AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY RETAIL, SERVICE & REPAIR - part 23

 

AURM4415A 

Manage personal presentation and 
development 

Unit descriptor 

This unit covers the competency to manage personal 
presentation, learning and career options and develop personal 
conflict management skills, health and fitness requirements. 

 

ELEMENT PERFORMANCE 

CRITERIA 

1.  Establish personal 

presentation standards 

1.1 

Team expectations of personal presentation are identified 

1.2 

Personal presentation requirements are related to role 
responsibilities  

1.3 

Standards of personal presentation are determined 

1.4 

Strategies to achieve personal presentation standards are 
devised and implemented 

2.   Determine potential 

career paths in 
motorsport 

2.1  Personal strengths and opportunities for improvement are 

identified, development and implemented 

2.2  Personal attitudes needed to succeed in motorsport are 

identified 

2.3  Personal goals are reviewed and the relationship between 

personal goals and team goals is defined 

2.4  Career options within the team and outside the team are 

considered 

2.5  Potential career paths to achieve personal goals are 

identified 

2.6  Achievements and experience are documented in the 

form of a comprehensive resume/CV 

3.   Manage personal 

learning 

3.1  Different learning styles are researched and personal 

preference in learning styles is determined 

3.2  Strategies to maximise the effectiveness of personal 

learning are developed 

3.3  The effect of preferred learning styles in the team 

environment are researched and applied 

3.4  Strategies are reviewed and modified if necessary 

4. Develop 

personal 

health and fitness plan 

4.1 Personal 

nutritional 

requirements for functioning in a 

motorsport environment are identified and applied 

4.2  Factors leading to stress and fatigue in a motorsport 

environment are identified and coping strategies are 
developed and applied 

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ELEMENT PERFORMANCE 

CRITERIA 

4. Develop 

personal 

health and fitness plan 
(continued) 

4.3  Personal physical fitness requirements in relation to team 

role requirements are determined and applied 

4.4  The impact of legal and illegal drugs on personal 

competence and performance within a motorsport 
environment are identified and appropriate strategies 
applied and developed 

4.5  Health and fitness plan is reviewed and modified where 

appropriate 

5. Establish 

personal 

conflict resolution 
strategies 

5.1  Potential causes of conflict in relation to preferred 

learning style within the team environment are identified 

5.2  Personal strategies for dealing with conflict are 

determined and implemented 

5.3  Communication techniques are researched  

5.4  Strategies for improving communication with team 

members are devised and implemented 

 

RANGE STATEMENT  

The Range Statement provides advice to interpret the scope and context of this unit of 
competency, allowing for differences between enterprises and workplaces. It relates to the unit 
as a whole and facilitates holistic assessment. The following variables may be present for this 
particular unit: 

Unit scope 

•  Work involves managing personal presentation, learning 

and career options and developing personal conflict 
management skills, health and fitness requirements 

•  Career planning includes researching personal expectations 

and potential career paths within and beyond the team 
including national and international opportunities. This 
includes career paths associated with the motorsport 
industry 

•  Managing personal learning includes research into 

different learning styles, determining personal preferences 
and consequently devising strategies to use these 
preferences to increase the effectiveness of personal 
learning 

•  Health includes principles of fitness in a motorsport 

environment, nutrition, the impact of legal and illegal 
drugs on body functioning and performance and stress 
management 

•  Conflict management strategies include those related to 

workshop and event environments 

 

RANGE STATEMENT  

Unit context 

•  OH&S requirements include relevant state and 

commonwealth legislation, safety management systems, 
controlling body requirements, manufacturer/component 
supplier specifications and safe operating procedures  

•  Work requires individuals to demonstrate discretion, 

judgement and analysis skills in determining personal 
needs and preferences and evaluating personal input 

Information and 
procedures 

•  Controlling body rules, category rules and supplementary 

regulations  

•  Team policies and procedures relating to representing the 

team in public 

•  Team procedures relating to reporting and communication 

 

EVIDENCE GUIDE 

The Evidence Guide identifies the critical aspects, knowledge and skills to be demonstrated to 
confirm competency for this unit. This is an integral part of the assessment of competency and 
should be read in conjunction with the Range Statement. 

