Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

CUVPRP603A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Engage in the business of creative practice

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency CUVPRP603A - Engage in the business of creative practice
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to adopt a professional approach to creative practice, including engaging in the business aspects of working as a creative practitioner.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application Independent creative practitioners sometimes work as employees in small and large organisations. Depending on the particular creative practice, they often operate as sole practitioners, in artist cooperatives, or as freelance or contract workers. Regardless of the business model, all practitioners earning income from their practice must engage with the professional business requirements for a sustainable creative practice.This activity is self-directed.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Not applicable.
Competency Field
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
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Adopt professional work practices
  • Develop a professional work ethic to support practice
  • Collaborate and communicate with other professionals about the business aspects of creative practice
  • Evaluate the skills and knowledge needed to operate as a successful creative practitioner
  • Evaluate own current skills and abilities and the need for further professional development
  • Assess the potential for using specialist expertise to complement own skills
  • Evaluate all aspects of own practice on an ongoing basis, as a key component of professional and personal growth
       
Element: Evaluate different business practices
  • Investigate the different ways that creative practitioners do business
  • Investigate the range of business practices, systems and procedures that need to be considered as part of professional creative practice
  • Assess the relevance and implications of particular business structures
  • Consider the physical resources required by the practice and how they might be accessed
  • Develop an overall approach to the business aspects of own practice based on evaluation of relevant information
       
Element: Address financial aspects of creative practice
  • Investigate financial considerations for creative practice
  • Research and assess different ways of commercialising work and ideas
  • Evaluate different ways of costing and selling creative work
  • Assess broader financial management requirements and their application to own practice
  • Develop individual approaches to financial aspects of practice
       
Element: Analyse the rights and obligations of creative practitioners
  • Evaluate the legal and moral rights and obligations of professional creative practice
  • Practise work and business in ways that meet legal and moral obligations
  • Pursue own rights as a creative practitioner consistent with own professional and ethical standards
  • Establish and maintain sound approaches to safety and sustainability in professional practice
       
Element: Evaluate professional opportunities
  • Evaluate work opportunities within and beyond the creative sectors
  • Be open to the potential for work opportunities in unexpected places, beyond established patterns of work
  • Identify and access sources of professional advice
  • Consider local and global opportunities for own practice
  • Identify and evaluate opportunities offered by current and emerging trends in the consumption of culture and creative products
  • Analyse the experiences of others as a way of discovering different opportunities
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

research and evaluate a broad range of business information, including business structures, financial considerations, and legal rights and obligations

develop cohesive approaches and strategies for own practice that are grounded in research and reflection

articulate the range of professional opportunities for creative practice within and beyond the creative sectors

apply a highly developed understanding of the arts industry, including new and emerging trends in work practice.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

industry networks and information

general business information.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

evaluation of presentation or documentation prepared by the candidate detailing professional practice ideas and strategies

questioning and discussion about candidate’s professional plans

participation in discussions with the candidate and others about professional practice in a given area

review of portfolios of evidence

review of third-party reports from experienced practitioners.

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy) and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties, such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling).

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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:

collaborate with others on practice development issues

interact with other creative and business professionals on management and development issues

critical thinking and analytical skills to:

research and evaluate information and ideas from a wide range of sources

reflect on complex issues and make judgements and decisions about those issues

initiative and enterprise skills to identify and pursue professional work opportunities

learning and self-management skills to engage in and commit to an ongoing process of professional development and lifelong learning

literacy skills to interpret varied information dealing with complex issues from a range of sources

planning and organising skills to integrate a range of complex and varied information into a cohesive approach to development and management of own professional practice

problem-solving skills to assess potentially competing and conflicting issues and develop solutions for own practice

numeracy skills to manage the financial aspects of a professional practice

technology skills to use the internet as a research tool

Required knowledge

types of behaviour and practice that constitute a professional way of working in the specific area of creative practice

