Assessor Resource

CUAPPR603
Engage in the business of creative practice

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to approach the business aspects of working as a creative practitioner in a professional manner.

It applies to individuals who, depending on the creative practice, operate as sole practitioners, in artist cooperatives, or as freelance or contract workers. Regardless of the business model, all practitioners earning income from their practice engage with the professional business requirements for a sustainable creative practice. Independent creative practitioners sometimes work as employees in small and large organisations.

No licensing, legislative or certification conditions apply to this unit at the time of publication.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)



Evidence Required

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.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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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.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Develop a professional work ethic to support creative practice 
Collaborate and communicate with other professionals about the business aspects of creative practice 
Determine the skills and knowledge needed to operate as a successful creative practitioner 
Evaluate own current skills and knowledge and the need for related professional development 
Assess potential for using specialist expertise to complement own skills and knowledge 
Investigate different ways that creative practitioners do business 
Investigate range of business practices, systems and procedures that need to be considered as part of professional creative practice 
Assess relevance and implications of particular business structures 
Identify physical resources required by own creative practice and how they might be accessed 
Develop an overall approach to the business aspects of own practice based on evaluation of relevant information 
Evaluate all aspects of own practice on an ongoing basis, as a key component of business and personal growth 
Investigate financial considerations for creative practice 
Research and assess different ways of commercialising work and ideas 
Evaluate different ways of costing and selling creative work 
Assess broader financial management requirements and their application to own practice 
Develop and apply individual approaches to financial management of practice 
Evaluate legal and moral rights and obligations of professional creative practice 
Practise work and business in ways that meet legal and moral obligations 
Pursue own rights as a creative practitioner consistent with own professional and ethical standards 
Establish and maintain sound approaches to safety and sustainability in professional practice 
Evaluate work opportunities within and beyond the creative sectors 
Identify and pursue potential work opportunities beyond established patterns of work 
Identify and access sources of professional advice 
Evaluate local and global opportunities for own practice 
Identify and evaluate opportunities offered by current and emerging trends in the consumption of culture and creative products 
Analyse the experiences of others as a way of discovering different opportunities 

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