Critical aspects of 
evidence 

•  Interpret and apply team standards and expectations 

•  Demonstrate personal presentation and conduct to team 

expectations for a minimum duration of one (1) day on at 
least three (3) occasions in motorsport environments 
including: 

•  workshop 

•  competition event 

•  promotional activity 

Each environment must be covered at least once 

•  Produce a personal resume/CV which includes detailed 

statements of: 

•  qualifications and training 

•  experience in the motorsport industry 

•  relevant experience beyond the motorsport industry 

•  testimony from employers, colleagues and/or training 

bodies  

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EVIDENCE GUIDE 

Critical aspects of 
evidence (continued) 

•  Produce a personal health and fitness plan which includes 

detailed statements of: 

•  a minimum of three (3) strategies for managing 

nutrition needs. Each strategy must demonstrate a 
knowledge of recommended nutritional intake 

•  a minimum of three (3) strategies for increasing 

personal fitness. Strategies must address at least one (1) 
of flexibility, cardio-vascular fitness, muscular strength 
and endurance 

•  a minimum of three (3) stress management strategies 

•  Develop a minimum of three (3) conflict resolution 

strategies, in situations which cover: 

•  tight timelines or extended working hours 

•  differing expectations 

•  different working styles 

•  personnel external to the team 

•  Working with and around other team members 

•  Work effectively with others 

•  Modify activities to cater for variations in workplace 

context and environment 

Underpinning knowledge 

•  Team roles, responsibilities and relationships 

•  Motorsport sectors and categories 

•  Goal setting methods (e.g. SMART specific, measurable, 

achievable, realistic, timely) 

•  Personal presentation (including hair, clothes, personal 

hygiene, posture, body language and speech) 

•  Resume/CV development 

•  Learning styles and the impact of people with different 

learning styles working together in normal and pressure 
environments 

•  Positive and negative effects of personal attitudes in a 

motorsport environment 

•  Communication principles and techniques 

•  Group dynamics in high pressure environments 

 

EVIDENCE GUIDE 

Underpinning knowledge 
(continued) 

•  Conflict management strategies and techniques 

•  Human nutritional requirements, food groups and their 

effect on the human body including specific nutritional 
requirements for functioning in a motorsport environment 

•  The impact of legal and illegal drugs on the human body 

and their implications in motorsport 

•  Principles of physical fitness and fitness requirement for 

functioning effectively in a motorsport environment 

Underpinning skills 

These include a number of processes that are learnt throughout work and life, which are 
required in most jobs. Some of these are covered by the national key competencies, although 
others may be added. The questions below highlight how these processes are applied in this 
competency unit. The number in brackets indicates the level to which the key competency 
needs to be demonstrated where (1) is where work is within set conditions and process, (2) is 
where the management or facilitation of conditions or process is exercised, and (3) is where 
the design and/or development of conditions or process is required. 

How will the candidate 
apply the following key 
competency in this unit? 

The candidate will need to: 

Collect, analyse and 
organise information 

 

Collect, organise and understand information related to team 
roles and relationships, learning styles, health and nutrition, 
communication and conflict resolution. 

 (Level 2)

Communicate ideas and 
information 

 

Communicate ideas and information to enable development of 
conflict management strategies and effective ways for working 
with other team members. 

(Level 2)

Plan and organise 
activities 

 

Plan and organise activities including research into learning 
styles, career options, conflict management strategies, nutrition 
and physical fitness requirements. 

(Level 2)

Work with others and in 
a team 

 

Work with others and in a team by recognising dependencies and 
using cooperative approaches to optimise information flow and 
communication. 

(Level 2)

Use mathematical ideas 
and techniques 

 

Use mathematical ideas and techniques to estimate the financial 
and time wastage impact of inefficient working strategies. 

(Level 1)

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EVIDENCE GUIDE 

Solve problems 

 

Use scenario planning techniques to assist in determining career 
choices, and knowledge of group dynamics to anticipate potential 
conflict situations and plan management strategies. 

