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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to

evaluate interdependencies between data fields

examine and define system requirements for data

review requirements and determine the availability of information

communication skills to

interact with developer to determine data requirement

interact with end user personnel to determine data requirement

liaise with management on report and result matters

literacy skills to

read and interpret specifications developed by business and technical experts

problemsolving skills to

address common issues relating to the operation of a computer system

perform basic troubleshooting to diagnose system problems

technical skills to

perform basic datamanagement operations such as insert update and delete operations

perform basic operations of a computer system

Required knowledge

basic knowledge of

database design

desktop operating systems

relational databases

computer hardware and components

computer networking and components

structured query language SQL

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

install and configure database software

manage database files integrity users and security

create backup and restore databases

monitor database performance

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

databasemanagement system software

database instance

tools in administering database

specific requirements including client and functionality requirements

policy and naming standard

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

direct observation of candidate performing

the installation configuration and troubleshooting of a database management system software

database tuning for performance using appropriate techniques and tools

database backup creation and restore using the backup file

datamanagement tasks such as importing and exporting data and instance creation

database security tasks such as creating users and assigning roles and permissions to database users

verbal or written questioning to determine candidates knowledge of database tuning and database security

review of candidates database documentation

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.

Components may include:	memory structure relational database management system (RDBMS) software stored procedures table structure.
Database may include:	MS Access MySQL Oracle structured query language (SQL) server.
Tools may include:	MySQL Workbench Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control phpMyAdmin SQL Server Management Studio.
Data-management tasks may include:	implement data compressions import and export data maintain indexes manage collations manage data partitions.
Permissions may include:	implied object statement.
Roles may include:	application database: fixed public defined server, such as fixed-server roles.
Backups may include:	compressed differential file full database online and offline database transaction log.
Recovery may include:	bulk-logged full simple.
Optimisation may include:	cache mechanism data compression indexing.