This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to apply codification and cataloguing processes and procedures.

It includes preparing, applying and maintaining records for codification and cataloguing processes and procedures.

Codification is a uniform and disciplined process which examines Items of Production from manufacturers, compares the technical and functional characteristics of each item, and where these are found to be identical, allocates a unique 13-digit national stock number (NSN) to each item of supply. Cataloguing is the recording and promulgating of selected management data to an item of supply in the inventory management system (catalogue). Items of supply must be codified before they can be catalogued.

This unit was developed for codification and cataloguing specialists working within materiel logistics but may be applicable to individuals in broader logistics roles.

Individuals work independently or as part of a team under direct or indirect supervision, use discretion and judgement, and take responsibility for the quality of their outputs.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.