Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
analytical skills to analyse new data structures and their match to existing data
literacy skills to interpret and produce technical documentation
technical skills to:
archive data
undertake low-level programming
use conversion tools.
Required knowledge
detailed knowledge of:
current industry-accepted hardware and software products, including their general features and capabilities
new and existing systems’ current functionality
overview knowledge of:
change-management systems when performing data transition and checking data integrity
database structures
quality assurance practices when checking data integrity
software tools
system data requirements
client business domain when checking data transition
client's data management and data security policy and procedures.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Database may include: | commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) database packages object-relational databases proprietary databases relational databases. |
Conversion tools may include: | data mart management tools tools for cleansing data, e.g. integrity, enterprise and integrator tools for extraction and transformation, e.g. ETI Extract, Passport, Warehouse Manager, InfoPump, InfoHub, InfoRefiner and InfoSuite tools that analyse data quality, e.g. QDB/Analyze, WizRule, and Unitech Systems Inc. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist