Certificate I in Information Technology (ICA10105) - Casuarina - Northern Territory - Charles Darwin University Casuarina Campus - I770

This qualification is part of the Information and Communication Technology Training Package. It is suitable for anyone seeking basic computer skills to further their education or gain employment and aims to provide students with computer literacy skills and the skills foundation for using a computer in any industry or for personal use. The training in this qualification is conducted with up-to-date computer hardware and software the student would expect to use in industry. This qualification articulates into numerous VET courses offered nationally.

Good reading and comprehension skills, Certificate III in Spoken and Written English or IELS score of 5.5 or greater, satisfactory completion of year 10 or mature age entry.

Certificate I in Information Technology (ICA10105)

Course Structure

To achieve a Certificate I in Information Technology a total of SIX (6) units of competency must be completed. This comprises THREE (3) core units of competency plus THREE (3) elective units of competency as detailed in the packaging rules and listed below.


The total Nominal Hours for the sequence listed below is 160 - 180. The total nominal hours for this qualification will vary depending on the elective units selected.

Code    Module/Unit of Competency    
Prerequisites
    
Hours
CORE UNITS OF COMPETENCY

ICAU1128B    Operate a personal computer        
30
ICAU1129B    Operate a word processing application        
30
ICAU1133B    Send and retrieve information using web browsers and email        
25
   
Total nominal hours – core units        
85

ELECTIVE UNITS OF COMPETENCY (3 selected from the following)
ICAU1130B    Operate a spreadsheet application        
30
ICAU1131B    Operate a database application        
40
ICAU1132B    Operate a presentation package        
25
ICAU2005B    Operate computer hardware    

Prerequisite
ICAU1128B
20
   
Total nominal hours – elective units        
75 – 95
   
Total nominal hours for the qualification        
160 – 180

Note: Units of competency ICAU1130B, ICAU1131B, ICAU2005B are recommended as electives where an effective pathway to a Certificate II in Information Technology is required.


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Employability Skills

Employability Skills are embedded in the training and assessment of national training package qualifications. Information on the Employability Skills relevant to your qualification can be obtained by visiting this website and keying in the national code for the qualification: http://employabilityskills.training.com.au.

Skills Recognition

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

RPL is the acknowledgement of a person's skills and knowledge acquired through previous training, work or life experience, which may be used to grant status or credit in a subject regardless of how and where they were attained, including overseas.
This can include skills from:

    * Previous study excluding courses at another VET/TAFE institution, but including courses at school or college,
    * through adult education classes or training programs at work;
    * Work experience (including both work that is paid and unpaid); and/or
    * Life experience (for example leisure pursuits or voluntary work).

RPL is a form of assessment. It is used to determine whether a person has acquired, through formal or informal learning, the skills and experience consistent with the stated competency standards that comprise a qualification. RPL is not time referenced, so there are no parameters on how or when the skills are acquired. However, the skills that have been acquired through life experience etc., must be current and must match the elements and performance criteria contained in the individual unit.

Students seeking RPL need to indicate this on their enrolment form at the time of enrolment.

See the RPL Guide for Applicants for further information on the RPL application process.


Credit Transfer or Recognition of Previous Study

Charles Darwin University as a Registered Training Organisation recognises the Australian Qualifications Framework qualifications and Statement of Attainments issued by any other Australian Registered Training Organisation.
Students are encouraged to submit any requests for credit from previous studies at the time of enrolment, to ensure they are not enrolling in units they may not need to undertake.

In order to apply for exemption/credit transfer from units completed at another training organisation, you will need to complete an Application for Exemption Form available from any campus, centre, or team, or a copy of the form can be obtained from the web.

Your completed Application for Exemption form together with attached documentary evidence (certified copy of Qualification/Statement of Attainment) to support your request for exemption/credit transfer should be submitted directly to the University either in person or by mail. Requests without documentary evidence will not be processed and will be returned to students. There are no fees attached to Credit Transfers.
Pathways

Students who successfully complete Certificate I in Information Technology may articulate directly into the Certificate II in Information Technology or gain employment.