Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge to use and apply computer software for analysing and reporting in the laboratory, field and/or production plants.
This unit of competency applies to technical officers and laboratory technicians in all industry sectors. It describes the application and use of software packages, this software would be for the storage, retrieval, analysis and display of information. There is no expectation that candidates would be able to customise the software to meet specific needs.
No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. However, regulations and/or external accreditation requirements for laboratory operations exist, so local requirements should be checked. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must also be applied.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Access application software | 1.1 | Identify software required for the task |
1.2 | Open software from a personal computer or network terminal | ||
1.3 | Use information sources to locate details of software features and instructions for its use | ||
2 | Use software for specified purposes | 2.1 | Input a range of scientific data into a computing system |
2.2 | Conduct searches for the retrieval of required data | ||
2.3 | Use application features for efficient computation | ||
2.4 | Construct data sets and databases for numerical and graphical analyses | ||
3 | Produce reports of retrieved data and/or processed data | 3.1 | Analyse data using features of the software package |
3.2 | Select options for constructing data reports | ||
3.3 | Print the results of data analyses using features of the software package | ||
3.4 | Integrate data from diverse application software units in a report | ||
3.5 | Report the outcomes and rationale for database searches | ||
3.6 | Reference data sources according to the style requirements of the workplace | ||
4 | Perform simple record housekeeping | 4.1 | Maintain archived data according to workplace standard procedures |
4.2 | Maintain hard copy data according to workplace standard procedures | ||
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance.
Problem solving skills to refine searches to retrieve data.
Other foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit.
Competency Field
Data