Elements and Performance Criteria

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.

Government and industry may include:
Australian Computer Society
Australian government
Climate Savers Computing Initiative
state government
The Green Grid:
AMD
APC
Dell
HP
IBM
Intel
Microsoft
Sun Microsystems
VMware.
Virtualisation software may include:
KVM
Microsoft Virtual PC
Microsoft Virtual Server
Parallels Desktop for Mac
Sun Virtual Box
VMware
Xen.
Client may include:
external organisations
individuals
internal departments
internal employees.
Organisational requirements may include:
how and what the organisation wants in regard to work environment
preventative maintenance and diagnostic policy
problem-solving processes
roles and technical responsibilities in network management
vendor and product service level support agreements.
Hardware may include:
personal computers
servers
workstations.
Commercial and business requirements may include:
availability
backup and recovery of data
confidentiality
firewalls
hacking prevention
integrity
password logons
remote access to internal network.

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:
display knowledge of current sustainability practice related to ICT network design
develop, implement and maintain virtual machine environments.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure access to:
site or prototype where virtual machine environments may be implemented
network technical requirements
software tools to support implementation of virtual machines
appropriate learning and assessment support when required.
Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified 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:
verbal or written questioning to assess candidate’s knowledge of emerging policies related to:
current recommendations on sustainability options in ICT design
benefits of virtualisation
verbal or written questioning to assess candidate’s knowledge of:
installation and configuration of virtualisation software
installation and configuration of virtual machines
configuration of virtual machines into network design
direct observation of candidate demonstrating:
installation and configuration of virtualisation software
installation and configuration of virtual machines
configuration of virtual machines into network design
review of documentation prepared by candidate to:
record research of current recommendations on sustainability options in ICT design and the benefits of virtualisation
record the process of installing and configuring virtual machines.
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.