This unit applies to people with responsibility for creating and maintaining simple websites.
Not applicable.
1. Identify authoring requirements | 1.1 Select preferred web authoring tool according to client requirements 1.2 Set preferences for the web authoring tool, including site file transfer protocol client |
2. Create and save files | 2.1 Create files and save in correct location or directory 2.2 Navigate the web authoring tool environment or workspace 2.3 Access and use a range of features in the web authoring tool 2.4 Maintain suitable directory structure for the site 2.5 Save in appropriate directory structure 2.6 Upload files to appropriate folder on the server |
3. Add content to web pages | 3.1 Insert and format text content according to client requirements 3.2 Insert images, data tables and simple forms 3.3 Access markup language and make basic modifications to code |
4. Create simple navigation | 4.1 Create a site map to plan navigation 4.2 Create links between pages to reflect content structure using both text and images |
5. Test website | 5.1 Test elements of website content across a number of different browsers and browser versions to ensure consistency of presentation and performance 5.2 Test that website meets client requirements |
Required skills
communication skills to clarify requirements
research skills to gather information and review software suitability
literacy skills to read and understand client requirements
technical skills to:
open, edit, save, organise and back up files appropriately
operate a computer
troubleshoot basic hardware and software issues
upload files to web server
use basic hypertext markup language (HTML) coding.
Required knowledge
Australian Computer Society Code of Ethics
OHS requirements relevant to the IT industry
overview knowledge of website publishing and markup language
sustainability concepts, including energy and resource conservation.
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: select and use a web authoring tool to create web pages insert text and image elements in a web page modify existing markup test web page content for consistency upload files to server. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure access to: computer hardware and software web authoring tools web servers website storage media FTP client software server security password and access procedures appropriate learning and assessment support when required modified equipment for people with special needs. |
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 to assess knowledge of web publishing, markup, uploading and testing procedures observation of candidate performing tasks related to creating web pages review of a newly created website. |
Guidance information for assessment | Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate. Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support. In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge. |
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.
Web authoring tool may include: | Adobe Creative Suite Amaya for Mac, Windows, Linux, Unix BBEdit for Mac CoffeeCup Dreamweaver for Mac, Windows EditPad EditPlus FrontPage GoLive Homesite Kompozer for Windows, Mac and Linux Pagemill SeaMonkey for Windows, Mac and Linux. |
Client may include: | external organisations individuals internal departments. |
File transfer protocol client may include: | CuteFTP for Windows Filezilla for Windows, Mac OS, Linux Transmit for Mac OS WS-FTP for Windows. |
Server may include: | application or web servers email servers file and print servers file transfer protocol (FTP) servers firewall servers proxy or cache servers. |
Requirements may include: | business or organisational individuals network people in the organisation system. |
Images may include: | animations backgrounds banners clip art content-related images decorative elements logos photos. |
Markup language may include: | cascading style sheet (CSS) hypertext markup language (HTML) eXtensible hypertext markup language (XHTML) eXtensible markup language (XML). |
Browsers may include: | Firefox Google Chrome Internet Explorer Lynx Opera Safari. |
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This unit contains employability skills.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement but users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority.