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:
clarify information requirements
work cooperatively as a team member
respond appropriately to feedback on own work
initiative and enterprise skills to contribute ideas about work options for nominated sites
literacy skills to source, interpret and document information on nominated sites
numeracy skills to calculate general specifications for sites
planning and organising skills to collect and review information on sites
self-management skills to meet deadlines.
Required knowledge
types of site information needed for planning work and potential sources
options for documenting planning processes and work procedures
workflow planning techniques in relation to production of work for a site
awareness of intellectual property issues and legislation as it impacts on site work
OHS requirements in relation to the creation of work in public spaces and other typical sites.
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.
Relevant people may include: | clients industry practitioners managers mentors supervisors. |
Process for selecting sites may involve liaison with: | architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning companies artist-run studios artists government agency and funding organisations local arts community local councils. |
Types of information may include: | physical characteristics of the site: buildings dimensions flora industries land forms location overhead wires pathways presence of fauna roads waterways planning regulations reports, such as: council geology government weather social, economic and historical characteristics, including: status as a community meeting place economic conditions heritage values industrial area sacred space urban renewal. |
Sources of information may include: | discussions or interviews with artists, designers or craftspeople galleries internet libraries museums personal observations and experience print and electronic media reference books. |
Documenting may include: | diagrams drawings photographs slides specifications text notes, e.g. diary entries video and digital images and text. |
Characteristics may include: | environmental considerations heritage values physical constraints: access changing contours of the landscape cliffs weather conditions political and economic influences sacred or religious significance. |
Criteria for selecting work options may include: | consistency with conceptual vision intellectual property issues financial considerations heritage, cultural and religious values practical and environmental considerations for equipment, materials and access requirements for seeking development approval. |
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