16681 Key in Text at 65 Words Per Minute (Wpm)

NZQA registered unit standard 16681 version 4 Page 1 of 2

Title Key in text at 65 words per minute (wpm)

Level 5 Credits 1

Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to key in text at 65 wpm.

Classification Business Administration > Business Information Processing

Available grade Achieved

Explanatory notes

1 All activities associated with this unit standard must comply with occupational health and safety guidelines and recommendations in relation to working environment and work practices. Reference for this unit standard How to use your visual display unit safely. Worksafe New Zealand, available at http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/information-guidance/all-guidance- items/visual-display-unit-safely-how-to-use-your/howtousevdu.pdf.

2 Accuracy calculation – five keystrokes represents an average word. Keystrokes include punctuation and spacing. One error only is counted in each word. A 98% accuracy level allows two errors per 100 words.

3 Numeric text, keyboard symbols and special characters must comprise at least 5% of the total text.

4 The following legislation and subsequent amendments provide reference, where needed, for this unit standard: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.

Outcomes and evidence requirements

Outcome 1

Key in text at 65 wpm.

Evidence requirements

1.1 Alphabetic text, containing a minimum of 650 words (3250 keystrokes), is keyed in within 10 minutes, with at least 98% accuracy, and output produced is consistent with information provided and output required.

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1.2 Text containing alpha and numeric text, keyboard symbols and/or special characters, requiring a minimum of 3250 keystrokes, is keyed in within 15 minutes, with at least 98% accuracy, and output produced is consistent with information provided and output required.

Planned review date 31 December 2019

Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 28 June 1999 31 December 2011 Review 2 26 September 2005 31 December 2012 Review 3 17 December 2010 31 December 2017 Rollover and 4 16 April 2015 N/A Revision

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