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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare to evaluate commercial viability
  3. Select designs for commercial development
  4. Establish evaluation mechanism

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:

requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment

SOPs

work instructions

PPE

oral, written and visual communication

quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output

housekeeping

tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling

WHS requirements

Australian Standards include:

the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken

Current business practices include one or more of the following:

use of in-house; cut, make and trim (CMT) and offshore production suppliers

use of expertise external to organisation

development of organisational image and market position

pricing and budget strategies

marketing and sales strategies

Commercial success criteria include two or more of the following:

potential financial return

alignment with business goals and corporate image

client acceptance

availability of materials and resources for production

suitability of production processes

marketing potential

place in the market and product life cycle

production costs and timelines

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

applying relevant standards

reviewing business position, business practices, past products and records of commercial success to assess relevance for future developments

identifying potential designs and assessing their ability to meet client or target market needs and expectations

analysing costing and production strategies of designs to check if they align to business goals and workplace procedures

following established communication protocols to consult senior management to select at least two (2) designs that are suitable to be developed for commercial production

establishing and monitoring financial targets and evaluating design selection process and outcomes against commercial targets

documenting findings and filing according to workplace procedures.