VETiS Information Technology

Training Package Requirements – Regional Level

The WorldSkills Australia Regional Competition in VETiS Information Technology aligns to the Units of Competency contained in the ICT30120 Certificate III in Information Technology Qualification.

Regional Competition

The Regional competition is designed to evaluate Competitors’ ability to develop ICT solutions to problems faced by public and commercial organisations. The competition is based on a real organisation however the scenario is fictional.

The skills and knowledge required include but are not limited to some of the following
• Prepare to produce user documentation
• Produce user documentation
• Review user documentation and obtain sign-off
• Finalise user documentation creation procedures
• Prepare to operate software packages
• Use appropriate word-processing software
• Use appropriate spreadsheet software
• Use a third application software package
• Develop a questioning mind-set
• Generate ideas and responses
• Challenge, test and re-invent ideas
• Enhance creative thinking skills
• Establish application task
• Apply language syntax and layout
• Apply control structures
• Code using standard programming algorithms
• Test code

Regional Competition Tasks

• Create design documentation
• Build the prototype
• Create user documentation
• Demonstrate application

Regionals Competition Duration

The competition time is 4.5 hours over 1 day not including breaks or briefing.

Training Package Requirements – National Level

The WorldSkills Australia National Competition for VETiS Information Technology aligns to the Units of Competency contained in the ICT30120 Certificate III in Information Technology Qualification.

National Competition

The National Competition for VETiS is designed to evaluate the competitor’s ability to apply foundational knowledge towards technologies, processes, procedures, policies, people and clients. It is based around what could be reasonably expected in a workplace – modified to the expected level of the competitors.

National Competition Tasks

• Creative thinking skills
• Manage personally identifiable information
• Identify IP, ethics and privacy policies
• Apply introductory programming techniques
• Create user documentation
• Maintain standard operating environments
• Run standard diagnostic tests
• Operate application software packages

Nationals Competition Duration

The competition time is 16 hours over 3 days not including breaks or briefing.

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