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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to develop and validate biometric equipment/systems installation
   • Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and applied
2. Technical factors relevant to the system installation in criminal, civil and commercial settings are identified
3. Scope of the biometric system installation and factors affecting the integration and application of proprietary or open source packages are identified and evaluated in accordance with workplace procedures
4. Existing and planned technical and environmental requirements are evaluated and documented in accordance with workplace procedures
5. Work team/group is assembled of relevant persons in accordance with work requirements and workplace procedures
6. Existing and projected business model, organisational and information technology management structures and legal aspects of biometrics are analysed in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant industry standards
7. Activities are planned in accordance with workplace procedures for timelines and in consultation with others involved
8. Correct operation and safety of software, tools equipment and testing devices required to carry out work are obtained and checked in accordance with relevant industry standards
9. Work supervisor and/or customer/s are consulted to determine functions and parameters of the system and confirmation documented in accordance with workplace procedures
10. Develop and validate biometric equipment/systems installation with relevant instructions
    • Biometric system is developed with relevant technology of biometric systems, information technology, network security, installation performance standards, compliance methods and service equipment in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant industry standards
11. Development process for installation, equipment, instructions and validation requirements of the biometric system are evaluated in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant industry standards
12. Safety, functional and budgetary requirements are incorporated in the installation plan, analysed and evaluated in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant industry standards
13. Equipment required for the biometric system are validated in accordance with the biometric system installation and workplace procedures
14. Australian and international standards and/or codes of practice are used to evaluate compliance
15. Status and parameters of function system devices are entered in accordance with workplace procedures, manufacturer instructions and work requirements
16. Location of device/s in the installation of the biometric system is tested for correct operation of system functions and documented in accordance with workplace procedures
17. Unplanned situation/s are responded to in accordance with relevant industry standards and workplace procedures
18. Validate and report on biometric equipment/systems installation
    • Biometric system is tested in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements, relevant industry standards and workplace procedures
19. Operating anomalies are identified and reported in accordance with workplace procedures
20. System malfunctions are identified during testing using techniques in accordance with relevant industry standards and workplace procedures
21. Approaches to solving issues/problems are analysed to provide most effective solutions
22. Work completion is documented and relevant person/s notified in accordance with workplace procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
Developing biometric system installation, instructions and validating requirements of biometric equipment/systems must include at least two of the following features:	securing computer networks database design measurement of a biometric system equipment requirements and instructions

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least two separate occasions and include:

applying relevant industry standards and/or codes of practice applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) requirements, including the use of risk control measures assembling work group/team correcting system anomalies effectively dealing with unplanned situations developing and validating biometric equipment/systems installation with relevant instructions documenting and recording results in accordance with workplace procedures entering functions and parameters correctly identifying equipment requirements and instructions evaluating operating functions and parameters evaluating technology techniques and applications identifying technical requirements for the design and system rollout in criminal, civil and commercial settings incorporating safety, functional and budgetary requirements into installation design plan, analysis and evaluation preparing to develop and validate biometric equipment/systems installation selecting appropriate equipment testing and verifying system operation validating and reporting on biometric equipment/systems installation.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

compliance requirements for assuring information technology network security and capital planning measures compliance requirements for implementing security on personal computers and computer networks compliance requirements for securing voice over the internet deployment principles for rollout of biometrics systems laws, standards and compliance guidelines measurement of a biometric system problem-solving techniques relevant criminal, civil and commercial settings relevant industry standards relevant manufacturer specifications and operating instructions relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes relevant software, tools equipment and testing devices relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements relevant workplace documentation relevant workplace policies and procedures security implementation technical principles, parameters and processes in identity recognition technology applications used in forensics, genetics, civil and commercial environments and government departments for verification of identities typical selection, evaluation and testing criterion and methods of biometrics equipment.

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