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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to select a style or medium appropriate to target audiences and the nature of the work

initiative and enterprise skills to identify where any new issue that arises during development should be accommodated in the documentation process

literacy skills to access and prepare information pertinent to documenting the progress of a creative work

planning and organising skills to progressively document work during development

selfmanagement skills to keep uptodate with work documentation

Required knowledge

ways of recording ideas processes and the development of work in the relevant area of creative work

media for the presentation of work documentation

work and ideas of artists designers and technicians in the artistic field being documented

intellectual property issues specifically related to sourcing information required to document work progress

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

document the development of own work in a way that meets the requirements of the intended audience

select a documentation format appropriate to the style of work

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

works requiring documentation

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

evaluation of documentation prepared by the candidate

questioning and discussion of the candidates intentions and the work documentation 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

specialisation units in any creative area

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.

Audience may include:	client or commissioning body employer funding body general public industry association industry practitioners researchers sponsors teachers.
Documentation may include:	a brief annotated images artworks audio tape or file CD charts, e.g. workflow collages diagrams diary of images and texts drawings maquettes models photographs (analog and/or digital) references to texts samples scrapbook sketches sound and music specifications test pieces test strips video.
Appropriate people may include:	client or commissioning body content experts copyright representatives current industry practitioners industry association representatives information professionals, such as librarians and museum staff managers mentors supervisors teachers.
Information may relate to:	creative concepts and techniques equipment evaluation processes ideas discovered through research materials parameters and constraints processes texts tools work of other artists, craftspeople or designers.
Development of the work includes:	conceptualisation experimentation process or steps resolution of ideas or problem solving techniques and materials.