Course: Information Technology  (120 hours)     Course No:

Board Developed Course                                                       Exclusions: Nil                      

Course Description:

This course is for students wishing to achieve competencies leading to further education and training in an information technology related area.

The course is based on units of competency that have been developed by the information technology industry to describe the competencies and skills and knowledge needed by workers who use information technology.

Main Topics Covered:

Students concentrate on developing a range of underpinning skills required to prepare someone to work effectively in an environment where information technology is used. These include oral and written communication skills, the efficient use of software application packages, essential hardware management and occupational health and safety competencies.

Particular Course Requirements:

Work placement. Students must complete a minimum of 35 hours work placement.

Assessment:

Competency Assessment

This is a competency-based course. This means that students work to develop the competencies and skills and knowledge described in each unit of competency. To be assessed as competent, a student must demonstrate to a qualified assessor that they can effectively carry out the various tasks and combinations of tasks listed to the standard required in a primary industry. There is no mark awarded in competency-based assessment. Students are assessed as either ‘competent’ or ‘not yet competent’.

Students will be progressively assessed as ‘competent’ or ‘not yet competent’ in individual units of competency. When a student achieves a unit of competency it is signed off by the assessor in a student logbook.

Competency based assessment determines the vocational qualification that a student will receive.

Qualifications:

Having achieved the units of competency associated with this course and the other course requirements, a student will be eligible to receive unit credit towards their HSC and credit towards the AQF Certificate II in Information Technology.  

Course: Information Technology (240 hours)            Course No:

Board Developed Course                              

Exclusions:    The units of competency achieved during completion of Information Technology  (120 hours) course.

Course Description:

This course is for students wishing to achieve competencies leading to entry-level employment and/or further education and training in an industry where information technology is used and supported.

The course is based on units of competency that have been developed by the information technology industry to describe the competencies and skills and knowledge needed by workers who use information technology.

Main Topics Covered:

Students concentrate on developing a range of skills required to prepare someone to work effectively in an environment where information technology is used. These include oral and written communication skills, teamwork skills, the efficient use of a range of software application package, essential hardware management and occupational health and safety competencies.

Particular Course Requirements

Work placement. Students must complete a minimum of 70 hours work placement.

Assessment:

Competency Assessment

This is a competency-based course. This means that students work to develop the competencies and skills and knowledge described in each unit of competency. To be assessed as competent, a student must demonstrate to a qualified assessor that they can effectively carry out the various tasks and combinations of tasks listed to the standard required in the appropriate industry. There is no mark awarded in competency-based assessment. Students are assessed as either ‘competent’ or ‘not yet competent’.

Students will be progressively assessed as ‘competent’ or ‘not yet competent’ in individual units of competency. When a student achieves a unit of competency, it is signed off by the assessor in a student logbook.

Competency based assessment determines the vocational qualification that a student will receive.

External Assessment – HSC Examination

The Higher School Certificate examination for Information Technology Support (240 hours) will involve a written examination consisting of multiple-choice items, short answer questions and extended response items.

The questions in the examination will be drawn from the units of competency and the HSC Requirements and Advice.

The examination is independent of the competency-based assessment undertaken during the course and has no impact on the eligibility of a student to receive AQF qualifications.  

Qualifications:

Having achieved appropriate units of competency and other course requirements, students will be eligible to receive unit credit towards their HSC and an AQF Certificate II in Information Technology.