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 work with others in the model making process
initiative and enterprise skills to construct scale models that respond to specifications
learning skills to improve own skills in constructing scale models
literacy skills to interpret specifications and briefs for scale models
numeracy skills to interpret and correctly apply calculations and measurements required for the production of scale models
planning and organising skills to:
plan work tasks in a logical sequence
organise resources
problem-solving skills to identify and resolve common problems in model making
self-management skills to complete work within agreed timeframes.
Required knowledge
ways in which model making is used in specific industry contexts
basic principles of model making, including the physical properties and capabilities of the range of equipment, tools and materials used for model making
ways in which to present finished scale models
work space requirements for the production of models, including set-up of work space for particular types of work
issues and challenges that arise in making scale models
intellectual property issues and legislation associated with making scale models
sustainability issues associated with equipment, tools and materials used in scale model making
OHS procedures for scale model making.
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.
Documentation may include briefs or specifications with information, such as: | background information about clients budget clients’ needs considerations, such as: contractual copyright ethical legal creative objectives diagrams indicating, for example: colours measurements scale style materials personnel involved in the project purpose relevant statutory requirements, e.g. health and safety considerations requirements for development or building consent scope for making adjustments sponsorship technical objectives technology timeframe visual representation of scale model. |
Relevant people may include: | art department client creative director designer director head of department manager mentor other technical or specialist personnel producer production manager project manager representative of organisation commissioning the work supervisor technical director. |
Techniques may relate to: | carpentry ceramics glasswork lighting, such as: ambient laser spot modelling with flexible materials painting and other surface decoration projection manufacture of form by: bending folding hinging sculpture twisting working with textiles. |
Scale models may be required for a wide range of work situations, such as: | event design foyer design lighting plots object or product design open space environment room, site and stage layouts set design, such as for: theatre screen and media productions visual artworks and projects, such as: ceramic pieces community installations performance public art sculpture. |
Equipment may include: | brushes buckets clamps and pliers containers hand and power tools, such as: compressor drills saws sanders lighting protective clothing scrapers shaping tools, such as: carving tools planers surform blades spatulas specialised equipment for ceramic work specialised equipment for sculpture work spray gun. |
Materials may include: | bolts cardboard charcoal clays coloured pencils crayons extenders and binders fibreglass foamcore found objects and materials glass hooks inks laminates latex materials to represent a particular surfaces, such as: earth rock water metals, such as: sheet wire nails natural and synthetic fibres paper paper pulp pastels perspex polystyrene recycled materials resins rubber screws solvents and cleaning materials specialised metal and wood primers string tape turps water and oil-based paints waterproof lacquers wood and timber products, such as: balsa wood MDF board wooden skewers. |
Work space requirements may include: | drying space dust extraction lighting and power requirements location-specific requirements process-specific space needs ventilation wet and dry areas. |
Safety considerations may include: | federal, state and territory legislation, regulations and standards personal protection recycling safe disposal of waste. |
Inventory procedures may involve: | files, including digital notes on future use of scale models product safety labels spreadsheet documentation written and visual documentation of manufacturers’ instructions. |
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