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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Maintain professional practice
   • Comply with workplace expectations, and ethical and legal obligations in professional activities
   • Update information about creative approaches, techniques, materials and equipment relevant to model making
   • Identify techniques from other industries that could be applied to the development of scale models and make connections in own work
   • Source new ideas and trends through regular review of the work of others
   • Use feedback from others to improve own skills in design
   • Seek opportunities to develop technical and conceptual skills
2. Refine and consolidate own technique
   • Experiment with new techniques, materials and equipment when developing model making ideas
   • Identify strengths and weaknesses of various approaches through practice and play
   • Identify and select approaches best suited to own practice
   • Develop and document a designprocess that reflects own style and approach
3. Make models to professional standard
   • Interpret ideas, problem-solving tasks or briefs with creativity, accuracy and efficiency
   • Develop a clear plan and schedule for model making work
   • Select and assemble appropriate model making materials, tools, techniques and equipment consistent with specifications
   • Develop precise and accurate scale models as required
   • Identify opportunities for refinement and re-thinking and make adjustments as required
   • Communicate the design process and the final solution using detailed work documentation
   • Present maquettes and models that meet project requirements to key people

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

identify and explore new techniques, resources and materials and integrate into model making

develop and refine models that meet project specifications and professional standards

document the design process.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

identify ways in which model making is used in a range of industry contexts

describe the basic principles and techniques for model making

outline physical properties and capabilities of the range of materials, tools and equipment used for model making

describe presentation methods for finished models

describe work space requirements for the production of models, including work space set-up for particular types of model making work

describe typical issues and challenges that arise in the context of making scale models

outline the ethical, organisational and legislative requirements associated with model making.

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