Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
CUVOPA13B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Apply advanced pre-cutting processes to complex opals
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | CUVOPA13B - Apply advanced pre-cutting processes to complex opals |
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Description | This unit covers skills and knowledge required to perform the pre-cutting processes for boulder and other special opals. It includes documenting and recording all aspects of the procurement and pre- cutting process. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit is applied to pre-cutting processes for boulder and black opal and other types of difficult or particularly valuable opal. It requires knowledge of the processes of opal formation and extensive experience in handling opal of various types as a basis for decision-making on how to cut or carve the opal. | ||
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 is dependent on the skills achieved in the unit CUVOPA03B - Complete pre-cutting processes for solid opals which should be regarded as a pre-requisite to this unit. It 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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Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Identify type of opal rough. |
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Element: Block off the stone (boulder opal). |
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Element: Expose the colour. |
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Element: Decide on whether to cut and/or carve the opal. |
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Element: Follow OHS principles when operating machinery. |
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