Underpinning skills and knowledge
Assessment must include evidence of the following knowledge and skills:
typical cleaning, repair and maintenance requirements for sets, props and scenic art
cleaning agents, equipment and techniques used to repair physical elements, including any specialised cleaning requirements for items, e.g. scenic art cloths
relevant legislative and/or organisational Occupational Health and Safety requirements, including safe manual handling
types of documentation used to record maintenance and repair work
literacy skills sufficient to interpret and complete repair and maintenance documentation, and to read labels
numeracy skills sufficient to calculate measurements of chemicals.
Linkages to other units
This unit has linkages to other technical construction and manufacturing units and combined assessment and/or training with those units may be appropriate.
It is strongly recommended that this unit be assessed with or after the following unit:
MEM18.1A B - Use hand tools
Critical aspects of evidence
The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:
ability to use appropriate techniques to restore physical elements to optimum condition
knowledge of typical cleaning and maintenance requirements for various types of physical elements used in a production.
Method and context of assessment
The assessment context must provide for:
practical demonstration of skills through the maintenance and repair of multiple physical elements
completion of tasks within realistic workplace timeframes.
Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:
direct observation of the candidate completing cleaning and maintenance tasks
evaluation of items cleaned or repaired by the candidate in relation to quality of workmanship and finish
oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of safety requirements and techniques for cleaning particular types of production items
review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate.
Resource requirements
Assessment of this unit requires access to:
physical elements requiring cleaning and maintenance.
Key competencies in this unit
Key competencies are built into all workplace competencies. The following table describes those applicable to this unit. Trainers and assessors should ensure that they are addressed in training and assessment.
Level 1 = Perform
Level 2 = Administer and Manage
Level 3 = Design and Evaluate
Collecting, organising and analysing information (1)
Reading repair schedules.
Communicating ideas and information (1)
Advising supervisor of repair problem.
Planning and organising activities (1)
Prioritising a series of tasks.
Working with others and in teams (1)
Working with team members on a maintenance task.
Using mathematical ideas and techniques (1)
Taking measurements.
Solving problems (1)
Identifying and reporting a safety issue.
Using technology (1)
Using hand or power tools.
Underpinning skills and knowledge
Assessment must include evidence of the following knowledge and skills:
typical cleaning, repair and maintenance requirements for sets, props and scenic art
cleaning agents, equipment and techniques used to repair physical elements, including any specialised cleaning requirements for items, e.g. scenic art cloths
relevant legislative and/or organisational Occupational Health and Safety requirements, including safe manual handling
types of documentation used to record maintenance and repair work
literacy skills sufficient to interpret and complete repair and maintenance documentation, and to read labels
numeracy skills sufficient to calculate measurements of chemicals.
Linkages to other units
This unit has linkages to other technical construction and manufacturing units and combined assessment and/or training with those units may be appropriate.
It is strongly recommended that this unit be assessed with or after the following unit:
MEM18.1A B - Use hand tools
Critical aspects of evidence
The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:
ability to use appropriate techniques to restore physical elements to optimum condition
knowledge of typical cleaning and maintenance requirements for various types of physical elements used in a production.
Method and context of assessment
The assessment context must provide for:
practical demonstration of skills through the maintenance and repair of multiple physical elements
completion of tasks within realistic workplace timeframes.
Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:
direct observation of the candidate completing cleaning and maintenance tasks
evaluation of items cleaned or repaired by the candidate in relation to quality of workmanship and finish
oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of safety requirements and techniques for cleaning particular types of production items
review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate.
Resource requirements
Assessment of this unit requires access to:
physical elements requiring cleaning and maintenance.
Key competencies in this unit
Key competencies are built into all workplace competencies. The following table describes those applicable to this unit. Trainers and assessors should ensure that they are addressed in training and assessment.
Level 1 = Perform
Level 2 = Administer and Manage
Level 3 = Design and Evaluate
Collecting, organising and analysing information (1)
Reading repair schedules.
Communicating ideas and information (1)
Advising supervisor of repair problem.
Planning and organising activities (1)
Prioritising a series of tasks.
Working with others and in teams (1)
Working with team members on a maintenance task.
Using mathematical ideas and techniques (1)
Taking measurements.
Solving problems (1)
Identifying and reporting a safety issue.
Using technology (1)
Using hand or power tools.