Unit standard levels
Generic computing unit standards cover a range of levels. This resource relates to standards from levels one to four, and the descriptors for these follow. A complete set for all levels is included in the definitions and explanations document.
| Level |
Process |
Learning Demand |
Responsibility |
1 |
Carry out processes that:
- are limited in range
- are repetitive and familiar
- are employed within closely defined contexts
|
Employing:
- recall
- a narrow range of knowledge and cognitive skills
- no generation of new ideas
|
Applied:
- in directed activity
- under close supervision
- with no responsibility for the work or learning of others
|
2 |
Carry out processes that:
- are moderate in range
- are established and familiar
- offer a clear choice of routine responses
|
Employing:
- basic operational knowledge
- readily available information
- known solutions to familiar problems
- little generation of new ideas
|
Applied:
- in directed activity
- under general supervision and quality control
- with some responsibility for quantity and quality
- with possible responsibility for guiding others
|
3 |
Carry out processes that:
- require a range of well developed skills
- offer a significant choice of procedures
- are employed within a range of familiar contexts
|
Employing:
- some relevant theoretical knowledge
- interpretation of available information
- discretion and judgement
- a range of known responses to familiar problems
|
Applied:
- in directed activity with some autonomy
- under general supervision and quality checking
- with significant responsibility for the quantity and quality of output
- with possible responsibility for the output of others
|
4 |
Carry out processes that:
- require a wide range of technical or scholastic skills
- offer a considerable choice of procedures
- are employed in a variety of familiar and unfamiliar contexts
|
Employing:
- a broad knowledge base incorporating some theoretical concepts
- analytical interpretation of information
- informed judgement
- a range of sometimes innovative responses to concrete but often unfamiliar problems
|
Applied:
- in self-directed activity
- under broad guidance and evaluation
- with complete responsibility for quantity and quality of output
- with possible responsibility for the quantity and quality of the output of others
|
The level is extremely important to assessors, as it indicates the degree of skill//learning that the candidate is required to demonstrate. It is important that a candidate is assessed at the correct 'depth of understanding' for the level of set for the unit standard.
Page updated: 27 January 2010
