This curriculum framework course is accredited for the HSC and provides students with the opportunity to obtain nationally recognised vocational qualifications. This is known as dual accreditation. This qualification provides the skills and knowledge for an individual to be competent in a wide range of general information and communications technology (ICT) technical functions and to achieve a degree of self-sufficiency as an advanced ICT user. Persons working at this level will support information technology activities in the workplace across a wide range of ICT areas, including technical support, network administration, web technologies, software applications and digital media technologies. Possible job titles: help desk officer/assistant, ICT operations support, ICT user support, PC support, and technical support.
Information, Digital Media and Technology
Board Developed Course Category B status for Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
Students must complete a minimum of 70 hours of work placement to meet the requirements of the HSC.
Students must complete a VET Enrolment Form and supply their USI before the commencement of any training and assessment.
Foundation skills may be accessed using the LLN Robot to determine the language, literacy and numeracy suitability of a student for this course.
Students who are assessed as competent in the above units of competency will be eligible for the ICT30118 Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology.
Students who do not achieve competency in all the above units and achieve at least one unit of competency will be eligible for a Statement of Attainment towards ICT30118 Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology.
BSBWHS304 Participate effectively in WHS communication and consultation processes
ICTICT202 Work and communicate effectively in an ICT environment
ICTICT301 Create user documentation
ICTICT302 Install and optimise operating system software
ICTSAS308 Run standard diagnostic tests
BSBSUS401 Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
ICTWEB201 Use social media tools for collaboration and engagement
ICTWEB303 Produce digital images for the web
Option 1 Web and software applications stream
ICTICT203 Operate application software packages
ICTICT308 Use advanced features of computer applications
ICTWEB302 Build simple websites using commercial programs
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Option 2 Networking and hardware stream
ICTSAS307 Install, configure and secure a small office or home office network
ICTICT303 Connect internal hardware components
ICTSAS305 Provide ICT advice to clients.
Students in this course work to develop the competencies, skills and knowledge described by each unit of competency above. To be assessed as competent a student must demonstrate to a qualified assessor that they can effectively carry out tasks to industry standards. Students will be progressively assessed as ‘competent’ or ‘not competent’ in individual units of competency.
Where a student has not met NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) course completion criteria, including meeting the mandatory work placement requirement, they will receive an “N” determination (course not satisfactorily completed). The course will not count towards the HSC although units of competency achieved will count towards an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualification.
Students completing this course are eligible to sit a written HSC examination which may be used in the calculation of an ATAR. 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 an AQF VET qualification.
Equipment Required
Mandatory Course Fees? NIL
Coordinating Faculty
TAS
Head Teacher
Luke Warwick
VET Coordinator
Catherina Wallace