Course Title: Plan purchasing
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4359 Certificate IV in International Trade
Course Title: Plan purchasing
Portfolio: BUS Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
OMGT5036C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
650T Vocational Business Education |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term2 2016 |
Course Contact: Tim Wallis
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5423
Course Contact Email: timothy.wallis@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to conduct international purchasing and includes sourcing potential suppliers, inviting offers, evaluating the offers received, preparing recommendations and contracting the successful supplier. It also covers arranging importation of the goods, including satisfying regulatory requirements, arranging required payments, and ensuring all contractual obligations are met.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
TLIR4010 Plan purchasing |
Elements: |
1 Prepare invitations to offer 2 Identify suppliers 3 Issue invitations to offer 4 Prepare recommendations to purchase |
Learning Outcomes
This course is structured to provide students with the optimum learning experience in order to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to conduct international purchasing and includes sourcing potential suppliers, inviting offers, evaluating the offers received, preparing recommendations and contracting the successful supplier.
Overview of Assessment
This course is co-delivered and co-assessed with OMGT5032C Plan Purchasing
Assessment Methods
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of the requirements in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks, for example:
- direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
- review of final printed documents
- demonstration of techniques
- observation of presentations
- oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of software applications
You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
Performance Evidence
Evidence of the following is required to demonstrate competency in this unit:
- the underpinning knowledge and skills
- relevant legislation and workplace procedures
- other relevant aspects of the range statement
Knowledge Evidence
Evidence of the following must be provided:
- Legislation, codes of practice and national standards, for example Australian Customs Act, Trade Practices Act, law of contracts, quarantine legislation, relevant other government and international legislation relating to restrictions and prohibitions on imports
- Relevant OH&S and environmental procedures and regulations
- Organisation’s policies and procedures for international purchasing
- Sources of information and assistance external to organisation, for example regulatory authorities such as Australian Custom Service (ACS) and Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS), customs brokers, Austrade, state/territory government departments or agencies, chambers of commerce
- Methods of payment applicable to international purchasing
- Relevant insurance brokers and available types of policies to cover identified risks
- Agencies involved in importation arrangements such as customs brokers, freight forwarders, logistics and transport companies and consultants
- Requirements for completing relevant documentation
- Code of practice for working collaboratively with others
- Steps involved in planning the work activities
- Procedures for managing and controlling hazardous situations when carrying out work activities
- Sources of information on differences in equipment and related standard operating and servicing procedures
Feedback
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.
You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.