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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine communication requirements.
  2. Exchange information with arts professionals.
  3. Establish and maintain professional relationships.

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

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

development of a communication strategy with a range of arts professionals for a specific purpose which involves both receiving and disseminating information

effective interpersonal and communication skills

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for

practical demonstration of skills through the development of an approach to communicating with arts professionals for a specific industry context

interaction with others to reflect the communication and interpersonal aspects of the unit

Method of assessment

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

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of a specific arts context

review of reports prepared by the candidate about communication approach taken for a specific project

review of portfolios of evidence

third party workplace reports of performance by the candidate

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

Assessment of this unit requires access to specific information relating to arts organisations and arts professionals


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.

Work contexts of arts professionals may include:

collectives/co-operatives

community based/Indigenous organisations

galleries, museums

government departments

not-for-profit and/or government funded arts organisations

studio/media based practices

theatres, performance spaces.

Information needs may relate to:

competitions

conceptual vision of the organisation and its impact on services provided

events, e.g. lectures, talks

funding applications/allocations

information about audiences

information about marketing strategies

information about specific arts professionals, their practices and historical contexts

information abut the context of the arts organisation

loaning or borrowing of work

marketing activities

organisational and administrative practices

publications

record and document requirements, e.g. consignment notes, financial statements

space usage

techniques, methods and practices

tendering processes

timetabling and schedules.

Mutually convenient interaction may include:

appointment

formal, informal

meeting

museum/gallery/theatre/institutional visits

rescheduling or moving to a more convenient space

studio visits

written, verbal.

Expected outcomes may relate to:

arrangements for acquisition of work and associated documentation

contracts

decision not to proceed

decision to proceed at a later date

decision to proceed with that arts professional's work

financial accountability

financial arrangements, payments,

identification of other arts professionals to approach

identification of other networking opportunity

invitation to meet again at a future time, when closer match between arts professional and arts organisation may be possible

marketing, promotion and public relations

referral of arts professional elsewhere.

Establishing relationships may involve:

approaching selected arts professionals

organising interviews, meetings or other gatherings

responding to unsolicited approaches

telephone, newsletters publications, Internet, networking events.

Opportunities to maintain regular contact with arts professionals may include:

attendance at industry events

meetings

regular face-to-face or other communication

seminars.