Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
learning skills to keep abreast of changes to record-keeping systems
literacy skills to:
complete entries in collection records
read and interpret wide-ranging reference sources and documentation relating to specific objects and collections
numeracy skills to:
measure physical attributes of collection material
work with numerical record-keeping systems
planning and organising skills to:
identify and source information about a wide range of collection items
verify integrity of information sources
self-management skills to:
follow workplace procedures
prioritise work tasks and meet deadlines
seek expert advice as required
teamwork skills to:
respond appropriately to constructive feedback on own work performance
work collaboratively with others
technology skills to:
apply bar coding
use automated record-keeping systems to enter and retrieve records.
Required knowledge
copyright, moral rights, intellectual property and privacy issues and legislation relevant to keeping records of collections
current industry record-keeping systems
ethical and cultural issues that impact on collection recordkeeping, including those for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander material
handling procedures and identification techniques for collection material
information sources relevant to collections
organisational procedures and guidelines for collection recordkeeping
principles of access and accountability in collection recordkeeping
sources of curatorial and conservation advice.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Collection material may relate to: | art aspects of the natural environment built heritage ceremonies, such as: dance music cultural heritage heritage resources history living styles materials with a cultural or spiritual significance plants and animals science. |
Relevant information sources may include: | internal sources internet libraries local community members print or electronic media subject matter experts texts and references. |
Fields of information may include: | acquisition method collection numbers condition conservation requirements copyright holder cost date of accession exhibition or display history history and provenance insurance details loan information maintenance costs physical description references relevant to the material reproduction history significance, such as: cultural historical scientific social technical source details, such as: artist collector dealer donor maker original location storage location unique identifier value. |
Collection records may be required for: | acquisition and disposal assessing significance audit cataloguing condition monitoring conservation specifications copyright issues exhibitions financial reporting indexing and retrieval loans numbering, location and movement control pro-formas reproduction conditions research valuation. |
Organisational procedures and guidelines may include: | authority to add, delete and update: fields format permissions record control type of records. |
Legal constraints and cultural protocols may relate to: | copyright intellectual property item-specific cultural protocols moral rights privacy social and spiritual issues. |
Formatsfor records may relate to: | access documentary electronic film and video hard copy photographic retrieval sound recordings. |
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