1. Evolve conceptual thinking
   • Identify the potential for individualised or specialised research based on current practice
   • Investigate new sources and research opportunities
   • Reflect on own practice to evolve personal ideas
   • Challenge assumptions, preconceptions and norms to stretch the boundaries of own thinking
   • Use critical analysis to evolve own ideas and develop innovative approaches
   • Hone and adapt ideas for work based on emerging ideas and research
2. Seek professional opportunities and engagement
   • Pursue opportunities for professional work based on established goals and aspirations
   • Evaluate potential commercial opportunities as part of a viable professional practice
   • Engage with professionals within and outside the arts community to further develop own ideas, professional identity and opportunities for work
   • Establish sustainable ways to support ongoing professional engagement
3. Plan an independent project
   • Integrate individual research, personal ideas and professional realities to confirm the concept for a body of creative work
   • Develop and implement a sustainable project management approachfor the work
   • Consider and integrate the promotion, exhibition and communication of the work in the planning process
4. Realise the body of creative work
   • Integrate command of technique, materials and process to create finished work of professional standard suitable for the public domain
   • Deepen individual engagement with techniques, ideas and the relationships between them
   • Apply critical and creative thinking to challenge, adapt and refine the creative work
   • Further evolve and refine ideas through processes of experimentation and exploration
   • Bring together the disparate challenges of the project to complete work on time
5. Evaluate professional work
   • Seek and apply constructive criticism from others to improve own work
   • Evaluate work against planned strategy for own creative practice
   • Evaluate own work in the context of work by others to extend own practice
   • Adjust work processes and practice as necessary to improve technical, conceptual and commercial outcomes

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

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.