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

SIRRMER406 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Design, construct and maintain props

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency SIRRMER406 - Design, construct and maintain props
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to interpret specifications, design and construct three-dimensional (3-D) props, and maintain and modify fashion mannequins for displays.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to frontline visual merchandisers.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Nil
Competency Field Merchandising
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: Design and construct 3-D props and merchandisers.
  • Interpret requirements for props in consultation with relevant stakeholders.
  • Produce canvas backdrops with applied images or collage to client specifications and for use in specific window displays.
  • Produce 3-D props to reflect specified promotional and cultural themes or product categories used in displays.
  • Safely construct full-size fashion mannequins to relevant standards, performance benchmarks and specifications for use in display windows.
  • Design and construct point-of-sale units and ticket holders to suit specific products.
  • Construct slat wall fittings to suit a corporate identity or sign.
  • Design and construct props to suit any given window or exhibition theme.
       
Element: Maintain and modify fashion mannequins.
  • Assess ex-storage mannequins to determine maintenance requirements.
  • Recycle mannequins in whole or part using a variety of methods to create new mannequins.
  • Update mannequins to service window themes.
  • Customise mannequins to suit lifestyle themes and images.
       


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.

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

Evidence of the following is essential:

identifies and uses research on historical, cultural and seasonal themes in designing displays and merchandisers

plans, coordinates and implements activities associated with constructing a range of props and merchandisers for different applications

draws on past and present trends to create design images that represent lifestyle or corporate images

observes and integrates WHS principles in the construction of props and merchandisers

maintains and modifies store mannequins for a range of display applications.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

a real or simulated retail visual merchandising work environment

relevant documentation, such as:

benchmarks and specifications

WHS requirements

relevant tools, equipment and materials

fashion mannequins.

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:

observation of performance in the workplace

project-based assessment in a simulated display environment

customer feedback

answers to questions about specific skills and knowledge

review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance.

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

creative design skills to generate ideas for props

literacy skills to:

interpret requirements for props

read instructions for the safe use of tools and equipment

technical skills to safely use tools, equipment and materials used to construct props

Required knowledge

appropriate materials and media for visual merchandising applications

elements and principles of design

ethnic and cultural styles and decorative motifs that may be used for promotions, exhibitions, festivals and specific events

work health and safety (WHS) requirements relating to the production of props

relevant standards, performance benchmarks and specifications to prop design, construction and maintenance

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 individual, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Clientmay include:

external business

manager within the organisation.

Propsmay be used inretail windows, in-store displays, exhibitions, corporate promotional displays, and corporate or social events; and may include:

asymmetrical props

centrepieces for themed events

display props made in reproducible moulds

dynamic props

formal display props

harmonious props

miniature 3-D props

minimalist props

mixed-media soft models

rhythmic props

trompe l’oeil finishes on 2-D and 3-D surfaces.

Promotional and cultural themesmay include:

art deco and surrealism

art nouveau

baroque and rococo

Bauhaus and modernism

Christmas, Easter and other cultural and religious occasions

classical

cultural themes

current events, such as sporting events, arts or entertainment

deconstruction and post-modernism

historical themes

Japanese design

medieval

Memphis

pop and the 1960s

product category themes

seasonal themes

the 1920s.

Product categories may include:

baby and toddler products

books

cameras, photographic equipment and services

computer products and services

electrical products

fashion and accessories

floor covering products and services

food and liquor

footwear products and services

furniture products

hair, beauty and cosmetics products

hardware products and services

jewellery

music and audio products and services

newsagency products and services

soft furnishings, fabrics, manchester and haberdashery

sporting products and services

toys.

Relevant standards, performance benchmarks and specifications may include:

Australian standards

design briefs

industry standards

manufacturer and supplier standards

WHS

planning milestones and timeframes

quality measures and criteria.

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
Interpret requirements for props in consultation with relevant stakeholders. 
Produce canvas backdrops with applied images or collage to client specifications and for use in specific window displays. 
Produce 3-D props to reflect specified promotional and cultural themes or product categories used in displays. 
Safely construct full-size fashion mannequins to relevant standards, performance benchmarks and specifications for use in display windows. 
Design and construct point-of-sale units and ticket holders to suit specific products. 
Construct slat wall fittings to suit a corporate identity or sign. 
Design and construct props to suit any given window or exhibition theme. 
Assess ex-storage mannequins to determine maintenance requirements. 
Recycle mannequins in whole or part using a variety of methods to create new mannequins. 
Update mannequins to service window themes. 
Customise mannequins to suit lifestyle themes and images. 

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