Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design and produce complex desktop published documents.
This unit applies to individuals employed in a range of work environments who require well-developed skills in desktop publishing. They may be individuals providing administrative support within an enterprise, or others responsible for production of their own documents.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Prepare to produce desktop published documents | 1.1 Use safe work practices including addressing ergonomic requirements and using work organisation strategies 1.2 Use energy and resource conservation techniques 1.3 Identify document purpose, audience, presentation and final output requirements, and clarify with relevant personnel as required 1.4 Identify organisational and task requirements for desktop published documents to ensure consistency of style and image |
2. Design desktop published documents | 2.1 Design document to enhance readability and appearance, according to organisational and task requirements 2.2 Determine document type and assess production and design requirements 2.3 Set up and use master pages, templates and styles to ensure consistency of design and layout 2.4 Set up colour palettes according to organisational and task requirements |
3. Create desktop published documents | 3.1 Prepare, format and enter required text 3.2 Import text from other applications and resolve any formatting issues 3.3 Scan or import graphics from other applications and resolve any formatting issues 3.4 Use complex software functions to arrange text and graphics on page, according to organisational and task requirements |
4. Finalise desktop published documents | 4.1 Ensure pages and combined graphics and text are composed correctly, to suit organisational and task requirements 4.2 Check numerical sequencing and layout of document is correct, to meet binding and finishing requirements 4.3 Incorporate bleed allowance in margins and borders |
5. Produce desktop published documents | 5.1 Review text for possible errors and omissions, and resolve any issues 5.2 Produce completed document in line with required final output 5.3 Name and store text documents, in accordance with organisational requirements and exit application without information loss/damage 5.4 Prepare text documents within designated timelines and organisational requirements for speed and accuracy 5.5 Use manuals, user documentation and online help to overcome problems with document design and production |
Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.
Skill | Performance Criteria | Description |
Reading | 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1-3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2 | Evaluates and integrates information and ideas to construct meaning, to design, set up and create a published document, and review final document for possible errors and other issues |
Writing | 2.1, 2.2, 3.1-3.4, 5.1-5.5 | Communicates relationships between ideas and information in a style appropriate to audience and purpose in accordance with organisational and task requirements |
Oral Communication | 1.3, 1.4 | Uses everyday language and listens to short specific instructions to clarify document purpose, audience and presentation requirements with appropriate personnel |
Numeracy | 4.2, 4.3 | Uses basic numeracy calculations to deal with margin bleeding and arranges sequential numerical information during process of finalising document. |
Navigate the world of work | 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1-2.4, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.2-5.4 | Recognises and follows explicit and implicit protocols and meets expectations associated with own role |
Interact with others | 1.3 | Collaborates with others to achieve joint outcomes |
Get the work done | 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1-3.4, 4.1-4.3, 5.1-5.5 | Recognises and responds to routine problems in context of own work Uses advanced features within applications to access, store, organise data and perform routine and complex work tasks |
Sectors
Information and Communications Technology – IT Use