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
communication skills to articulate complex security scenarios in a clear and concise manner, relevant to all levels of the organisation
literacy skills to interpret current security standards
planning and organisational skills to schedule internal audits
research skills to monitor the latest security standards as well as industry best practice.
Required knowledge
client business domain
current industry-accepted hardware and software products, including security features and capabilities
legislation relating to IT security
operating system, including strengths and weaknesses over lifetime of product
privacy issues and legislation relating to integrating legal requirements with IT security.
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.
Key compliance stakeholders may include: | employees external organisations individuals internal departments. |
Appropriate benchmarks may include: | applicable laws policies procedures regulations standards. |
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