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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to engage with others about approaches to product design

initiative and enterprise skills to experiment with techniques for product design

learning skills to refine and improve a range of techniques

literacy skills to

interpret design briefs

research product design information

numeracy skills to calculate material requirements and costs associated with producing products

selfmanagement and planning skills to plan work tasks

technical skills to evaluate adapt and integrate a range of techniques into the design and prototyping of products

technology skills to search the internet for information to assist with the design of products

Required knowledge

role of experimentation in designing products

work and ideas of other product designers in one or more areas of product design

formal elements and principles of design as they relate to product design in general as well as to the design of specific products

techniques materials tools and equipment and their application to product design and manufacture

common formats and features of briefs relating to the design of products

history and theory of design in relation to product design

intellectual property issues and legislation and their impact on the design industry

sustainability considerations for product design

OHS requirements for the design of products in the relevant context

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

test and use a range of approaches and techniques for the design of products in response to a brief

produce a prototype of at least one product

apply knowledge of the processes and techniques used to design products

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

briefs on which to base the design of products

equipment and tools used to produce prototypes of products

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 observation of design or prototyping work in progress including exploration of and experimentation with techniques

evaluation of items designed by the candidate

questioning and discussion about the candidates intentions and the work outcome

review of portfolios of evidence

review of thirdparty reports from experienced practitioners

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 as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Guidance information for assessment

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

BSBDESA Generate design solutions

BSBDES401A Generate design solutions

BSBDESA Interpret and respond to a design brief

BSBDES402A Interpret and respond to a design brief.

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.

Specifications may refer to:	medium purpose style target users of products.
Briefs are usually prepared by a commissioning body or organisation and may be:	diagrammatic verbal visual written.
Products may include:	architectural fixtures and fittings furnishings furniture hardware household and garden products kitchenware tableware toys.
Parameters and constraints may refer to:	budgeting and financing requirements conditions for use of products cost of production number of items setting timeframes.
Relevant people may include:	clients colleagues industry practitioners managers mentors supervisors.
Information may be about:	considerations, such as: contractual copyright ethical legal technology design standards health and safety industry standards material characteristics and capabilities.
Work space needs may include:	dust extraction lighting process-specific space needs ventilation wet and dry areas.
Materials may include:	acrylic binders cardboard clay extenders fabric fibre glass glazes inks lacquers latex leather metal nails oxides paints paper plaster plastics pulp resins rubber sand screws sheet metal spun fibre stains stone wire wood and wood-based products.
Tools and equipment may include:	bobbins brushes ceramics equipment computer hardware and software hand-printing equipment and digital printers hand tools hooks kiln and kiln furniture loom measuring tools moulds and casting equipment needles pins power tools receptacles sewing machine smithing equipment soldering iron spatulas welding equipment.
Preliminary visual representations may involve:	computer-aided drawing mock-up sketching technical drawing.
Approaches may encompass:	aesthetic and stylistic considerations choice of medium and materials design solutions parameters of the brief.
Criteria may include:	access to materials, tools and equipment required for making products access to specialist fabricators consistency with product briefs ease of manufacture personal affinity with medium and materials.
Strategies to test techniques may involve:	exploring techniques by making practice pieces, test pieces, mock-ups or samples testing materials by applying stress tests and colour tests.
Techniques may include:	binding cabinet making carpentry casting ceramics and glass forming digital imaging fusing knotting leatherwork metalwork moulding photography printing sewing smithing weaving.
Process followed to refine the design approach may involve:	adjustment to design considerations adjustment to design solution adjustment to use the extended capabilities of the techniques.
Process used to document the approach may involve:	final drawings illustrations material samples models photographs plans specifications for fabrication written rationale or description.