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
communication and teamwork skills to:
consult with stakeholders
seek assistance from stakeholders on complex aspects of significance
work cooperatively with others involved with collection material
literacy skills to:
analyse and document potentially complex information on collection material
read and follow organisational procedures and guidelines
numeracy skills to work with numerical accession systems
organising skills to integrate research, consultation and recording processes
research skills to conduct wide-ranging and detailed information searches on different types of collection material
self-management skills to:
prioritise work tasks and meet deadlines
follow workplace procedures
technical skills to:
use technology and record-keeping systems
undertake research.
Required knowledge
subject matter expertise related to collection material
information sources
concepts of significance and significance assessment methodology
sources of expert advice
handling and examination techniques
organisational procedures and procedures that apply to identification, description and documentation of collection material
copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation and their impact on identification, description and documentation of collection material
cultural protocols for examining, identifying and reporting on collection material, including those associated with Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander cultural material
record-keeping systems.
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 is defined as objects, collections, artworks, specimens, structures or sites, and includes: | archaeological material books and manuscripts cultural sites and buildings ethnographic material film and audiovisual material flora and fauna furniture photographs technological and industry items textiles works on paper and canvas. |
Information sources may include: | archives artists catalogues experts and specialists internet libraries local community members makers organisation’s collection other museum workers other museums previous holders of collection material publications reference works written reports. |
Key stakeholders may include: | community associations cultural groups donors experts or specialists makers or artists owners or custodians users. |
Appropriate format may be: | graphic photographic verbal written. |
Detail in descriptions may include: | adaptations age artist associations with place condition conservation needs, such as: care handling protection construction method and materials dimensions functionality inscriptions intactness maker marks physical appearance of items previous conservation previous owners provenance relationship to other material (within or outside of collections) repairs significance, such as: historical scientific research. |
Accession details may include: | acquisition method brief description copyright details costs, such as: maintenance value date of accession date of creation details of previous ownership dimensions maker or artist registration number. |
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