Common use of Competency Standards Clause in Contracts

Competency Standards. The Council of Reciprocating Surveyors Boards of Australia and New Zealand (CRSBANZ) has published ‘Attributes of Surveying Degrees recognised by CRSBANZ’ in November 2013. These update similar guidelines to be found in the “National Competency Standards for Professional Surveyors” published by the the Institution of Surveyors Australia Incorporated (ISA) in conjunction with the CRSBANZ in July 1996. While the latter document does not specifically deal with cadastral surveys, these guidelines are based on those general standards. In particular, pages 51 through 66 of those National Competency Standards detail the necessary “Key Competencies” for stage 2 (equivalent to the period of a professional training agreement). Supervisors are to ensure that candidates achieve the level of competency and professional development required by the Board as outlined herein and in the competency based standards for surveyors. Candidates should be exposed to a variety of surveys and challenged by difficult and complex situations. Supervisors are to ensure that any deficiencies in the candidate’s skills are rectified. The training should be broadly based, not specialised. The training subjects that should be covered are detailed in guideline 5. Some require full competence while others only require an awareness. Two topics deserve special mention as they are vital to the ultimate professionalism of every surveyor-  Professional ethics should be impressed on the candidate both by example and by instruction throughout the period of the PTA; and  Leadership is a quality necessary to all surveyors.

Competency Standards. The Council of Reciprocating Surveyors Boards of Australia and New Zealand (CRSBANZ) has published ‘Attributes of Surveying Degrees recognised by CRSBANZ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’ in November 2013. These update similar guidelines to be found in the “National Competency Standards for Professional Surveyors” published by the the Institution of Surveyors Australia Incorporated (ISA) in conjunction with the CRSBANZ in July 1996. While the latter document does not specifically deal with cadastral surveys, these guidelines are based on those general standards. In particular, pages 51 through 66 of those National Competency Standards detail the necessary “Key Competencies” for stage 2 (equivalent to the period of a professional training agreement). Supervisors are to ensure that candidates achieve the level of competency and professional development required by the Board as outlined herein and in the competency based standards for surveyors. Candidates should be exposed to a variety of surveys and challenged by difficult and complex situations. Supervisors are to ensure that any deficiencies in the candidate’s skills are rectified. The training should be broadly based, not specialised. The training subjects that should be covered are detailed in guideline 5. Some require full competence while others only require an awareness. Two topics deserve special mention as they are vital to the ultimate professionalism of every surveyor-  🖉 Professional ethics should be impressed on the candidate both by example and by instruction throughout the period of the PTA; and  🖉 Leadership is a quality necessary to all surveyors.