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 design, develop and implement various wireless network solutions
communication skills to:
communicate with users
liaise with vendors and obtain prices and product details
train users
numeracy skills to prepare a cost-benefit analysis
planning and organisational skills to plan and manage project according to time lines and cost schedules
problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and debug
technical skills to:
implement local area networks (LANs)
implement wireless networking strategies and configure wireless network software and hardware.
Required knowledge
detailed knowledge of:
audit and intrusion detection systems
auditing and penetration testing techniques
bandwidth and quality of service
factors affecting signal quality
layer 2 and layer 3 design issues
small office home office (SOHO) and enterprise LANs
transmission control protocols or internet protocols (TCPs/IPs) and applications
wireless security strategies
wireless topologies
wireless local area network (WLAN) and wireless area network (WAN) solutions
overview knowledge of:
features of security threats
network protocols and operating systems
security protocols, standards and data encryption.
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.
Requirements may include: | how and what the organisation wants in regard to work environment preventative maintenance and diagnostic policy problem solution processes roles and technical responsibilities in network management vendor and product service level support agreements. |
Client may include: | external organisations individuals internal departments internal employees. |
Documentation may follow: | audit trails client training International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Australian Standards (AS) standards maintaining equipment inventory naming standards project-management templates and report writing satisfaction reports version control. |
Network topology may include: | cabled, connected or single zone carrier links free space optics indoor and outdoor installations local multi-point distribution service (LMDS) multi-channel multi-point distribution service (MMDS) multiple zone satellite connections stand-alone or multi-zone wireless networks. |
Components may include: | hardware, such as: antennas and other connectivity devices digital subscriber line (DSL) modems mobile equipment modem wireless access points networks personal computers power controllers remote sites servers uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) workstations cabling, such as: category 5e, 6 and 7 coaxial fibre optic software, such as: commercial applications customised in-house organisation specific packaged wireless access. |
Users may include: | community members department department within the organisation third party. |
Hardware may include: | access points bridges other wireless devices. |
Security may include: | authentication, authorisation and accounting (AAA) diameter IP security (IPSec) lightweight extensible authentication protocol (LEAP) privacy key management (PKM) secure sockets layer (SSL) smart cards tokens wi-fi protected access (WPA) wired equivalent privacy (WEP). |
Standards may include: | International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Australian Standards (AS) organisational project. |
Assets may include: | data and information intellectual property physical assets. |
Tools may include: | cable testing carrier-connection tests data and voice-integration measurements equipment testing frequency and spectrum analysers network performance software policing and shaping tools power meters radiation meter. |
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