WSQ ENTRY LEVEL COURSES FOR LIBRARY SUPPORT STAFF

Workplace Skills Qualification

Level 2 Module:

Support Acquisitions and Serials Work

Competency Code: CI-LI-249S-0

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Introduc on
WelcometotheLibraryAssocia onofSingapore(LAS),theauthorisedtrainingagencyfor theWorkforceSkillsQualica ons(WSQ)FrameworkinCrea veIndustries,Competency Category:LibraryandInforma onServices.Thiscompetencycategoryconsistsofve competencyunits.Eachcompetencyunitisknownasamodule.Thevemodulesare: CU1Provideloansandmembershipservices CU2Supportacquisi onsandserialswork CU3Supportbibliographiccontrolwork CU4Supportcollec onmaintenance CU5Supportgeneralreferenceandinforma onenquirywork

Uponsuccessfulcomple onoftheassessmentforeachmodule,aStatementofA ainment (SOA)isawardedtothepar cipant.TheseSOAsareendorsedatthena onallevelbythe SingaporeWorkforceDevelopmentAgency(WDA)undertheWSQFramework. TheseSOAswillbeusefulforlibraryandinforma onworkersintheeldoflibraryand informa onservicesasanentryqualica onorforthosewhohavebeenworkinginareas thatmaptothecompetencylevel2ofthecompetencycategoryforawhilebuthaveyetto acquireanyformallibraryandinforma onqualica ons.

ModuleOverview
Thismodule,CompetencyUnit2(CU2):Supportacquisi onsandserialswork,addresses theknowledge,skillsanda tudestofacilitatealibrarysdaytodayacquisi onsopera on. Oncomple onofthisunit,thelearnerwillhavetheknowledgeandapplica onskillsin providingsupporttoacquisi onsandserialswork. Thiscompetencyunitcomprisesthefollowingcompetencyelements: 1.Searchstandardsourcestosupportcollec ondevelopmentandforprocurement 2.Ordermaterialsinallformats

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3.Cita onverica onandduplicatechecking 4.Handlepayments 5.Receiptandcheckinoflibrarymaterialsincludingclaims 6.Providesupporttothemanagementofgi sandexchangeofmaterials

Forwhom
Therearenospecicprerequisitesfortheseentrylevelcoursesapartfromsoundliteracy 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 onServicesissuedbyWDAforeachcompletedpro gramme.

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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 cateiftheindi vidualisaimingtoa endfurthercourses.

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

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