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 liaise with others about ceramics practice and challenges
critical thinking and analytical skills to:
evaluate the needs of particular work projects, including design briefs for work
research and evaluate historical and contemporary trends to inform ideas
literacy skills to read specifications and requirements for ceramics work
problem-solving skills to identify and resolve technical surface treatment problems
numeracy skills to work with numerical features of ceramics processes, including:
measurements of materials
timing processes
self-management, planning and organising skills to evaluate opportunities in own practice in relation to new and innovative surface treatments
technology skills to safely use ceramics equipment.
Required knowledge
ways to adapt, extend and combine the capabilities of different surface treatments
physical properties and capabilities of an extended range of materials and tools used for surface treatments
characteristics of different materials under different surface treatments and the potential of these characteristics to achieve different effects
formal elements and principles of design and how they may be used, adapted and challenged in ceramics work
historical and theoretical contexts for different surface treatments and how they may be used to inform individual practice
sources of resources needed to create different surface effects
intellectual property issues and legislation to be considered by independent arts practitioners
sustainability considerations for the professional operation of a ceramics practice
OHS requirements for the set-up and operation of a ceramics work space.
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.
Ceramic surface treatments may include: | added surface components brushing burnishing carving dipping glaze on glaze impressing incising, sgraffito and engraving inlaying modelling modifying applications neriage pouring printing resist and masking techniques scraping sponging spraying sprigging trailing. |
Ideas and designs may be influenced by: | artistic aspirations current capability with techniques historical and theoretical contexts research 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. |
Research may involve: | approaching individuals with relevant expertise attending lectures and talks conducting material and technical experiments and tests searching the internet seeking out information in books, journals, newspapers and catalogues visiting exhibitions and museums. |
Intellectual property requirements include: | extent to which the work of others may be used form of acknowledgement or credit procedures for seeking permission to use the work of others, including systems for the administration of copyright protocols for the adaptation of work by others. |
Professional potential may relate to: | cost of production existence of an established market how to promote or sell the work market trends professional development. |
Criteria may relate to: | access to materials, tools and equipment for the techniques contemporary and historical use of ceramic surface treatments ease of application of the techniques personal affinity with the techniques. |
Process followed to refine ideas may include: | adjustment to subject matter or theme adjustment to take account of elements and principles of design adjustment to use extended capabilities of techniques. |
Tools and equipment may include: | banding wheels brushes and toothbrushes compressor digital camera electronic equipment used in design work, e.g. computer, scanner and printer software hands and fingers kiln furniture and equipment kilns: electric, gas, wood or raku knives and blades measuring devices modelling and carving tools personal protective equipment (PPE) programmable kiln controller rolling tools sponges and stamps spray booth, spray gun and air brush tongs trailing tools. |
Materials may include: | glazes colouring oxides, stains and pigments commercial colours lustres range of clays slips and engobes resist materials: wax, latex, shellac, glues and paper other materials, such as ashes, rocks, local clays and glass. |
Safety and sustainability considerations may include: | federal, state and territory legislation, regulations and standards personal protection recycling safe disposal of waste ventilation. |
Workplace requirements may include: | dust extraction lighting process-specific requirements ventilation. |
Technical problems may include: | limitations of own technical skill required for: forming techniques application techniques surface design and decorating techniques limited availability of space for: displaying fired results production of work: making, assembling and firing storage issues for work in progress: cleanliness humidity security other limitations, such as: equipment and machinery breakdown limited availability of or access to specialist materials, tools and equipment. |
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