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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for event staging.
   • Interpret operational documentation and clarify details of staging requirements and resources with supervisor.
   • Participate in event briefings and clarify own and team roles, responsibilities and timelines.
   • Obtain staging resources according to plans to meet cost requirements and minimise waste.
2. Provide on-site staging assistance.
   • Participate in event set-up, operation and break-down using plans and procedures to guide staging activities.
   • Provide assistance with staging requirements as directed and take opportunities to acquire new skills.
   • Liaise with colleagues to maximise work efficiency and effectiveness.
   • Identify operational problems and resolve within scope of individual responsibility or refer to relevant personnel.
   • Comply with environmental and social sustainability procedures.
3. Provide feedback on event operations.
   • Review event operations and factors affecting efficiency and success, including own role.
   • Participate in event debriefs, provide feedback on operational issues and suggest improvements.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

assist with set-up, operation and break-down of staging requirements for at least two different types of events listed in the knowledge evidence

provide event staging support for each of the above events to meet commercially realistic time pressures and constraints.

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Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

types of events:

business and corporate

community

entertainment and leisure

exhibitions, expositions and fairs

festivals

fundraising

government and civic

marketing

meetings and conventions

sports

basic aspects of different types of events, their format and running order

roles and general responsibilities in event staging of:

internal event team members

venue personnel

external contractors

on-site event manager

basic aspects of event staging products and services:

catering

displays, stands and signage

talent:

entertainers

speakers

technical equipment and services:

audiovisual

lighting

sound

venue or site:

layouts

registration areas and equipment

styling

for specific organisation or event:

features of event documentation used to participate in event staging

team structure for instructions, reporting and resolution of problems during event operation

procedures and practices for the set-up, operation and break-down of events

environmental and social sustainability procedures for:

recycling and disposing of waste, especially hazardous substances

reducing impacts on the lifestyle of neighbouring residents

safety for crowds and the movement of large numbers of attendees

use of energy, water and other resources during event set-up, operation and break-down.

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