Application
This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to use a range of computing technology typically used in manufacturing, engineering or related environments to access, input and store information.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Band: A
Unit Weight: 2
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Determine job requirements | 1.1 | Follow standard operating procedures and comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times |
1.2 | Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions | ||
1.3 | Identify information/data required to be accessed, input or stored and its source | ||
2 | Access information/data | 2.1 | Follow access procedures and navigate technology to find the required information/data |
2.2 | Use relevant software application menus, functions and commands to locate required information/data | ||
2.3 | Retrieve information/data using organisational procedures | ||
2.4 | Check information/data for relevance to job requirements | ||
3 | Input information/data | 3.1 | Use relevant software menus, functions and commands to manipulate information/data |
3.2 | Enter, change or remove information/data, as required | ||
4 | Store information/data | 4.1 | Save data/files following standard procedures prior to exiting the application |
4.2 | Produce data output, as required | ||
4.3 | Follow procedures for shutting down/logging off/exiting computing technology | ||
5 | Access assistance as required | 5.1 | Identify appropriate personnel and consult, as required |
5.2 | Identify manuals, online help and other reference materials and use, as required | ||
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
This field allows for different 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. | |
Access procedures include one (1) or more of the following: | logging on security procedures virus checks start-up routines application start-up |
Technology includes one (1) or more of the following: | hand held data recording devices screen based equipment personal computers bar coders tablets |
Applications include one (1) or more of the following: | word processing spreadsheets databases customised engineering and manufacturing applications material resource planning (MRP) warehousing inventory applications predictive reliability and maintenance applications production data management applications |
Data output includes one (1) or more of the following: | report chart graph printout data transfer labels |
Competency Field
Communication