Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
CUVOPA10B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Cut opal spheres and beads
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | CUVOPA10B - Cut opal spheres and beads |
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Description | This unit covers the skills and knowledge to produce opal spheres and beads including the selection of the rough opal through to the drilling and final polishing.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 knowledge and skills to the production of the spheres and beads to industry standards. It involves the use and maintenance of machinery and is applied in a workshop environment.Where 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 |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Set up machinery and equipment. |
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Element: Select and pre-form material. |
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Element: Produce opal bead. |
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Element: Drill beads. |
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Element: Polish beads. |
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Element: Produce opal spheres. |
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