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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to

liaise and consult with community representatives with knowledge and interests relevant to specific cultural material in a culturally sensitive manner

share information with colleagues

cultural sensitivity skills to be

sensitive to cultural issues

respectful of different cultural practices

initiative and enterprise skills to

develop culturally appropriate ways of displaying materials

develop interpretive approaches that showcase objects in a culturally respectful way

literacy skills to

complete organisational records

describe cultural material

develop agreements

prepare text for displays

planning and organising skills to undertake activities in preparation for exhibitions in a logical and efficient manner

problemsolving skills to determine appropriate and relevant cultural protocols

research skills to source information

selfmanagement skills to

follow workplace procedures

prioritise work tasks and meet deadlines

technical skills to move store display and maintain cultural material

Required knowledge

appropriate storage for cultural material not suitable for or forbidden to be exhibited or displayed

collection management practices

copyright moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation with particular reference to cultural material

cultural protocols and appropriate consultations for the

exhibition of cultural material in the relevant community context

identification movement storage and maintenance of cultural material in the relevant community context

negotiation of community permission to use cultural material

current conventions for holding research and display of cultural material including appropriate consultations and respect for nonwestern concepts of collecting

current industry policy on the acquisition and management of cultural material

issues and protocols relating to the return of cultural material

scope of cultural material that may be appropriate for exhibition or display

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

Evidence of the ability to

apply knowledge of issues that frame the development of cultural protocols

consult effectively with relevant community representatives about the display of cultural material

observe cultural protocols and follow collection management practices when moving storing displaying and maintaining cultural material

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

cultural material or information on material when access is not available

information about cultural protocols

involvement in the assessment process of persons approved of by appropriate persons or custodians of the relevant community

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and thirdparty workplace reports of onthejob performance

evaluation of a project undertaken by the candidate to develop and exhibit cultural material following appropriate consultation that adheres to cultural protocols

evaluation of a project undertaken by the candidate to research and document the cultural significance of particular cultural materials

verbal or written questioning to assess knowledge of appropriate protocols and consultation processes

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular client groups consider the requirements of different age groups clients with English as a second language clients with disabilities remote library users etc

Guidance information for assessment

Any organisation or individual planning to train or assess this unit would be expected to know how to work with communities in a culturally appropriate manner and to identify processes for appropriate contact and establishment of reference groups with relevant ethnic groups In particular it is vital to ensure respectful integration of local cultural knowledge or protocols that would inform the implementation of the unit

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

CULEVPA Design and develop interpretive displays

CULEVP402A Design and develop interpretive displays.

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.

Cultural material is defined as objects, collections, artworks, specimens, structures or sites, and includes:	archaeological material books and manuscripts built heritage cultural sites and buildings ethnographic material film and audiovisual material flora and fauna furniture photographs technological and industry items textiles works on paper and canvas.
Cultural protocolsmay relate to:	acknowledging participation and ownership communicating about cultural material displaying cultural material handling cultural material identifying appropriate people to be consulted occasions when consultation is required ways in which consultations should be conducted.
Protocols may relate to:	identification and representation of recipients or custodians issues relating to the return of cultural material, such as how and where to return the material local consultations and agreements on return of material negotiation with current holders of material return of human skeletal remains where a specific set of cultural consultations and requirements must be observed.
Cultural requirements may relate to:	access to material and associated research storage of material the way material should be transported use of equipment or tools who can describe or handle material who can view material.
Limitations may relate to:	access issues, such as: gender secret, sacred material consultation with and involvement of appropriate community members descriptive or explanatory writing fragility of material identification process interpretation method.
Interpretive approaches may relate to:	community wishes for the way material should be interpreted consultation with and involvement of appropriate community members knowledge of existing collections.
Exhibition support materials may include:	advertising materials approval and permissions interpretive documents merchandising online information photographs publications.
Requirements for exhibition may relate to:	access restrictions environmental requirements placement of items within collections restrictions on those able to interpret material for visitors special handling requirements or restrictions.