Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication skills to:
discuss the process for producing glassworking with others
understand and follow instructions
learning skills to:
improve techniques for producing glassworking through practice
respond appropriately to feedback
literacy skills to read product and equipment safety labels
numeracy skills to calculate quantities of materials
planning and organising skills to prepare and set up resources and work space.
Required knowledge
materials, tools and equipment commonly used for glassworking
major styles of glassworking and the work of key practitioners relevant to individual area of interest
typical work space and equipment requirements for the production of different types of glassworking
cleaning and maintenance techniques for tools and equipment used in glasswork
elements and principles of design – what they are and what they mean
intellectual property considerations for any person making creative work
ways of minimising waste in the use of glassworking tools, equipment and materials
OHS procedures that apply to glassworking.
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.
Tools may include: | glass cutters modelling and carving tools piping tools rulers. |
Equipment may include: | compressor electric kilns engravers glass cutting table grinding and polishing equipment kiln furniture personal protective equipment (PPE), including: dust masks gloves respirators safety glasses programmable kiln controllers sandblaster slumping moulds. |
Materials may include: | clay float glass glass colours, including: enamels paints stains materials for embedding plaster refractory fillers: sand silica refractory release agents: alumina bead release graphite kaolin tested compatible glass rods (for lampwork) tested compatible sheet glass texturing materials: batwash fabric formed and fired clay metals natural objects plant material whiting. |
Workplace procedures may relate to such things as: | cost control process-specific procedures recycling reporting safety use of materials. |
Key peoplemay include: | arts practitioners mentors supervisors teachers. |
Glassworking may include: | bowls and other containers jewellery items mural pieces plaques platters sculptural work tiles. |
Ideas may be influenced by: | current capability with techniques historical and theoretical contexts subject matter or theme for the work, such as: built environment land and place natural world political, cultural and social issues the body spiritual concerns. |
Process used to test techniques may include: | experimenting directly with work in progress exploring techniques by making practice pieces making samples using nominated techniques. |
Techniques would generally be quite limited in nature and may include: | copperfoil cutting sheet glass: straight lines curved lines circles fusing and slumping sheet glass lampworked glass leadlighting painting sandblasting slumping fused glass. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist