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Evidence Guide: CUVCER301A - Produce ceramics

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CUVCER301A - Produce ceramics

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Plan ceramic work through exploration

  1. Explore ideas and techniques for ceramic work in consultation with key people as required
  2. Review historical and contemporary ceramics practice as a potential source of ideas
  3. Clarify ideas for ceramics based on exploration and discussion
  4. Assess the capabilities of ceramics techniques through practice and adaptation
  5. Select techniques that best support the ideas for the work
Explore ideas and techniques for ceramic work in consultation with key people as required

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Review historical and contemporary ceramics practice as a potential source of ideas

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Clarify ideas for ceramics based on exploration and discussion

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Assess the capabilities of ceramics techniques through practice and adaptation

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Select techniques that best support the ideas for the work

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Prepare, maintain and store ceramic-making resources

  1. Select and organise ceramics tools, equipment and materials suited to the chosen work
  2. Prepare and maintain resources based on the needs of the work
  3. Take responsibility for the safe and sustainable use of resources and disposal of waste
  4. Store resources according to the needs of different items
Select and organise ceramics tools, equipment and materials suited to the chosen work

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Prepare and maintain resources based on the needs of the work

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Take responsibility for the safe and sustainable use of resources and disposal of waste

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Store resources according to the needs of different items

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Create finished ceramic works

  1. Safely use and adapt ceramic techniques to create desired effects
  2. Review work in progress and make adjustments as required to produce final work
  3. Add value to the current work process and future work by documenting the work progress
  4. Liaise with others to obtain feedback on work in terms of its technical proficiency and success in communicating ideas
Safely use and adapt ceramic techniques to create desired effects

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Review work in progress and make adjustments as required to produce final work

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Add value to the current work process and future work by documenting the work progress

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Liaise with others to obtain feedback on work in terms of its technical proficiency and success in communicating ideas

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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:

produce ceramic pieces that show some technical proficiency in chosen techniques

work with ideas and techniques and bring them together in finished work

adapt the capabilities of ceramic-making techniques and resources.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

tools, equipment and materials used in ceramic work.

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 technical execution of work pieces produced by the candidate

direct observation of ceramic work in progress

questioning and discussion of the candidate’s intentions and work outcome

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, for example:

CUVPRP301A Produce creative work.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

communication skills to discuss ideas for ceramic making with others

learning skills to:

improve techniques to produce ceramics through practice and some experimentation

respond constructively to feedback

literacy skills to interpret information about historical and contemporary ceramics practice

numeracy skills to calculate quantities of materials

planning and organising skills to organise resources required to produce ceramics

self-management skills to take responsibility for the process of creating work.

Required knowledge

ways of exploring techniques and materials to achieve different effects in ceramic making

physical properties and capabilities of a range of materials, tools and equipment used in ceramic making

work space requirements for ceramic making, including ways of organising and maintaining space

cleaning, maintenance and storage procedures for ceramic-making tools, materials and equipment

historical and theoretical contexts for ceramics and how they may be used to inform individual practice

elements and principles of design and their particular application to ceramic work

intellectual property considerations for any person making creative work

sustainability considerations associated with the use of ceramic-making tools, materials and equipment

OHS procedures that apply to ceramic making.

Range Statement

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.

Ideas may be influenced by:

current capability with techniques

historical and theoretical contexts

subject matter or theme for the work, such as:

built environment

land and place

natural world

political, cultural and social issues

the body

spiritual concerns.

Techniques may include:

applied subtractive surface treatments:

glazes

inlay with other clays

oxides

firing techniques

handbuilding:

coiling

pinching

slab-roll methods

moulding

slipcasting

subtractive surface treatments, such as:

impressing

incising

piercing

stamping.

Key peoplemay include:

mentors

other artists

peers

supervisors

teachers.

Strategies used to assess the capabilities of techniques may involve:

experimenting directly with work in progress

producing test pieces or samples

systematically testing a range of processes.

Tools and equipment may include:

banding wheel

brushes

carving tools

kilns: electric, gas, wood or raku

kiln furniture and equipment

knives and blades

protective clothing

rolling pins or other rollers

spatulas

tape measures

toothbrushes.

Materials may include:

glazes

oxides

range of clays.

Needs of the work may relate to:

availability of different resources

budget

creative goals

preparation time

process-specific requirements

recycling

safety

sustainability.