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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to share information with colleagues and peers

initiative and enterprise skills to identify areas of own arts practice that could be enhanced by applying knowledge of history and theory

learning skills to keep uptodate with information relevant to own arts practice

literacy skills to read and understand relevant sources of information

planning and organising skills to

collect and review information on a given topic

maintain filing and information retrieval systems

technology skills to access and download information from the internet

Required knowledge

sources of information on history and theory for arts practice and own area of arts practice

techniques for organising information relating to history and theory and applying this information to own area of work

protocols to be observed when gathering information of a culturally sensitive nature

intellectual property issues and legislation as they relate to using information in own work

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

source information about history and theory relevant to own area of work

maintain currency of information

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

a range of relevant and current information sources

appropriate technology to source and collect information

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

review of case studies prepared by the candidate to assess ability to apply collected information to own arts practice

oral or written questioning about information sources and different aspects of history and theory

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

BSBCRTA Apply critical thinking techniques

BSBCRT101A Apply critical thinking techniques

CUFINDA Develop and apply creative arts industry knowledge

CUFIND201A Develop and apply creative arts industry knowledge.

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.

Sources of information may include:	audio film images internet journal articles objects oral histories performances stories texts: cultural historical religious scientific spiritual technical or medium-specific information video.
Information may relate to:	aesthetics criticism cultural issues gender and identity issues histories of art, craft and design histories of performances or presentations and related skills land and place new technologies politics spiritual concerns world histories.
Arts practice may include:	arts administration dance design entertainment interactive digital media music photo imaging visual arts and craft writing.
Appropriate people may include:	content experts copyright representatives current industry practitioners industry association representatives information professionals, such as librarians and museum staff mentors teachers.
Ways to organise information may involve:	collecting diagrams compiling charts constructing mind maps sketching storing information in a range of formats, such as: diaries electronic and hard copy files scrapbooks.
Ways to enhance own arts practice may involve:	applying knowledge of: current trends historical developments in a particular area work of artists generally work of others in a particular field.