Aircraft Mechanics: Airplanes

Aircraft Mechanics: Helicopters

Aircraft Mechanics: Avionics 

101401 Use computers in aviation maintenance-related integrated logistic support.

(ก) ความต้องการด้านทักษะ

(ข) ความต้องการด้านความรู้

(a) Performance Evidence

          Evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit should be of interest and meet all requirements of the elements and performance criteria under the specified conditions assessment at least once, and must include:

          • analysis and interpretation of relevant financial information

          • development of formal estimates of reviews, costs, cash flows and logistic requirements

          • communication/consultation to ensure all relevant groups and individuals are advised of what is occurring and are provided with an opportunity for input

          • cost and benefit analysis to produce balanced arguments to support financial proposals

          • risk management to assess probability and consequences of any potential negative event

          • investment analysis to evaluate capital expenditure proposals net present value (NPV), incentive rate of return (IROR), etc)

          • negotiating agreement on budgets and financial plans with the relevant managers

          • relating to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and physical and mental abilities

          • arranging and delivering training to ensure team members and other managers understand the budget/financial planning objectives and processes

          • analysing and interpreting positive and negative variances from budget/plan, determining the reasons therefore, and identifying potential actions to remediate the situation

          • developing and implementing systems to ensure financial performance records are collected, maintained and properly reported.

(b) Knowledge Evidence

          Evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit should be of interest and meet all requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include basic knowledge of:

          • relevant legislation from all levels of government that affects business operation, especially in regard to WHS and environmental issues, equal employment opportunity (EEO), industrial relations and anti-discrimination

          • requirements in Civil Aviation Safety Regulations and Technical Airworthiness Management Manual regarding financial status of maintenance organizations

          • aircraft and aeronautical product maintenance and maintenance management/certification requirements

          • financial planning within the organization

          • budgeting

          • organization’s intended aircraft and aeronautical product maintenance activities

          • consultative methods and processes

          • capital investment evaluation techniques

          • performance measurement

          • organization roles in respect to financial delegations, accountabilities and responsibilities

          • standards for organizational record keeping and audit requirements.

(c) Assessment recommendation

          N/A

Assessment  methods

a) Recommendation

          This field allows different environments and working conditions that can affect the performance. the essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, accessibility requirements, the candidate of the topic, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

          Legislation, codes and national standards relevant to the workplace include:

          • Civil Aviation Safety Regulations and associated Manuals of Standards 

          • Technical Airworthiness Management Manual 

          • Award and enterprise agreements and relevant industrial instruments 

          • Relevant legislation from all levels of government that affects business operation, especially in regard to work health and safety (WHS), environmental and sustainability issues, equal employment opportunity (EEO) and anti-discrimination 

          Strategic opportunities include:

          • Aircraft operators and fleet operators seeking to outsource maintenance 

          • Aeronautical product_maintenance needs

          • Changing_regulatory_require ments for maintenance

          • New aircraft type

          • Provision of logistic support services 

          • Opportunity to respond to requests for tender to provide aircraft and/or aeronautical product maintenance 

          • Opportunity to accept sub-contract maintenance tasks from other maintenance organisations 

          Budgets and plans include:

          Aircraft maintenance budgets

          • Aeronautical product maintenance budgets

          • Financial budget 

          • Logistic services sales budgets

          • Regulatory compliance budgets

          • Capital expenditure budgets

          • Cash flow plans 

          Relevant groups and individuals include:

          All personnel within the organisation affected by the budgets and financial plans being developed 

          Investment target rates include:

          The minimum percentage rate of return required by the organisation for a capital investment project to proceed 

          Capital expenditure includes:

          Those components of the budget which, for internal policy reasons, are considered to provide benefits over more than one financial period and are to be evaluated as capital expenditure projects 

          Legal and ethical obligations include:

          Compliance with all relevant statutes, regulations and audit requirements of the organisation, along with the organisation’s policies, values and codes of conduct 

          Supporting evidence includes:

          • Cost-benefit analyses 

          • Risk management plans

          • Market research results

          • Tender details

          • Net present value 

          • Interest rate of return

          • Pay pack calculations 

          Delegations

          Delegations refer to the decision-making accountabilities relating to the person’s position description and/or other written and verbal delegations 

          Accountabilities and responsibilities include:

          Clarification of who is to be accountable for a decision or action prior to its execution, and identification of groups, individuals and activities for which a person is responsible for managing 

          Training activities include:

          Small group discussions 

          Informal meetings

          Formal, structured competency-based training 

          Television and video 

          E-learning 

          Delegations and budget accountabilities include:

          • Monitoring expenditure

          • Authorising expenditure within limits

          • Reporting on variances to budget/plan 

          • Taking remedial action within budget authority 

          Audit requirements include:

          • The internal standards required in the management of budgets and financial plans, approved by external/internal auditors 

          Risk manangement includes:

          • The process of identification of potential negative events and the development of plans to mitigate or minimise the likelihood of the negative event occurring and/or the consequences in the event it does occur 

          Appropriate non-financial objectives include: 

          • Environmental

          • Sustainability

          • Compliance with Maintenance 

          • Compliance with requirements of the applicable airworthiness regulator 

          • WHS

          • Quality and safety management 

          Ethical behaviourincludes: 

          Trust

          • Integrity

          • privacy and confidentiality of the session 

          • following organizational policies

          • knowing  own limitations

          • having a range of other intervention referrals ready when needed 

          • honesty

          • fairness to others. 

(b) Description

          N/A

          The assessment are based on combination of paper exams, interviewing, and practical demonstrations depending on the assessors’ judgement.

   ·       This unit may be assessed on the job, off the job or a combination of both inside and outside of work. Where assessment occurs outside of work, ie, the candidate is not in productive work, then an appropriate simulation should be used in the range of conditions of the workplace it reflects real situations encountered in managing budgets organizational and financial plans.

   ·       The candidate must have access to all materials and documentation required and must be permitted to refer to any place of relevant operating procedures, codes, standards, manuals and reference materials. The assessment environment should not harm the candidate.

   ·       Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently perform all elements of the unit as specified by the criteria, including the necessary knowledge, and be able to apply competition in new and different situations and contexts.

   ·       Assessors must meet a series of tests that is valid, sufficient, current and authentic. The preferred method is the records of Competition Registration Maintenance Management. Where the individual has no record of proficiency testing can be obtained through a variety of ways, including direct observation, reports supervisor, project work, samples and interrogation. interrogation techniques should not require language, reading, writing and arithmetic in addition to those required in this competition unit.

   ·       Assessors must meet the requirements of the National Education and Vocational Regulator.