Elements and Performance Criteria
- Research and apply industry trends
- Identify industry trends using appropriate sources of information
- Examine and clarify implications and consequences of trends for own practice
- Review and evaluate trends with appropriate personnel to explore, develop and express conceptual ideas
- Identify and use new ideas to expand own approach to developing techniques relevant to specialist field
- Maintain currency of knowledge of legislative requirements and apply in area of specialist expertise as required
- Adopt a disciplined approach to developing skills in area of specialisation
- Evaluate own professional development in specialist context
- Seek and apply constructive feedback from others to improve own skills
- Continuously evaluate own skills and knowledge against planned strategies and career goals
- Compare and contrast own skills and knowledge with those of other specialists in order to extend own professional work practices
- Adjust own professional work practices to refine skills and knowledge