People working in many industries apply the skills and knowledge outlined in this unit, which has been written to allow for contextualisation. The unit may apply to an individual designer-maker or to a designer working as part of a design/production team. In practice, this unit would always be combined with specialised design units that focus on a particular area of design practice. This unit underpins effective performance in all design disciplines. It is highly recommended that this unit be assessed with or after the following units: BSBDES402A Interpret and respond to a brief any specialised design unit, e.g. CUFCOS504A Design costumes CUEFIN02C Manage a budget. |
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Plan design work | 1.1. Collect, analyse and maintain relevant information on the design 1.2. Discuss and agree standards of work and monitoring requirements with the appropriate stakeholders 1.3. Develop clear plan and schedule for design realisation, including key roles and responsibilities linked to timelines and budget |
2. Implement and monitor the design process | 2.1. Organise and/or allocate resources to achieve the realisation of the design within required standards, timeframes and budget 2.2. Liaise with others involved in design realisation to ensure obligations and quality standards are met within time, budget and technical resources 2.3. Maintain accurate, relevant and complete documentation in accordance with agreed standards 2.4. Monitor process to ensure integrity of design is maintained at all times, including challenging of own work 2.5. Promptly identify difficulties or problems that arise in relation to the design process and take action to rectify the situation |
3. Liaise and negotiate with stakeholders | 3.1. Establish and maintain appropriate communication channels with relevant stakeholders 3.2. Pro-actively seek and provide information to facilitate effective design realisation 3.3. Adhere to agreed terms and conditions or negotiate appropriate changes in light of changed circumstances 3.4. Negotiate and agree revisions in a professional manner with relevant parties to enhance quality of outcome |
4. Complete design process | 4.1. Finalise design outcomes in accordance with terms and conditions 4.2. Seek feedback from key stakeholders on finished design and make final adjustments as agreed 4.3. Evaluate the completed design in relation to own work and the overall realisation process to inform future practice |
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Required skills |
communication and negotiation skills for effective client/principal, stakeholder and project team liaison during design realisation literacy skills sufficient to research and evaluate a wide range of source materials on design and to complete relevant design documentation numeracy skills sufficient to manage budgets |
Required knowledge |
planning and scheduling skills in relation to a given context for design realisation production processes as they apply to the realisation of designs within a particular industry context/design discipline, including materials, tools, equipment and processes quality assurance for design processes applicable to the specific industry context/design discipline problem solving and decision making particularly in relation to design realisation copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation that impact on design work in the relevant industry context at a managerial level occupational health and safety requirements relevant to the particular work context/design discipline |
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 | The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit: management of the design realisation process so that finished product meets requirements of the brief effective communication skills in relation to working with others for realisation of the design sound knowledge of the design process within the specific industry context/design discipline. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | The assessment context must provide for: practical demonstration of skills through the planning and implementation of the design process with access to all required tools, equipment and materials interaction with and involvement of others to reflect the collaborative nature of the unit and the communication and negotiation skills required. |
Method of assessment | Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include: evaluation of progress reports completion reports prepared by the candidate review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate. Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands 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 | Assessment of this unit requires access to: resources, tools, materials and equipment for realisation of a design in specific context information on design for which the candidate manages realisation. |
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. | |
Design requirements may relate to any industry design discipline, and may include: | event design graphic design interior design multimedia design object design product design theatrical/film production design, e.g. sets, costumes, lighting wearable object design, e.g. fashion, jewellery |
Relevant information on the design may include: | artwork brief checklists financial data models production data prototypes specifications technical data working drawings visual diagrams |
Standards of work and monitoring requirements may relate to: | budget targets creative issues legal issues reporting requirements technical quality timeframes |
Appropriate stakeholders may include: | client others on whom the design will impact, e.g. technical or production personnel others working on the design process supervisor/manager |
Resources may include: | financial human physical |
Documentation to be maintained may include: | digital records and presentations financial reports models photographs progress reports prototypes records of work working drawings |
Difficulties or problems may relate to: | budgetary overruns conceptual issues legal issues scheduling problems technical quality |
Communication channels may include: | electronic updates inspections project meetings telephone discussions |
Unit sector |
Design - design process |
This unit contains employability skills. |
Not applicable.