Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit level Outcome1:
Effective verbal and written communication is demonstrated while performing the tasks related to conducting mineral technical support in mining operations.
Information related to work tasks is accessed and interpreted from a range of written and oral sources to ensure that work requirements are understood.
Information communicated is accurate and conveyed in accordance with acceptable timeframes.
Principles and techniques of mathematics are applied while performing the tasks related to mineral technical support activities.
Problems and solutions are recorded and monitored for reoccurrence.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit level Outcome2:
Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental polices, procedures and requirements are adhered to at all times as per workplace requirements.
Safe, healthy and environmentally related activities are conducted in a mineral technical support environment according to the Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit level Outcome 3:
Surveying, geological and sampling concepts and principles are understood and explained in accordance with the workplace requirements.
Principles of mineral deposits; stratigraphy; rock origin and, characteristics are explained in accordance with specified requirements.
Measurements, map reading and interpretation requirements are explained and applied in accordance with work related standards.
Processes and principles involved in the preparation of a borehole core for sampling and logging purposes are explained and applied in accordance with specified work requirements.
Surveying, geological and sampling tasks are performed in accordance with the work requirements.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit level Outcome 4:
Surveying, Geological and Sampling equipment and tools are identified and uses explained in accordance with equipment functionality and materials specifications.
Tools and equipment are checked for condition prior to use.
Faulty tools and equipment are identified and replaced or repaired as per manufacturer’s standards.
Surveying, Geological and Sampling tasks are conducted according to Mine Standard Procedures.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit level Outcome 5:
Information is obtained from a plan in accordance with specified work related requirements.
The positioning of a tape for measuring is performed in accordance with specified Working Guides.
Tape and offset surveying is conducted in accordance with Mine Standard Procedures and Legal requirements.
The Dip and strike of a plane is measured and recorded in the appropriate format according to standard procedures.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit level Outcome 6:
Sample collection is conducted in accordance with specified Working Guides.
The surface exploration process is explained and applied through the collection of appropriate samples for testing.
The characteristics of different soil types and the impact on the sampling process is explained in accordance with work related requirements and standards.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit level Outcome 7:
A survey point is established in accordance with Legal requirements.
An underground survey point is installed in accordance with Legal requirements.
A survey point is attended to in accordance with work related standards.
Tape and offset measurements are plotted on a plan in accordance with Mine Standard Procedures and Legal requirements.
Or
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit level Outcome 8:
A face sample is collected for the purpose of determining the content or quality of a mineral.
Broken material is screened to determine the particle size distribution of the sample.
Broken material is quartered to obtain a representative sample of the initial material.
Special samples are collected for mineral evaluation purposes in accordance with Mine Standard Procedures.
A surface rock sample is taken to obtain geological information.
Or
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit level Outcome 9:
A borehole core is prepared from core containers for logging and sampling purposes in accordance with work related standards and requirements.
Assistance is given in the Geological mapping of underground and surface workplaces in accordance with the work requirements and accepted standards.
Principles of the earth’s internal structure and its age are demonstrated in accordance with specified requirements.
Integrated Assessment:
Integrated assessment at the level of the qualification provides an opportunity for learners to show they are able to integrate concepts, actions and ideas achieved across a range of unit standards and contexts.
Integrated assessment must evaluate the quality of observable performance as well as the thinking behind the performance, and must be based on a summative assessment guide. The guide will spell out how the assessor will assess different aspects of the performance and will include:
Observing the learner at work (both in the primary activity as well as other interactions).
Asking questions and initiating short discussions to test understanding.
Looking at records and reports in the portfolio and reviewing previous assessments.
In some cases inference will be necessary to determine competence depending on the nature and context within which performance takes place.
It is necessary to ensure that the fundamental part of the qualification is also targeted to ensure that while the competence may have been achieved in a particular context, learners are able to apply it in a range of other contexts and for further learning. The assessment should also ensure that all the critical cross-field outcomes have been achieved.
The learner may choose in which language s/he wants to be assessed. This should be established as part of a process of preparing the learner for assessment and familiarising the learner with the approach being taken.
While this is primarily a workplace-based qualification, evidence from other areas of endeavour may be introduced if pertinent to any of the exit-level outcomes. The assessment process should cover both the explicit tasks required for the qualification as well as the understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin the activities associated with the plating process.
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