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:
conduct presentations
liaise with system users and other internal staff
participate in teams
literacy skills to:
analyse and evaluate information
interpret business and organisational requirements
prepare documentation and reports
planning and organisational skills to develop strategic initiatives
technical skills to:
participate in critical areas, including access control and pathing
identify, analyse and evaluate broad features of system testing and best practice in system testing.
Required knowledge
at least three different operating systems, with detailed knowledge of operating systems relevant to project requirements
automated test tools, with detailed knowledge of features and processes in some areas
organisational requirements
system or application being tested
testing techniques.
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.
Testing schedule may relate to: | complexity dependency importance security testability X-factor, where X is an unknown and may or may not impact on the test schedule. |
Quality benchmarks may include: | AS3925.1-1994 Software quality assurance - plans AS4042-1992 Software configuration management plans AS4043-1992 Software configuration management AS/NZS 14102:1998 Information technology - guideline for evaluation and selection of computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools AS/NZS 4258:1994 Software user documentation process AS/NZS ISO/IEC 12207:1997 Information technology - Software life cycle processes. |
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