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 ideas for glassworking with others
learning skills to:
improve techniques to produce glassworking through practice and some experimentation
respond constructively to feedback
literacy skills to interpret information about historical and contemporary glass practice
numeracy skills to calculate quantities of materials
planning and organising skills to organise resources required to produce glassworking
self-management skills to take responsibility for the process of creating work.
Required knowledge
ways of exploring techniques and materials to achieve different effects in glasswork
physical properties and capabilities of a range of materials, tools and equipment used in glasswork
work space requirements for glasswork, including ways of organising and maintaining space
cleaning, maintenance and storage procedures for glassworking tools, equipment and materials
historical and theoretical contexts for glassworking
elements and principles of design and their particular application to glasswork
intellectual property considerations for any person making creative work
sustainability considerations associated with the use of glassworking tools, equipment and materials
OHS procedures that apply to glasswork.
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.
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. |
Techniques may include: | assemblage blowing casting colouring etching fusing hot forming lampworking leadlight and copperfoil pâté de verre sandblasting slumping. |
Glassworking may include: | functional forms: bowls lighting components platters vessels jewellery and body wear mural pieces plaques sculptural pieces tiles. |
Key peoplemay include: | mentors other artists peers supervisors teachers. |
Strategies used to assess the capabilities of techniques may involve: | producing test pieces or samples systematically testing a range of processes. |
Materials may include: | clay clear and coloured glass suitable for casting: casting glass tested compatible frit/cullet clear and coloured glass suitable for lampworking: sheet glass stringers tested compatible rods clear and coloured sheet glass: float glass tested compatible glass glass colours: enamels and lustres paints stains materials for embedding plaster refractory board suitable for making moulds refractory fillers: sand silica refractory release agents: alumina bead release graphite kaolin texturing materials: batwash clay fabric formed and fired graphite kaolin natural materials whiting bead release sculpture wax. |
Needs of the work may relate to: | availability of different resources budget creative goals preparation time process-specific requirements recycling safety sustainability. |
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