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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Maintain currency of own industry knowledge
   • Identify trends in the industry using appropriate sources of information
   • Identify likely effects of industry trends on own work practices
   • In consultation with relevant personnel, identify and pursue learning opportunities to develop own skills and take advantage of trends and emerging technologies
2. Establish effective contractual relationships
   • Establish effective contractual relationships
   • Share information and ideas with others in ways that engender goodwill, trust and respect
   • Use effective negotiation techniques to identify solutions to issues
   • Discuss, confirm and formally document agreements and contracts with relevant personnel
   • Maintain contractual relationships through regular contact and effective communication
3. Complete work tasks effectively
   • Demonstrate a positive personal work ethic
   • Negotiate and agree on prioritised work tasks and established deadlines with relevant personnel
   • Identify and plan for factors that may affect the completion of work tasks within deadlines
   • Complete work tasks within deadlines taking into account organisational and regulatory requirements
   • Observe copyright and intellectual property obligations when using material downloaded from the internet
   • Follow procedures to minimise the impact of work activities on the environment
   • Seek feedback on own work performance from relevant personnel and adjust in order to improve work practices

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

apply information about industry trends to own work practice

establish work and contractual relationships

comply with relevant regulations and organisational requirements

prioritise work tasks

work collaboratively.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements the individual must:

demonstrate well-developed knowledge of:

relationships between different sectors of the creative arts industry

terminology associated with own industry sector

issues of appropriate behaviour and ethics as they apply to key work areas

key roles and responsibilities in own industry sector

sources of industry information and ways of maintaining current industry knowledge

describe key features of awards and conditions of employment for own work area

describe key aspects of the following:

consequences of infringing copyright

how copyright is enforced

organisations that deal with copyright

copyright ownership and protection

legal issues that affect negotiations and contracts

nature, role and functions of unions and employer associations

rights and responsibilities of employers and employees

work health and safety (WHS) requirements relevant to own work context

current and emerging technologies used in own industry sector.

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