement between schools and VET, from entry level into work, and between VET and higher education qualifications

NA No qualifications presented. The Implementation Guide identifies a suitable qualification for VET in schools. There are that no national credit arrangements exist between the RII and higher education qualifications at this time.

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6. Support interpretation by training providers and others through the use of simple, concise language and clear articulation of assessment requirements



Support implementation across a range of settings

Industry advice about delivery is provided via a Companion Volume Implementation Guide ready for publication at the same time as the Training Package

Yes Guidance from industry is provided to support implementation of the Training Package via a quality assured Companion Volume Implementation Guide. There was additional guidance provided in:



Support sound assessment practice

Units of competency and their associated assessment requirements are clearly written and have consistent breadth and depth

Yes Assessment requirements described the assessment evidence and assessment conditions in clear detail to support sound assessment practices such as the principles of assessment and the rules of evidence as well as the construction of clearly accessible assessment tools. Detailed guidance on assessment conditions is also provided.

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Support implementation

Compliance with the TGA/National Register requirements for publication

Implementation advice is provided in a Companion Volume Implementation Guide that is ready for publication at the same time as the Training Package

Yes The draft training products follow the compliant unit of competency and assessment requirements template. The Implementation Guide and other companion volumes are ready for publication and have been reviewed for consistency with the training products reviewed.

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