Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication skills to liaise with internal and external personnel on technical, operational and business-related matters
literacy skills to:
interpret technical documentation
write reports as required
numeracy skills to:
take test measurements
interpret results
evaluate performance and interoperability of network
planning and organisational skills to:
coordinate the process in liaison with others
plan, prioritise and monitor own work
problem-solving and contingency-management skills to:
adapt configuration procedures to requirements of network
reconfigure depending on differing operational contingencies, risk situations and environments
troubleshoot and debug WAN issues
research skills to investigate appropriate hardware to meet requirements
technical skills to select and configure networking devices and assess and implement security requirements.
Required knowledge
overview knowledge of IPv6
detailed knowledge of:
ACLs
router calling line identification (CLI) configuration
router debug commands.
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.
Network may include: | data internet large and small LAN national WAN VPN. |
Documentation may include: | equipment inventory International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Australian Standards (AS) standards naming standards project management templates and report writing satisfaction reports version control. |
Network elements may include: | adaptors communications cables and connectors hubs routers servers switches. |
Requirements may refer to: | business network people in the organisation system. |
Client may include: | external organisations individuals internal departments internal employees. |
Appropriate person may include: | authorised business representative client supervisor. |
Basic serial WAN configuration may include: | high-level data link control (HDLC) link control settings point-to-point protocol (PPP) usernames and passwords. |
WAN protocols may include: | frame relay HDLC PPP. |
VPN technology may include: | benefits components affect importance role. |
VPN may include: | IPSec site to site VPN with pre-shared key authentication. |
IPv6 concepts may include: | dual stack routing information protocol next generation (RIPng) tunnelling. |
WAN implementation issues may include: | DHCP NAT ACL VPN ADSL. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist