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 in informed discussion around materials, processes and their relationship with ideas
critical thinking and analytical skills to evaluate and make judgements about relationships between woodworking materials, techniques and processes
initiative and enterprise skills to:
develop individual ways of working with materials and processes
identify and act on own professional development needs
learning skills to develop and refine own skills to a professional practice standard
literacy skills to analyse varied and technical information about woodworking materials and processes
problem-solving skills to identify and resolve technical problems in woodworking work
self-management and planning skills to:
develop own ways of working with woodworking materials and processes
research and organise sustainable supply of materials and processes
technology skills to use the internet as a research tool.
Required knowledge
ways in which a wide range of woodworking materials and processes can be used, adapted, combined and challenged by the professional artist
physical properties and capabilities of the selected materials and processes
types of technical and other data that may need to be stored for safety and other reasons
characteristics of different materials under different treatments and the potential of these characteristics to achieve different effects
cost and supply parameters for woodworking materials and tools in the context of professional practice
storage requirements and options for different materials
intellectual property issues and legislation associated with woodworking as a professional practice
sustainability issues for the professional operation of a wood design practice
OHS requirements for the set-up and operation of a professional 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.
Physical properties and capabilities may relate to: | appropriateness of material for: selected process size of project durability environmental safety inherent and worked strength and fragility personal safety resistance to heat and cold useability weight workability. |
Woodworking materials may include: | assembling, joining or binding materials, such as: other fibres rope string thread wire finishing materials, such as: lacquers paints sandpapers stains found objects and materials other materials that support work, such as: leather metals stone oxidising agents and other patina agents wood wood products. |
Safety issues may relate to: | dust and airborne particles equipment used for woodworking fire fumes manual handling requirements noise sharp objects use and labelling of chemicals use of equipment with moving parts work posture. |
Data may include: | material safety data sheets (MSDS) quantity calculations results of experimentation. |
Woodworking processes may include: | assemblage carving combining with other materials - synthetic and natural jig making laminating timber and timber products making mock-ups and prototyping marquetry model making steam bending of timber timber preparation and machining wood finishing wood turning wooden tool modification and/or making. |
Cost and supply parameters may relate to: | budgetary restrictions capacity to share costs with others continuity of supply delivery issues location of suppliers potential for use of found objects terms of payment use of freely available natural materials use of recycled materials. |
Creative and professional opportunities may relate to: | creative potential: communication of ideas personal affinity with particular materials and processes potential for combining materials and processes potential for interactions of different materials and processes themes in work professional potential: collaboration emerging market trends professional development saleability. |
Limitations and constraints may include: | availability of supplies financial expenditure safety aspects of process storage facilities studio space timeframe transportation. |
Different ways of working with materials and processes may involve: | combining materials and processes in new ways making samples, prototypes and maquettes varying established approaches to achieve new effects working collaboratively with a particular material or process. |
Own ways of working relate to: | approaches that reflect and support individual voice particular nuances and subtleties unique to the individual artist. |
Safe work practices may include: | completing MSDS correct disposal of waste materials dust and fume extraction ergonomic safety managing risk reporting accidents and incidents safe use of tools and equipment using clearly designated wet and dry areas using personal protective equipment (PPE). |
Sustainable supply is: | available when needed environmentally friendly of appropriate quality safe within budgetary requirements. |
Appropriate handling and storage may include: | avoidance of trip hazards safe storage of timber and sheet material, such as: fall hazards heavy materials height constraints security considerations. |
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