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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide describes the underpinning knowledge and skills that must be demonstrated to prove competence It is essential for assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines of the relevant Training Package

Critical aspects of evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

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

application of detailed knowledge of assessment and description techniques and procedures for cultural material

ability to apply techniques for the effective identification and description of a range of cultural material

Context of assessment and consistency of performance

The assessment context must provide for

practical demonstration of skills using industrycurrent systems to research describe and document a range of cultural material

Relationships to other units

This unit has linkages to other collection management units and combined assessment and ortraining with those units may be appropriate for example

CULMSB Acquiredispose of cultural material

CULMS502B - Acquire/dispose of cultural material

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 descriptions and records created by the candidate

evaluation of research processes undertaken by the candidate to identify and assess the significance of cultural material

case studies to assess ability to apply skills to different collection types and workplace contexts

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of industry standards and procedures for identification description and documentation of cultural material

review of 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

Essential skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of the following knowledge and skills

subject matter expertise related to the cultural material including detailed knowledge of information sources

concepts of significance and significance assessment process

relevant sources of expert advice relevant to the work context

handling and examination techniques in the relevant work context

conservation policies and procedures as they apply to identification description and documentation of cultural material

copyright moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation and their impact on identification description and documentation of cultural material

cultural protocols for examining identifying and reporting on cultural material including Indigenous protocols

industry procedures and systems for examining identifying and reporting on cultural material

literacy skills sufficient to research analyse and document potentially complex information on cultural material

Specific resource requirements

Assessment of this unit requires access to

relevant policies and procedures manuals

cultural material to be identified described documented

documentation systems

Generic employability skills

The seven Key Competencies represent generic skills considered for effective work participation The bracketed numbering against each of the Key Competencies indicates the performance level required in this unit

Level represents the competence to undertake tasks effectively

Level represents the competence to manage tasks

Level represents the competence to use concepts for evaluating and reshaping tasks

How can communication of ideas and information be applied

Writing descriptions

How can information be collected analysed and organised

Assessing the significance of an item within a collection

How are activities planned and organised

Coordinating the research process

How can team work be applied

Consulting with experts on particular cultural materials

How can the use of mathematical ideas and techniques be applied

Using accession numbering systems

How can problem solving skills be applied

Resolving cultural issues surrounding a particular item

How can the use of technology be applied

Using automated systems

The Evidence Guide describes the underpinning knowledge and skills that must be demonstrated to prove competence It is essential for assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines of the relevant Training Package

Critical aspects of evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

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

application of detailed knowledge of assessment and description techniques and procedures for cultural material

ability to apply techniques for the effective identification and description of a range of cultural material

Context of assessment and consistency of performance

The assessment context must provide for

practical demonstration of skills using industrycurrent systems to research describe and document a range of cultural material

Relationships to other units

This unit has linkages to other collection management units and combined assessment and ortraining with those units may be appropriate for example

CULMSB Acquiredispose of cultural material

CULMS502B - Acquire/dispose of cultural material

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 descriptions and records created by the candidate

evaluation of research processes undertaken by the candidate to identify and assess the significance of cultural material

case studies to assess ability to apply skills to different collection types and workplace contexts

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of industry standards and procedures for identification description and documentation of cultural material

review of 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

Essential skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of the following knowledge and skills

subject matter expertise related to the cultural material including detailed knowledge of information sources

concepts of significance and significance assessment process

relevant sources of expert advice relevant to the work context

handling and examination techniques in the relevant work context

conservation policies and procedures as they apply to identification description and documentation of cultural material

copyright moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation and their impact on identification description and documentation of cultural material

cultural protocols for examining identifying and reporting on cultural material including Indigenous protocols

industry procedures and systems for examining identifying and reporting on cultural material

literacy skills sufficient to research analyse and document potentially complex information on cultural material

Specific resource requirements

Assessment of this unit requires access to

relevant policies and procedures manuals

cultural material to be identified described documented

documentation systems

Generic employability skills

The seven Key Competencies represent generic skills considered for effective work participation The bracketed numbering against each of the Key Competencies indicates the performance level required in this unit

Level represents the competence to undertake tasks effectively

Level represents the competence to manage tasks

Level represents the competence to use concepts for evaluating and reshaping tasks

How can communication of ideas and information be applied

Writing descriptions

How can information be collected analysed and organised

Assessing the significance of an item within a collection

How are activities planned and organised

Coordinating the research process

How can team work be applied

Consulting with experts on particular cultural materials

How can the use of mathematical ideas and techniques be applied

Using accession numbering systems

How can problem solving skills be applied

Resolving cultural issues surrounding a particular item

How can the use of technology be applied

Using automated systems

Range Statement

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that will affect performance.

The following variables may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the trainee, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. If bold italicised text is shown in Performance Criteria, details of the text are provided in the Range Statement.

Cultural material is defined as 'objects, collections, artworks, specimens, structures or sites'. Examples include:

archaeological material

books and manuscripts

cultural sites/buildings

ethnographic material

film/audiovisual material

flora and fauna

furniture

photographs

technological/industry items

textiles

works on paper/canvas

Information sources relevant to the cultural material may include:

other museums

previous holders of cultural material

other museum workers

publications

experts/specialists

the organisation's collection

catalogues

reference works

written reports

local community members

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CULMS610B - Research, describe and document cultural material

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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Evidence Required

Range Statement