professional development opportunities for the specific area of creative practice

types and sources of external expertise and professional advice for creative practitioners that could be used in professional practice, including different industry organisations

general business structures, practices, systems and procedures that apply to all professional practitioners, as well as typical ways that business is done in the specific area of creative practice

physical resources needed for different types of professional practice and different ways they may be set up or accessed

financial management practices that apply to all professional practitioners, including financial models and structures that apply to the specific area of creative practice

factors to consider when costing and selling work and methods of selling work, including commissions

range of professional practice skills needed by creative practitioners

range of work opportunities open to the creative practitioner, both within and outside the creative sectors

trends in the consumption of culture and creative products and their impact on professional creative practice

legal rights and obligations of creative practitioners, particularly in relation to intellectual property, OHS and duty of care

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.

Professional work ethicmay refer to:

building sustainable professional relationships

commitment to ongoing learning and development

ethical behaviours

honouring professional commitments

maintaining work / life balance

meeting timelines.

Skills and knowledgemay be:

creative

financial

interpersonal

practical

promotional.

Professional developmentmay include:

attendance at events

further study

industry engagement

mentoring

professional memberships

research.

Specialist expertisemay be:

business

financial

legal

marketing.

Business practices, systems and proceduresmay relate to:

communication

financial management

marketing

operations

safety

sales

technology.

Business structuresmay include:

cooperatives

companies

partnerships

sole practitioner structures

trusts.

Physical resourcesmay include:

equipment

materials

tools

work space.

Financial considerations for creative practicemay relate to:

costs, including:

commissions

consignment fees

exhibition fees

distribution channels for work

income, such as:

awards

donations

government grants

residencies

sponsorships.

Ways of costing and selling creative workmay include:

consignment

quoting for materials

quoting for time

taking commissions

whole project quotations.

Financial management requirements may relate to:

accounting systems and software

insurance

invoicing

paying accounts

record keeping

reporting requirements

taxation issues.

Rights and obligationsmay relate to:

copyright and intellectual property

duty of care

moral rights

safety of self and others

taxation responsibilities.

Beyond the creative sectorsmay refer to contexts such as:

business

community organisations

science

technology.

Current and emerging trendsmay relate to:

changing social mores

economic climate

habits of different age groups or genders

impact of technology

lifestyle trends

political environment.

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

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Develop a professional work ethic to support practice 
Collaborate and communicate with other professionals about the business aspects of creative practice 
Evaluate the skills and knowledge needed to operate as a successful creative practitioner 
Evaluate own current skills and abilities and the need for further professional development 
Assess the potential for using specialist expertise to complement own skills 
Evaluate all aspects of own practice on an ongoing basis, as a key component of professional and personal growth 
Investigate the different ways that creative practitioners do business 
Investigate the range of business practices, systems and procedures that need to be considered as part of professional creative practice 
Assess the relevance and implications of particular business structures 
Consider the physical resources required by the practice and how they might be accessed 
Develop an overall approach to the business aspects of own practice based on evaluation of relevant information 
Investigate financial considerations for creative practice 
Research and assess different ways of commercialising work and ideas 
Evaluate different ways of costing and selling creative work 
Assess broader financial management requirements and their application to own practice 
Develop individual approaches to financial aspects of practice 
Evaluate the legal and moral rights and obligations of professional creative practice 
Practise work and business in ways that meet legal and moral obligations 
Pursue own rights as a creative practitioner consistent with own professional and ethical standards 
Establish and maintain sound approaches to safety and sustainability in professional practice 
Evaluate work opportunities within and beyond the creative sectors 
Be open to the potential for work opportunities in unexpected places, beyond established patterns of work 
Identify and access sources of professional advice 
Consider local and global opportunities for own practice 
Identify and evaluate opportunities offered by current and emerging trends in the consumption of culture and creative products 
Analyse the experiences of others as a way of discovering different opportunities 

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