Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
CUVOPA03B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Complete precutting processes for solid opals
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | CUVOPA03B - Complete precutting processes for solid opals |
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Description | This unit covers skills and knowledge required to determine market needs as a basis for decision-making, to plan the stones to be cut and complete the precutting processes. It includes documenting and recording all aspects of the procurement and cutting process.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit requires the application of research skills to determine market preferences for buying of cut and polished opal so that decisions can be made on how to cut the opal to gain the best yield and show of colour. It also covers the ability to carry out all the precutting planning, cleaning and preforming of the gemstone while working safely with materials and equipment. Advanced processes needed for pre-cutting black and boulder opals is covered by CUVOPA13B Apply advanced pre-cutting processes to complex opalsWhere appropriate the outcomes of this unit could be contextualised to apply to other gemstones. Examples of aspects of the unit that may need to be adjusted would include:the specific properties of each gemstonesindustry and market requirementsunderpinning knowledgeRange Statement. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | This unit may be assessed on its own or it may be assessed with other units that cover related skills and knowledge.Evidence is most relevant when provided through an integrated activity which combines the Elements of competency for the unit, or a cluster of units of competency. | ||
Competency Field | Opal cutting and polishing |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Survey market requirements as a basis for making a decision on opal cutting strategy. |
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Element: Weigh opal and record information. |
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Element: Clean and orient opal to determine yields and shape. |
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Element: Process opal to pre-form state. |
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Element: Follow OHS principles when operating machinery. |
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