(Level 3)

Use technology 

 

Use the workplace technology to assist research and store 
information. 

(Level 1)

 

EVIDENCE GUIDE 

Resource implications 

•  Access to job/role descriptions and documentation of team 

procedures 

Method of assessment 

•  Assessment methods must confirm consistency of 

performance over time and in a range of workplace 
relevant contexts 

•  Assessment should be by direct observation of tasks and 

questioning on underpinning knowledge 

•  Assessment should be conducted over time and may be in 

conjunction with assessment of other units of competency 

Context/s of assessment 

•  Assessment may occur on the job or in a workplace 

simulated facility with relevant process equipment, 
material, work instructions and deadlines 

•  Assessment of this competency may include project related 

tasks and require portfolios or other forms of indirect 
evidence of process 

 

 

 

AURM4416A 

Manage the preparation of a competition 
vehicle 

Unit descriptor 

This unit covers the work involved in researching competition 
vehicle assembly requirements, developing preparation 
specifications and checklists, developing preparation schedules 
and supervising competition vehicle preparation and 
post-preparation checks. 

Prerequisites 

AURM3402A Assemble and prepare a competition vehicle 

 

ELEMENT PERFORMANCE 

CRITERIA 

1.  Research information to 

develop preparation 
specifications and 
checklists 

 

1.1 

Regulatory body and category rules, supplementary 
regulations and component supplier specifications are 
used to develop task specifications and team instructions 
including design, quality, material, equipment, and 
quantities 

1.2 

Regulations and specifications/tolerances are examined 
for competitive advantage 

1.3 

OH&S requirements including equipment and system 
isolation requirements and personal protection needs are 
observed throughout the work 

1.4 

Job specifications are written containing steps and stages 
and are communicated to appropriate personnel 

1.5 

Preparation checklists are produced 

1.6 

Procedures are developed for minimising waste material 

2.  Develop preparation 

schedule  

2.1 

Equipment and personnel capabilities are assessed in 
terms of meeting job specifications 

2.2 

Constraints to schedule are considered. These may 
include timing and location of upcoming event and 
equipment/component and personnel availability 

2.3 

Optimum sequence for preparation is determined and 
documented 

2.4 

Critical path and factors affecting that path are 
considered and documented 

2.5 

Preparation schedule is produced and communicated to 
appropriate personnel 

AURM4416A Manage the preparation of a competition vehicle 

 

ELEMENT PERFORMANCE 

CRITERIA 

3.  Supervise preparation 

3.1 

Implementation of preparation schedule is monitored 

3.2 

Work area cleanliness and layout appropriate for job 
requirements is monitored 

3.3 

Inspections for quality and readiness of components for 
installation are supervised 

3.4 

Appropriate installation sequence and techniques are 
supervised 

3.5 

Checks are made during and after installation to ensure 
accurate and complete fitting 

3.6 

Problems with the work area and/or the operation of the 
equipment are evaluated and decision made 

3.7 

Proposals for modifications/adaptation of 
equipment/components are evaluated and decisions made 

4.  Supervise 

post-preparation checks 

 

4.1  Vehicle is inspected and any problems are identified and 

appropriately addressed 

4.2  Post assembly checks and vehicle start up are supervised 

4.3  Vehicle baseline setup is supervised 

4.4  Clean up of work area is supervised 

4.5  Recording of work/vehicle documentation is inspected 

for completion 

 

RANGE STATEMENT  

The Range Statement provides advice to interpret the scope and context of this unit of 
competency, allowing for differences between enterprises and workplaces. It relates to the unit 
as a whole and facilitates holistic assessment. The following variables may be present for this 
particular unit: 

Unit scope 

• 

Work includes researching competition vehicle assembly 
requirements, developing preparation specifications and 
checklists, developing preparation schedules and 
supervising competition vehicle preparation and 
post-preparation checks 

Unit context 

•  OH&S requirements include relevant state and 

commonwealth legislation, safety management systems, 
controlling body requirements, manufacturer/component 
supplier specifications and safe operating procedures