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
analytical skills to:
analyse business requirements
gather and analyse user requirements
communication skills to liaise with business and technical staff
literacy skills to prepare reports and technical documentation
numeracy skills to complete cost-benefit analyses
planning and organisational skills to manage data-warehouse implementation
technical skills to:
convert and validate data
perform data modelling
work with databases, including programming languages.
Required knowledge
business operating systems related to data sources
database management system (DBMS) fundamentals to facilitate extraction of data
decision support systems related to knowledge management strategies
encryption and authentication as they apply to database security features
functions and features of dimension tables and fact tables
installation and use of proprietary software
logical database model knowledge to facilitate data extraction.
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.
Database may include: | DB2 Informix Ingres Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) server Mini SQL (mSQL) MySQL Oracle Postgre Structured Query Language (Postgre SQL) Sybase. |
Document may relate to: | audit trails client training ISO standards maintaining equipment inventory naming standards project management templates and report writing satisfaction reports version control. |
Users may include: | department within the organisation person within a department third party. |
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