CUV20211 - Certificate II in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts
Certificate II in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts
This qualification allows learners to develop the basic art-making skills that underpin visual arts and craft practice. The qualification is suitable for VET in schools programs.
The local cultural knowledge necessary to achieve some of the units of competency in this qualification may only be accessible to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. Any organisation or individual planning to offer this qualification would be expected to work closely with the local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community, for example through establishing a local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander reference group.
Subjects
Total number of units = 10
5 core units plus
5 elective units
The elective units consist of:
up to 5 from the list of elective units below
up to 5 from Certificate II or above in any currently endorsed Training Package
1 from an accredited course at Certificate I, II or III.
The elective units chosen must be relevant to the work outcome and meet local industry needs.
The following examples are designed to assist in the selection of appropriate electives for particular outcomes at this level, but are in no way prescriptive.
LMTFD2002B Apply printing techniques to produce indigenous textile designs
LMTFD2003B Apply dyeing techniques to produce indigenous textile designs
Pathways...
Pathways into the qualification
People may enter this qualification with limited or no vocational experience and without a relevant lower level qualification.
Pathways from the qualification
After achieving this qualification, people could progress to a wide range of other qualifications in visual arts and craft or the creative industries more broadly.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Licensing Information
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
Employability Skills
The following table contains a summary of the employability skills as identified by the visual arts, craft and design industries for this qualification. The employability skills facets described here are broad industry requirements that may vary depending on qualification packaging options.
Employability skill
Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification
Communication
discussing issues of family and kinship with one’s own Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community
talking about ideas with others
passing on key safety information to colleagues
Teamwork
checking safety procedures with other team members
obtaining feedback on concepts
Problem-solving
refining ideas to incorporate feedback from others
identifying sensitive issues and using information in a culturally appropriate way
identifying safety issues and reporting them to appropriate person
identifying action to be taken for simple problems
Initiative and enterprise
developing ideas from a range of sources
Planning and organising
collecting and organising information on one’s own Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage
collecting information to develop an idea for own work
identifying the steps and resources required to produce the proposed work
organising work tasks to ensure safety
preparing work for storage and storing it appropriately
Self-management
following workplace procedures, particularly in relation to OHS
