● Root-cause analysis
● Communication
Required Knowledge
The individual needs to demonstrate knowledge of:
● Decision making
● Business communication
● Change management
● Competition
● Risk
● Net working
● Time management
● Leadership
● Factors affecting entrepreneurship development
● Principles of Entrepreneurship
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● Conflict resolution
● Health, safety and environment (HSE) principles and requirements
● Customer care standards
● Basic financial management
● Business strategic planning
● Impact of change on individuals, groups and industries
● Government and regulatory processes
● Local and international market trends
● Product promotion standards
● Market and feasibility studies
● Government and regulatory processes
● Local and international business environment
● Relevant developments in other industries
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● Regional/ County business expansion standards
EVIDENCE GUIDE
This provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance
criteria, required skills and knowledge and range.
1. Critical Aspects of Assessment requires evidence that the candidate:
Competency 1.1 Identified Sources of personal and business
finance as per financial procedures and standards
1.2 Managed Personal finances as per financial
procedures and standards
1.3 Made Investment decisions as per financial
procedures and standards
1.4 Generated Business ideas and opportunities based
on business procedure and standards
1.5 Analyzed business life cycle based on business
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1.7 Developed and presented a business plan as per
regulatory framework.
2. Resource Implications The following resources should be provided:
2.1 Access to relevant workplace where assessment can
take place
2.2 Appropriately simulated environment where
assessment can take place
3. Methods of Competency may be assessed through:
Assessment 3.1 Written tests
3.2 Oral questions
3.3 Third party report
3.4 Interviews
3.5 Portfolio
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4. Context of Assessment Competency may be assessed:
4.1 On-the-job
4.2 In a simulated work environment
5. Guidance information Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the
for assessment industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.
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COMMON UNITS OF COMPETENCY
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APPLY BASIC ELECTRONICS
ISCED UNIT CODE: 0714 441 04A
TVET CDACC UNIT CODE: IT/OS/ICTA/CC/01/5/MA
UNIT DESCRIPTION
This unit specifies the competencies required to apply basic electronic. It involves identifying
electric circuits, identifying electronic components, applying semi-conductor theory, and
classifying computer memory, applying logic gates, applying logic gates and performing
Boolean algebra operations.
ELEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE CRETIRIA
ELEMENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
(Bold and italicized terms are elaborated in the Range)
1. Identify electrical 1.1 Electrical circuit are identified as per electrical engineering
circuits principles
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1.3 Types of electrical circuits are identified as per electrical
engineering standards
2. Identify electronic 2.1 Electronic components are Identified as per electrical
components engineering standard
2.2 Characteristic of electronic components are identified as per
their operations
2.3 Application of electronic components are Identified as per
workplace functions
2.4 Characteristics of integrated circuit are identified as per the
standard mode of operations.
3. Apply Semi- 3.1 Explanation of semiconductor theory is done as per the
conductor theory electronics principles.
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ELEMENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
(Bold and italicized terms are elaborated in the Range)
3.2 Structure of matter is described as per electronics principles
3.3 Electrons in conductors and semiconductors are explained as
per electronics principles
3.4 Types of semiconductor materials are identified as per
electronics principles
3.5 P-type and N-type materials are explained as per electronics
principles
3.6 Description of P-N junction diodes operations is done as per
their operations
3.7 Types and operations of transistors are identified as per
electronics principles
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electronics principles
4. Classify computer 4.1 Classification of computer memories are identified as per
memory their characteristics
4.2 Memory hierarchy is identified as per memory speed
4.3 Levels of memory storage are identified as per technology
used.
4.4 Classification of memories is done as per the technology used
5. Apply logic gates 5.1 Logic gates are identified as per the Digital Electronics
principles
5.2 Logic circuits are developed as per the standard procedures
5.3 Logic circuits are simplified as per the standard procedures
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ELEMENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
(Bold and italicized terms are elaborated in the Range)
5.4 Apply logic gates in electronic circuits as per digital
Electronics principles
6. Perform Boolean 6.1 Key concepts in Boolean algebra are explained as per the
algebra operations digital electronics principles
6.2 Boolean Expressions are demonstrated as per the SOPs
6.3 Basic Boolean operations are performed as per the SOPs
6.4 Methods of simplifying Boolean expressions are illustrated as
per the SOPs
6.5 Boolean Laws and Theorems are illustrated as per the SOPs
6.6 Simplification rules for Boolean expressions are illustrated as
per the SOPs
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This section provides work environments and conditions to which the performance criteria
apply. It allows for different work environments and situations that will affect performance.
Variable Range
May include but is not limited to:
1. Electrical quantities and ● E.M.F in volts
their units
● Power in watts
● Energy in joules
● Resistance in ohms
● Current in amperes
2. Types of electrical circuits ● AC – Alternating Current
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