Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop spreadsheets through the use of spreadsheet applications.

The unit applies to individuals employed in a range of environments who tend to be personally responsible for designing and working with spreadsheets under minimal supervision. These individuals are generally required to have intermediate knowledge and understanding of a number of spreadsheet applications.

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

Unit Sector

Digital Competence - Technology Use

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.

Unit Mapping Information

Supersedes and is equivalent to BSBITU314 Design and produce spreadsheets.

Supersedes but is not equivalent to BSBITU311 Use simple relational databases.

Links

Companion Volume Implementation Guide is found on VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=11ef6853-ceed-4ba7-9d87-4da407e23c10

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

• plan, design, produce and finalise a spreadsheet on at least four occasions.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

• produce spreadsheet documents that align to document purpose and appropriate to target audience
• design spreadsheets using:

• formulas and functions with:

• addition, subtraction, division, multiplication
• brackets

• design spreadsheets that address a range of data and organisational requirements
• use software functions to create spreadsheets that adhere to organisational requirements relating to style and presentation
• use relevant help functions to rectify document issues
• produce spreadsheet document in appropriate format for review, including ability to create and modify intermediate-level charts that analyse the dataset.

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

• key elements of formatting of spreadsheets appropriate to workplace documents, including the ability to calculate:

• sum totals
• averages
• counts of values

• key features of spreadsheet applications, both cloud-based and non-cloud based
• key features of organisational guidelines on spreadsheet design and use
• organisational requirements for ergonomics, work periods and breaks, and sustainability in relation to spreadsheet production.

Assessment Conditions

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

• industry software/applications for producing spreadsheets
• digital device user information
• relevant legislation and codes of practice
• relevant organisational policies and procedures
• workplace documentation and resources, including style guide.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Links

Companion Volume Implementation Guide is found on VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=11ef6853-ceed-4ba7-9d87-4da407e23c10