WSQ ENTRY LEVEL COURSES FOR LIBRARY SUPPORT STAFF

Workplace Skills Qualification

Level 2 Module:

Support Bibliographic Control Work

Competency Code: CI-LI-250S-0

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Support Bibliographic Control Work

CI-LI-250S-0

Introduc on
WelcometotheLibraryAssocia onofSingapore(LAS),theauthorisedtrainingagencyfor theWorkforceSkillsQualica ons(WSQ)FrameworkinCrea veIndustries,Competency Category:LibraryandInforma onServices.Thiscompetencycategoryconsistsofvecompetencyunits.Eachcompetencyunitisknownasamodule.Thevemodulesare: CU1Provideloansandmembershipservices CU2Supportacquisi onsandserialswork CU3Supportbibliographiccontrolwork CU4Supportcollec ondevelopment CU5Supportgeneralreferenceandinforma onenquirywork Uponsuccessfulcomple onoftheassessmentforeachmodule,aStatementofA ainment (SOA)isawardedtothepar cipant.TheseSOAsareendorsedatthena onallevelbythe SingaporeWorkforceDevelopmentAgency(WDA)undertheWSQFramework. TheseSOAswillbeusefulforlibraryandinforma onworkersintheeldoflibraryandinforma onservicesasanentryqualica onorforthosewhohavebeenworkinginareas thatmaptothecompetencylevel2ofthecompetencycategoryforawhilebuthaveyetto acquireanyformallibraryandinforma onqualica ons.

ModuleOverview
ThismoduleCompetencyUnit3(CU3):Supportbibliographiccontrolworkaddressesthe knowledge,skillsanda tudesneededinprovidingsupporttoorganisingacollec on. Thisisinclusiveofundertakingbasiccataloguingandindexingac vi es;usingbibliographicu li esforcataloguingtoconformtostandardsandassis nginmaintenanceofauthorityles.

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Support Bibliographic Control Work

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Forwhom
Therearenospecicpre-requisitesfortheseentrylevelcoursesapartfromsoundliteracy andnumeracy.Assuch,thesecoursesmaybepar cularlysuitablefor: Staworkinginalibrarybutwho havenospeciceduca onortraining inlibrarywork Supportstanewtolibraryworkor whoareundertakingnewdu esin adierentarea Experiencedsupportstawho wouldlikeana onallyrecognised SOAorcer cate Experiencedsupportstawho wouldlikeamoreroundedorup todateunderstandingofthefull rangeoflibrarywork

Whatdoyouget
Onsuccessfulcomple onofassessmenttaskstheindividualiseligibleforaWSQStatementof A ainmentinLibraryandInforma onServicesissuedbyWDAforeachcompletedprogramme.

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TrainersandAssessors
AllourtrainersandassessorsareexperiencedprofessionallibrarianswhoalsoholdanACTA (AdvancedCer cateinTrainingandAssessment)cer ca on.

Where
Informa onontrainingvenueareprovidedonthecoursescheduleandwillbeconrmedat thepointofregistra on.

Howmuch
Informa onongrossinclusivefeesfortrainingareprovidedonthecourseschedule.

Toenrol
Enrolmentsshouldopenabout4weekspriortothecourse.Allenrolmentdetailsandlinkto registerwillbemadeavailableontheLASwebsite. Furtherpersonalinforma onisrequiredbyWDAinordertofollowproceduresforissuing StatementsofA ainmentandrecordingcreditpointstowardsaHigherCer cateiftheindividualisaimingtoa endfurthercourses.

Whatnext
TraineeswhohavesuccessfullycompletedandbeenissuedwithStatementsofA ainment forallcourseswillhavegainedenoughcreditpointstobecomeeligibleforaWSQHigher Cer cateinLibrary&Informa onServices(HCLIS).
UpdatedFeb2014

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