BTEC International Level 3 Information Technology

Unit 12: IT Technical Support and Management — assessment criteria

Learners investigate the support and management of IT systems, carry out support tasks and prepare a support and management plan, all of which are essential for organisations to operate.

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

6 criteria
A.P1Explain the purpose and nature of safe working practices required in the
A.P2Explain the job roles and system and network tools used in the support and management of different IT systems.
B.P3Complete at least six routine IT support activities safely, using some appropriate processes and behaviours.
B.P4Monitor the performance of the IT system safely against the client’s
C.P5Produce an IT support and management plan that adequately meets most of the client’s requirements.
C.P6Review the IT support and management plan with others to identify and

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Compare the support and management needs and characteristics of different IT systems, showing how they would meet the client’s requirements.
B.M2Complete at least six routine IT support activities safely and monitor the system’s performance to meet the client’s requirements, using appropriate processes and behaviours.
C.M3Justify, using feedback from others, the decisions made for an IT support and management plan, explaining how it will meet the client's

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the support needs and characteristics of different IT systems,
B.D2Complete at least six routine IT support activities safely and optimise the system’s performance to meet the client’s requirements, using processes and behaviours effectively.
C.D3Evaluate, using feedback from others, the refined IT support and management plan, justifying how it fully meets the client’s requirements and is fit for purpose.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

ExplainCompleteMonitorProduceReviewCompareJustifyEvaluate
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Examine the IT system support and management needs and of different organisations,
  • B. Carry out routine support and management activities on IT systems
  • C. Develop a plan to support and manage a new IT system using industry standards

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