List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Develop and apply professional work practices | 1.1 Develop a professional work ethic to support creative practice 1.2 Collaborate and communicate with other professionals about the business aspects of creative practice 1.3 Determine the skills and knowledge needed to operate as a successful creative practitioner 1.4 Evaluate own current skills and knowledge and the need for related professional development 1.5 Assess potential for using specialist expertise to complement own skills and knowledge |
2. Evaluate different business practices | 2.1 Investigate different ways that creative practitioners do business 2.2 Investigate range of business practices, systems and procedures that need to be considered as part of professional creative practice 2.3 Assess relevance and implications of particular business structures 2.4 Identify physical resources required by own creative practice and how they might be accessed 2.5 Develop an overall approach to the business aspects of own practice based on evaluation of relevant information 2.6 Evaluate all aspects of own practice on an ongoing basis, as a key component of business and personal growth |
3. Address financial aspects of creative practice | 3.1 Investigate financial considerations for creative practice 3.2 Research and assess different ways of commercialising work and ideas 3.3 Evaluate different ways of costing and selling creative work 3.4 Assess broader financial management requirements and their application to own practice 3.5 Develop and apply individual approaches to financial management of practice |
4. Analyse the rights and obligations of creative practitioners | 4.1 Evaluate legal and moral rights and obligations of professional creative practice 4.2 Practise work and business in ways that meet legal and moral obligations 4.3 Pursue own rights as a creative practitioner consistent with own professional and ethical standards 4.4 Establish and maintain sound approaches to safety and sustainability in professional practice |
5. Evaluate professional opportunities | 5.1 Evaluate work opportunities within and beyond the creative sectors 5.2 Identify and pursue potential work opportunities beyond established patterns of work 5.3 Identify and access sources of professional advice 5.4 Evaluate local and global opportunities for own practice 5.5 Identify and evaluate opportunities offered by current and emerging trends in the consumption of culture and creative products 5.6 Analyse the experiences of others as a way of discovering different opportunities |
Evidence of the ability to:
research and evaluate a broad range of complex and varied business information, including business structures, financial considerations, and legal rights and obligations
develop cohesive approaches and strategies, that are grounded in research and analysis, for developing and managing own practice
interact with other professionals on management and development issues
identify professional work opportunities within and beyond the creative sectors, including new and emerging opportunities
apply relevant legal and moral rights and obligations in own practice.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
summarise the types of behaviour, skills and practice that constitute a professional way of working in the specific area of creative practice
outline professional development opportunities for the specific area of creative practice
identify types and sources of external expertise and professional advice for creative practitioners that could be used in professional practice, including different industry organisations
explain general business structures, practices, systems and procedures that apply to all professional practitioners, as well as typical ways that business is done in the specific area of creative practice
summarise the physical resources needed for different types of professional practice and different ways they may be set up or accessed
explain the financial management practices that apply to all professional practitioners, including financial models and structures that apply to the specific area of creative practice
identify the factors to consider when costing and selling work and methods of selling work, including commissions
summarise trends in the consumption of culture and creative products and their impact on professional creative practice
list and describe the legal and moral obligations of creative practitioners, including intellectual property, work health and safety, and sustainability considerations.
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
interaction with others
general business information.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.