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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan spatial operation.
   • Task objectives and audience and presentation requirements are identified and reviewed in consultation with appropriate persons.
   • Appropriate software application and equipment are selected to meet task and organisational requirements.
   • Equipment and software are set up and checked to ensure correct operation and functionality.
2. Carry out spatial operation.
   • Work methodology and spatial data are selected and applied according to software application and task objectives and requirements.
   • Software application is operated to produce spatial documents according to task requirements.
   • Control structures are applied according to organisational requirements.
   • Technical functions and tools are used to edit, format and complete documents according to task requirements.
3. Finalise spatial operation.
   • Spatial documents are checked and finalised using software functions according to task requirements.
   • Spatial documents are named and stored in directories and folders according to organisational requirements.
   • Documentation is completed according to organisational requirements.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.
Appropriate persons must include at least one of the following:	client colleague supervisor or line manager.
Software application must include at least one of the following:	database spreadsheet word processing.

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Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit. The person must also operate two different types of spatial software applications to produce spatial documents.

While operating the above spatial software applications, the person must:

plan work tasks to select and access software, equipment and resources to meet spatial task objectives

communicate clearly with others to clarify task requirements and required document content

use a computer and spatial software applications to prepare spatial documents

apply control structures, including:

acceptance criteria

inspection

review

test plans

apply different spatial software applications to use the following tools and features:

alignment

clip art

comments

digital photographs

digital signatures

display features

embedding

exporting

fields

fills and shading

formulas

importing

lines and borders

linking

merging and splitting cells

page and section breaks

permissions

reviewing

sharing

sort criteria

spell check

table of contents

templates

text direction

versioning

identify and resolve problems with spatial data and documents

comply with organisational requirements relating to:

completing records and documentation

file naming and storing conventions

health and safety when using screen-based equipment

privacy of information.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:

features, tools and functions of different commercial software applications used to prepare and present spatial information

organisational conventions for naming and storing spatial documents

organisational policies and procedures relating to:

data privacy and information copyright

using equipment safely

using spatial software applications and input and output devices

presentation and format requirements for spatial documents

technical terminology relating to online help files and functions.

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