Unit of competency
Modification History
Release |
Comments |
Release 1 |
This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 4.0. |
Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify emerging technologies and practices in the ICT sector and evaluate their potential impact on organisational practices.
It applies to individuals who work across a wide range of information technology (IT) areas, including technical support, network administration, web technologies, software applications and digital media technologies.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Unit Sector
General ICT
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Identify emerging technologies and practices in IT |
1.1 Access sources of information on emerging technologies and practices in the IT industry 1.2 Identify and document emerging technologies and practices relevant to organisational context |
2. Evaluate the impact of emerging technologies and practices |
2.1 Evaluate features and functions of emerging technologies and practices to determine advantages and disadvantages relevant to organisational context 2.2 Assess and document potential impacts of emerging technologies and practices on current organisational technologies and practices 2.3 Seek and obtain feedback from organisational representative on assessment of impact of emerging technologies and practices and incorporate feedback into report |
3. Develop strategies to prepare for emerging technologies and practices |
3.1 Develop and document strategies to prepare organisation for impacts of emerging technology and practices 3.2 Identify and document changes to organisational technologies and practices required based on strategies to determine organisational response 3.3 Seek and obtain feedback from organisational representative on strategy and organisational response from organisation and incorporate feedback into strategy and organisational response |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.
Skill |
Description |
Learning |
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Reading |
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Oral Communication |
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Navigate the world of work |
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Interact with others |
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Get the work done |
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Unit Mapping Information
Code and title current version |
Code and title previous version |
Comments |
Equivalence status |
ICTICT426 Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and practices |
N/A |
New unit |
No equivalent unit |
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guides are available from VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=a53af4e4-b400-484e-b778-71c9e9d6aff2