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 engage with others about approaches to spatial design
initiative and enterprise skills to experiment with techniques to produce effects that enhance the design of spaces
learning skills to refine and improve a range of spatial design techniques
literacy skills to interpret design briefs and research information about spatial design
numeracy skills to calculate proportions, measurements and costs
self-management and planning skills to plan work tasks
technical skills to evaluate, adapt and integrate a range of techniques into the design and fabrication of models and maquettes.
Required knowledge
role of experimentation in designing spaces
formal elements and principles of design and their application to spatial design
techniques, materials, tools and equipment and their application to different areas of spatial design
common formats and features of spatial design briefs
work and ideas of other designers specialising in spatial design
history and theory of design in relation to spatial design
intellectual property issues and legislation and their relevance to spatial design
sustainability considerations for spatial design
OHS requirements relevant to the design of spaces.
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.
Specifications may refer to: | client needs dimensions purpose style. |
Briefs are usually prepared by a commissioning body or organisation and may be: | diagrammatic verbal visual written. |
Spatial design work may include: | exhibition design fit-outs for exterior spaces or environments foyer design installation for specific event office fit-outs set design. |
Parameters and constraints may refer to: | considerations, such as: client’s organisational background contractual copyright ethical health and safety legal subject matter cost material characteristics technology timeframe. |
Relevant people may include: | clients colleagues industry practitioners managers mentors supervisors. |
Work space needs may include: | drafting table electronic equipment lighting and power requirements process-specific space needs. |
Tools and equipment may include: | brushes camera computer hand tools ladders lighting equipment power tools printer relevant software scanner. |
Preliminary visual representations may include: | computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) colour boards photography and digital imaging plan drawing sample boards sketching. |
Identifying possible approaches includes: | identifying possible design solutions identifying possible realisation options, such as by: fabricating an aspect of the design means of a model or maquette. |
Approaches may encompass: | aesthetic considerations choice of fabrication options design solutions parameters of the brief. |
Criteria may include: | access to materials, tools and equipment required to realise designs consistency with spatial design briefs ease of manufacture personal affinity with medium and materials. |
Materials may include: | cardboards clays fibres glass manufactured materials: tiles panels carpeting textiles metals modelling pastes natural elements: water light wind plants glazes paints paper plastics stains wood and/or wood products. |
Strategies to test techniques may involve: | exploring techniques by making practice pieces, test pieces, mock-ups or samples testing materials by applying stress and colour tests. |
Techniques would depend on design solutions and realisation options and may include: | carpentry digital work glasswork lighting modelling painting and decoration photography projection surface decoration textile work. |
Process followed to refine the design approach may involve: | adjustment to design solution adjustment to take account of elements and principles of design adjustment to use the extended capabilities of techniques. |
Process used to document the approach may involve: | elevations final drawings illustrations models photographs plans specifications for fabrication. |
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