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:
convey and clarify information
liaise with clients
literacy skills to:
develop and document virtualisation configurations and processes
record researched information
planning skills to plan methods for integrating and maintaining a virtualised machine environment
problem-solving skills to:
apply solutions in networks, including virtualised machine environments
deploy rapid deployment of solutions to problems involving virtualised machine environment
safety awareness skills to apply precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities
technical skills to apply current best practice to implement sustainability options through virtualisation methodologies and technologies.
Required knowledge
overview knowledge of:
current government and industry policies and guidelines related to developing sustainable ICT environments
current technologies and processes designed to produce a sustainable ICT environment
detailed knowledge of:
available tools and software applications required to manage virtual machines
structure, function and business organisation of client
configuration of software applications required to manage virtual machines
configuration required to integrate virtual machines into existing network design.
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.
Government and industry may include: | Australian Computer Society Australian government Climate Savers Computing Initiative state government The Green Grid: AMD APC Dell HP IBM Intel Microsoft Sun Microsystems VMware. |
Virtualisation software may include: | KVM Microsoft Virtual PC Microsoft Virtual Server Parallels Desktop for Mac Sun Virtual Box VMware Xen. |
Client may include: | external organisations individuals internal departments internal employees. |
Organisational requirements may include: | how and what the organisation wants in regard to work environment preventative maintenance and diagnostic policy problem-solving processes roles and technical responsibilities in network management vendor and product service level support agreements. |
Hardware may include: | personal computers servers workstations. |
Commercial and business requirements may include: | availability backup and recovery of data confidentiality firewalls hacking prevention integrity password logons remote access to internal network. |
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