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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare file
  2. Create PDF
  3. Edit file
  4. Perform navigation
  5. Perform file management
  6. Display settings
  7. Finalise the document

Required Skills

Required skills

occupational health and safety OHSskills for operating machinery such as safely switching off machinery before cleaning is started

communication and literacy skills for expressing ideas and information reformatting text and adding article threads as required for final media

planning organising and analytical skills for setting preferences document summaries and search index options according to the requirements of the brief

teamwork skills for maintaining the production process in association with others

numeracy skills for settings paper size and format

problemsolving skills for rotating deleting and inserting pages as required by the brief

technical skills for computer operation and producing interactive PDF files

Required knowledge

file type and use

page sizes and formats for online print

use of different fonts on online document

reformatting text in an online document

OHS standards that relate to working for long periods on computers

various document types

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

produce both passive and interactive online and screen display PDF files

locate and use information relevant to the task from a variety of information sources

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

that conditions are typical ambient conditions found in the workplace

access to relevant facilities equipment hardware and software

use of culturally appropriate processes and techniques appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of learners and the work being performed

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 questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

practical demonstration by the candidate when producing a passive and interactive PDF file

Guidance information for assessment

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

For valid and reliable assessment of this unit evidence should be gathered over a period of time through a range of methods for assessment to indicate consistent performance


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.

Documents may include:

stand alone document

software e-book reading device

online documents.

Elements may include:

file management

images

tables and other non-text items.

File may include:

tagged image file format (TIFF)

encapsulated postscript (EPS)

joint photographic expert group (JPEG)

rich text format (RTF)

portable network graphics (PNG).

Final media may include:

e-books

websites

hard copy

online documents.

Screen display may include:

passive

interactive.

Actions may include:

movies

sound clips

menu commands.