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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to apply a range of test procedures

communication skills to liaise with clients and suppliers

literacy skills to review and write technical documents and keep accurate records

problemsolving skills to develop strategic initiatives and manage risk

technical skills to test components for functionality

Required knowledge

sources of technology suppliers and components

overview knowledge of

current industry development and design methodologies

current industryaccepted hardware and software products features and capabilities

current industryaccepted testing procedures

stress load testing

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

identify and capture technical design changes important for future integration activities on a particular platform

avoid integration activities that have been previously performed

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

design specifications

highlevel diagrammatic view of the main system components

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

evaluation of systematic methods used to identify and select tests from component test suites to form integration test suites

review of reusable integration infrastructure to build an integration test platform to cope with integration of diversified components

verbal or written questioning to assess candidates knowledge of

system components

integration activities

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.

Requirements may relate to:	business database network people in the organisation platform system.
Specifications may include:	current system functionality metrics project plan software requirements technical requirements user problem statement.
Components may include:	file system object in Windows operating systems transactional processing component.
Component technologies may include:	ActiveX component object model (COM) common object request broker architecture (CORBA) distributed component object model (DCOM) JavaBeans NET OpenDoc.
Modifications may include:	board and chip revisions custom-designed components distribution release details driver and firmware revisions internal or external hardware model information software patches and upgrades software versions telecommunications hardware and software version details.