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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to liaise with internal and external personnel on technical operational and businessrelated matters

literacy skills to

document service desk

read and interpret enterprise procedures manuals and specifications

planning and organisational skills to plan prioritise and monitor own work

problemsolving and contingencymanagement skills to adapt procedures to local requirements and reconfigure depending on differing operational contingencies risk situations and environments

research skills to research industry best practice

technical skills to advise on a range of IT support procedures

Required knowledge

detailed knowledge of

enterprise escalation policy and procedures

industry best practice in IT service desk support

overview knowledge of

basic technical terminology in relation to service management

legislation codes of practice and other formal agreements that directly impact on resolution processes

quality assurance of processes and procedures relating to service desk

service management relating to service desk

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

follow procedures and processes to provide service desk support

plan and document strategies to improve service desk performance

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

IT service desk environment

current service logs and procedures

service desk software

customer contact technologies currently used in industry

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

modified equipment for people with special needs

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

verbal or written questioning to assess candidates knowledge of service management and quality processes

review of candidates documented service management processes

evaluation of candidates service management procedures

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended where appropriate

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and suitable to the communication skill level language literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

Indigenous people and other people from a nonEnglish speaking background may need additional support

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge

Range Statement

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.

Quality may include:	capability maturity model integration (CMMI) ISO standard 17025/IEC standard 20000.
Concepts and terminology may include:	alert availability business case catalogue change types (normal, standard and emergency) configuration management system contract definitive media library (DML) event impact, urgency and priority incident known error known error database (KEDB) operational level agreement (OLA) release and release policy resources, capabilities and assets risk service assets service catalogue service change service design package service knowledge management system (SKMS) service level agreement (SLA) service portfolio service provider service request supplier utility and warranty workaround.
Service desk environment may include:	call centre help desk local, central or virtual service desk.
Service principles may include:	communication by keeping the customer informed of progress and advising on workarounds data integrity ease of use for customers incident control using life cycle management of all service requests single point of contact (SPOC) and not necessarily the first point of contact (FPOC) single point of entry single point of exit streamlined communication channels.
Service desk systems may include:	Acacia Help Desk Aegis Service Desk Control-F1 Giva Inc. HelpMaster Pro HelpTrac Internet Software Sciences iTrack LBE Help Desk Software NetHelpDesk NetKeeper Numara Trackit the BridgeTrak Suite.
Service desk records may include:	calls on specific problems calls solved by specific staff length of open calls.