Developmental Competency 2

TEAM WORKING
For each of the learning outcomes, found on the
following pages, the students must provide and record
their evidence of achievement.
Students should support their evidence of achievement
by relevant references where possible.
Evidence of achievement recorded by the students must
be verified and signed off by the WBL Mentor. (Sheet is
available under menu option 8).
Students are encouraged to record their evidence of
achievement succinctly.

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Name of Student: VEERAMAH AVINAASH

Developmental Competency 2: Team Working

Learning Outcomes 2.1
Describes the mission, philosophy and goals of the organisation/work setting
where you are undertaking your practice learning
The Traffic Management and Road Safety Unit (TMRSU) consists of a team of civil engineers
and technical officers, which has 2 distinct but complementary functions:
Improving the movement of traffic on our roads.
Reducing the number and severity of road accidents to manageable levels.
Its philosophy is to adopt a high level of integrity in its methods and practice and to embrace a
diversity of perspectives in its processes.
Its main goals include the following:
1. Improving the fluidity of traffic using conventional traffic management measures such
as: parking restriction, one-way scheme, turn restrictions and entry/exit restrictions.
2. Designing, providing and maintenance of traffic lights.
3. Collection and management of data on traffic volumes and compositions along most
heavily trafficked routes.
4. Collection and analysis of accident data.
5. Modifying the road environment with engineering measures to make the roads safer for
every user.
6. Revisiting existing legislation and propose new laws related to road safety to adapt with
changing traffic conditions and breakthroughs in international road safety research.
7. Modifying road user behaviour through education, training and publicity programs.

Learning Outcomes 2.2

Elicits how the different teams at your placement setting contribute to the
corporate mission and business of the organisation
1. Engineering Section

To assess projects from a traffic and road safety point of view.

Make engineering recommendations.
Evaluation of tender documents.
Carrying out road safety audits for existing and major road projects.

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Giving clearances and carrying out site visits, work inspection, quality control etc

2. Technical Officers

To carry out surveys, quality and quantity control, checking for smooth progress of
works.
Inspections of works and recommendations as well as sensitisation campaigns.
Assisting engineers to supervise progress of works.

3. Inspection Team

To look into legal matters.

Carrying out routing checks and report any anomalies.
Implementation of road safety measures.

4. Traffic Census Team

To carry out traffic counts and speed surveys using equipment such as speed radar, tally
bars and GPS to collect data.

5. Administration Section

Keep track of attendance and movement of staff.

Human resource management.

6. Registry

Manage files, archives, despatching and referencing.

Handling of office equipment.

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Learning Outcomes 2.3
Describes the contributions of the individual team members at your placement
setting to the corporate mission and business of the organisation

The Director holds the highest position in the hierarchy. He overlooks everything.
The Chief and Principal Engineers are involved in high level committees.

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The Engineers/ Senior Engineers have a wide range of responsibilities. The latter
include: issuing clearances, evaluating tender documents, attending road safety issues,
making engineering recommendations.
The Technical Officers assist the engineers and back them up by carrying out surveys
and performing inspections.
The Inspection Officers look into legal matters and report faults after carrying out road
safety checks.
Traffic Census Officers carry out traffic counts and speed surveys.
The draughtsman prepares drawings as instructed by the Technical Officers.
The Administrative Officers are responsible for human resource management.
Staff at the registry handle all paperwork and office equipment.

Learning Outcomes 2.4

Describes your own contributions to the team(s) you form part of in the work
setting
1. Our team assisted the Engineers/ Senior Engineers to determine the speed limits on all
the roads around the island. This exercise was used as a pre-requisite to implement the
project of scaling down the speed limits on our roads in a bid to reduce the number of
accidents. Each team member was assigned to a maximum of 2 districts to work upon.
Prior to the desk study carried out, a proper planning was carried out by the team to
perform the given assignment in a more efficient manner.
2. Our team assisted the Technical Officers to determine all the specific locations where
Advance Directional Signs (ADS) needed to be replaced. Moreover, we assisted the
draughtsman by drawing all the ADS for each junction or round about.
3. Our team assisted the Inspection officers to implement single and double yellow lines
near a mosque upon formal request from an inhabitant in that region.

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Learning Outcomes 2.5
Demonstrates an understanding of the factors which promote effective team
working at your placement setting
1. A comfortable and relaxed atmosphere (a sense of humour).
2. Everyone should be free in expressing their feelings as well as their ideas.
3. A lot of discussion in which virtually everyone participates and everyone should be a
flexible team member who can consider different points of views and compromise when
required.
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4. Commitment to the team to achieve the objectives set. The objectives should be clear
and logical.
5. Ability to listen to others and giving constructive feedback when required.

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