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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Clean physical elements
  2. Perform maintenance and minor repairs
  3. Perform administrative tasks

Required Skills

Required skills

literacy skills sufficient to interpret and complete repair and maintenance documentation and to read labels

numeracy skills sufficient to calculate measurements of chemicals

Required knowledge

typical cleaning repair and maintenance requirements for sets props and scenic art

cleaning agents equipment and techniques used to repair physical elements including any specialised cleaning requirements for items eg scenic art cloths

relevant legislative andor organisational occupational health and safety requirements including safe manual handling

types of documentation used to record maintenance and repair work

Evidence Required

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 use appropriate techniques to restore physical elements to optimum condition

knowledge of typical cleaning and maintenance requirements for various types of physical elements used in a production

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for

practical demonstration of skills through the maintenance and repair of multiple physical elements

completion of tasks within realistic workplace timeframes

Method of assessment

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

direct observation of the candidate completing cleaning and maintenance tasks

evaluation of items cleaned or repaired by the candidate in relation to quality of workmanship and finish

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of safety requirements and techniques for cleaning particular types of production items

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

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment of this unit requires access to

physical elements requiring cleaning and maintenance


Range Statement

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.

Physical elements may include:

props

scenic art

set elements

Cleaning agents may include:

cleaning agents for specialised surfaces

disinfectants

general and spot cleaning agents

Cleaning tasks may include:

cleaning stage areas after performance

cleaning staging equipment

removing stains from scenic elements

Maintenance and repair tasks may include:

repairing minor damage made during performance

replacing hinges, nails, screws

touch up painting of scenic elements

Safety requirements may include:

legislation related to general workplace safety, hazardous substances

organisational policies related to cleaning operations and disposal of used chemicals