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Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to use a range of computing technology typically used in manufacturing, engineering or related environments to access, input and store information.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

1. Determine job requirements

  • 1.1 Follow standard operating procedures and comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  • 1.2 Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions
  • 1.3 Identify information/data required to be accessed, input or stored and its source

2. Access information/data

  • 2.1 Follow access procedures and navigate technology to find the required information/data
  • 2.2 Use relevant software application menus, functions and commands to locate required information/data
  • 2.3 Retrieve information/data using organisational procedures
  • 2.4 Check information/data for relevance to job requirements

3. Input information/data

  • 3.1 Use relevant software menus, functions and commands to manipulate information/data
  • 3.2 Enter, change or remove information/data, as required

4. Store information/data

  • 4.1 Save data/files following standard procedures prior to exiting the application
  • 4.2 Produce data output, as required
  • 4.3 Follow procedures for shutting down/logging off/exiting computing technology

5. Access assistance as required

  • 5.1 Identify appropriate personnel and consult, as required
  • 5.2 Identify manuals, online help and other reference materials and use, as required

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two (2) occasions and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

accessing, inputting, manipulating and storing information using workplace computing technology whilst following standard procedures

accessing assistance, where required.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures

functions and capabilities of computing technology used in the workplace

functions of software applications

use and features of data outputs.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in interacting with computing technology at least to the level being assessed with relevant industry knowledge and experience

satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 or its replacement and comply with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, its replacement or equivalent legislation covering VET regulation in a non-referring state/territory as the case requires

Where possible assessment must occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment that reflects realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Foundation Skills

  • text: This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency. Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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Last updated from training.gov.au: 22 February 2026