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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to apply technologies and concepts
  2. Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures are identified and applied
  3. Tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary for work are obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and checked for correct operation and safety
  4. Relevant person/s is consulted to ensure work is coordinated with others
  5. Resources and materials needed to apply technologies and concepts are confirmed, scheduled and obtained in accordance with workplace procedures
  6. Schedule to apply technologies and concepts, including practices for working safely, is confirmed in accordance with instructions and requirements
  7. Use technologies and apply concepts to work
  8. Schedule of using technologies and applying concepts to achieving the desired outcome is followed to ensure work is completed in an agreed time, to a quality standard and with a minimum of waste
  9. Further instructions are sought from relevant person/s in the event of unplanned events
  10. Ongoing checks of work quality are undertaken in accordance with workplace procedures and job requirements
  11. Relevant person/s is notified of completion in the use of technologies and applications of concepts
  12. Tools, equipment, surplus resources and materials are cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with workplace procedures
  13. Work area is cleaned and made safe by applying sustainable energy practices
  14. Records are updated in accordance with workplace procedures

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

understanding work instruction

obtaining and checking tools and equipment

following work schedules

using technologies and applying concepts appropriately

returning tools and surplus resources as required

updating work records

dealing with unplanned events

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including the use of risk control measures

applying sustainable energy principles and practices

cleaning and making safe work area

communicating and confirming technologies and concepts, including information technologies

obtaining resources and materials, including performing ongoing checks

working with relevant person/s.


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

energy sector technologies and concepts, personal computers and computer hardware, including:

starting up

selecting application

entering information

saving

printing

structure and components and their function:

motherboards, memory modules, video modules, connecting buses and storage devices

assembling and dismantling techniques

hardware faults and troubleshooting techniques (confined to sub-system level)

basic network hardware and components

connection of network media

set-up of standard network configuration

communication techniques

relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes

relevant manufacturer specifications

relevant tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE)

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace policies and procedures

sustainable energy principles and practices.