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 and present ideas for creative work
document the development of creative work
learning skills to apply feedback to future work and plan skills development
literacy skills to review information to assist the development of ideas for creative work
numeracy skills to interpret technical data and calculate quantities and costs
planning and organising skills to organise resources and work processes
problem-solving skills to resolve common technical challenges in the given area of practice
technical skills to use techniques specific to the creative form with some proficiency.
Required knowledge
ways to source information and develop, refine and communicate ideas for creative work
physical properties and capabilities of the range of materials, tools and equipment used in creative work
work space requirements for creative work, including ways of organising and maintaining space
ways of exploring, adapting and combining techniques and materials to achieve different effects
formal elements and principles of design and their application to the production of creative work in the relevant context
cleaning and maintenance techniques for tools and equipment used in creative work
historical and theoretical contexts for creative work
intellectual property issues and legislation that affect makers of creative work
sustainability issues associated with tools and materials used in creative work
OHS procedures for the specific area of creative work.
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.
Historical and contemporary informationmay include: | audio film images internet journal articles objects oral histories performances stories technical or medium-specific information texts: cultural historical religious scientific spiritual video. |
Ways to evaluate may involve: | comparing considering constraints and parameters of key ideas and concepts considering merit contrasting discussion and debate reflecting. |
Ideas and concepts may involve consideration of: | cultural traditions elements and principles of design technical characteristics and qualities of specific work by others in own area of arts practice relationship of the work to a theoretical and historical context subject matter or theme relevant to work in own area of arts practice, such as: identity land and place political, cultural and social issues the body spiritual concerns. |
Experimentation may include: | challenging comparing contrasting experimenting directly with work in progress producing test pieces or samples systematically testing a range of: equipment materials processes tools. |
Key people may include: | mentors peers supervisors teachers. |
Context may relate to: | cultural issues surrounding presentation how the concept is being presented physical limitations the people to whom the concept is being presented why the concept is being presented, such as in response to a brief. |
Resources may include: | equipment materials techniques tools. |
Record of work may be: | physical verbal virtual visual written. |
Questions might include: | could I do this differently or better? do I have any ideas to share about this? have I done it as well as I could? how can I do that? how can I fix this? how well have I communicated my idea? if they are doing that, could I? what could be improved technically in this piece of work? |
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