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
- Critique and review trends with appropriate personnel to explore, develop and express conceptual ideas
- Explore 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 extending skills in area of specialisation
- Plan strategies to develop and enhance skills and knowledge in specialist field
- Ensure that skill development activities are based on a sound understanding of the principles and characteristics of techniques relevant to specialist field
- Identify and use feedback, discussion and evaluation techniques to continuously improve skills and knowledge
- Evaluate own professional development in specialist context
- Seek and apply constructive criticism 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 and enhance own professional work practices
- Adjust own professional work practices to improve and refine skills and knowledge