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Elements and Performance Criteria

Analyse specifications and requirements
Create document structure
- Create and assign basic elements of the document, taking into account accessibility
- Mark up sections of the document to describe the structure
Incorporate web page components
Validate documents
- Validate markup language document against specifications and record outcomes
- Validate markup language document in different browsers for compatibility and record outcomes

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to determine uses audience and document structure

communication skills to liaise with end users

initiative and enterprise skills to recommend design features

literacy skills to

follow documented instruction from a supplied guide

interpret workplace instructions and other technical documents

keep uptodate with latest industry guidelines

problemsolving skills to use markup language and troubleshoot problems

technical skills to use a markup language to create the required web page

Required knowledge

markup language and associated standards

range of available browsers web accessibility

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

design create and save a markup language document using a markup language without the automated generation of code

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

organisational style guide or policy

user requirements

range of browsers

internet to validate markup

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

Where applicable physical resources should include equipment modified 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 web pages prepared by candidate using a text editor

evaluation of candidates validated markup code results in commonly used browsers

validation of candidates markup correctness against standards set by the World Wide Web Consortium WC

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.

Markup language may include:	dynamic hypertext markup language (DHTML) hypertext markup language (HTML) standard generalised markup language (SGML) virtual reality modelling language (VRML) eXtensible hypertext markup language (XHTML) eXtensible markup language (XML).
Accessibility may be related to:	browser software, user agent and versions cultural awareness ethnicity physical impairments remote locations.
Structure may include elements such as:	headings lists paragraphs.
Web page components may include:	flash movies images links lists tables.
Browsers may include:	Firefox Google chrome Internet Explorer Konqueror Lynx Mozilla Opera Safari.