Practical skills performance assessment
The practical skills performance assessment is one of three assessments which applicants must pass to qualify for the dogging certificate. The other components are a oral/written assessment and a written assignment.
What does the test cover?
How does the assessor evaluate me?
Where does the test take place?
What does the test cover?
The practical skills performance assessment for dogging is a closed book practical exercise covering seven sections:
- Section 1: Inspection of equipment
- Section 2: Fibre ropes
- Section 3: Plan work and prepare work
- Section 4: Slinging techniques
- Section 5: Load movement
- Section 6: Signals
- Section 7: Load placement
Further details of the knowledge and skills required to complete assessment are available in the unit of competency to Perform dogging operations (PDF, 202 KB) .
A full assessment should be completed within two hours.
To pass the assessment, the applicant must complete satisfactorily each of the sections.
How does the assessor evaluate me?
In practical skills performance assessment the assessor evaluates the applicant's applied knowledge and understanding, the applicant's dexterity, coordination and motor skills and the applicant familiarity with lifting equipment and recommended work procedures.
An applicant undergoing re-assessment need only be re-assessed in the part or whole sections in which he or she previously has not yet achieved.
Any other partial or full waiver of assessment should only be permitted in compliance with guidelines, determinations or advice given to certificate assessors by the certifying authority.
Where does the test take place?
The practical skill assessment can be conducted at any location that has:
- sufficient clear space for the load to be lifted, moved and placed without obstruction and maintaining at least twice the required clearances from power lines or other hazards
- a suitable supporting surface for the crane and
- controlled access to people in the vicinity
Last updated August 2, 2006
