Required skills

numeracy skills sufficient to allow calculation of measurements including ratios and percentages

effective communication and interaction with performers and others during the preparation and making of costumes

Required knowledge

sources of information on character costumes

features of the more commonly required character costumes and construction techniques used for these including animals and food

use and properties such as weight pile grain and pattern shapes of the different fabrics materials and patterns which may be used for various character costumes

sources and suppliers of materials fabrics and trims which might be used in character costume construction

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit

ability to create character costumes using techniques and materials specific to character costume

knowledge of the range and type of character costumes that may be required by a production

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for

practical demonstration of skills through the production of character costumes for a production

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and might include

evaluation of character costumes produced by the candidate in relation to quality of construction

oral questioninginterview to assess knowledge of character costume range

evaluation of drawingssketches or specifications developed by the candidate

portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment of this unit requires access to

costume designs or specifications from which the candidate can work

materials and equipment used to produce character costumes

Character costumes may include:

Research materials for character costumes may include:

Adaptation of clothing styles for performance may require consideration of:

Relevant colleagues may include:

Health and safety issues may include:

Performance requirements may relate to: