CUAIND311
Work effectively in the creative arts industry


Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in the creative arts industry. It applies to any field of the arts industry and is relevant to people in a wide range of occupations, for example, dancers, musicians, actors, cabaret performers, street performers, entertainment administrators, reviewers, film makers and public artists.

These individuals are required to apply judgement and operate under broad supervision within an established framework of plans and procedures.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.


Elements and Performance Criteria

Elements

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance Criteria

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Maintain current knowledge and skills in the creative arts industry

1.1 Identify creative arts industry trends using appropriate sources of information

1.2 Identify likely effects of industry trends on own work practices

1.3 Liaise with relevant people to identify learning opportunities to incorporate trends and emergent technologies in own work practice

1.4 Identify copyright requirements in the creative arts industry to ensure compliance with current legislation

1.5 Employ identified learning opportunities to improve own work practices in the creative arts industry

2. Establish effective work and contractual relationships in the creative arts industry

2.1 Identify key stakeholders to establish effective contractual relationships

2.2 Share information and ideas with relevant stakeholders in the creative arts industry

2.3 Determine and discuss work scope, issues and establish effective solutions with stakeholders

2.4 Confirm and formally document agreements and contracts with relevant personnel

2.5 Maintain contractual relationships through regular contact and effective communication

3. Complete work tasks effectively

3.1 Prioritise work tasks and established deadlines with relevant personnel

3.2 Identify and plan for factors that may affect the schedule of work tasks

3.3 Complete work tasks within deadlines in accordance with organisational and regulatory requirements

3.4 Seek and incorporate feedback on own work performance from relevant personnel

Foundation Skills

This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.

Skill

Description

Learning

Identifies and participates in activities to improve work practice

Actively seeks and uses feedback from others to enhance work performance

Reading

Interprets information from a range of written sources

Identifies texts that are relevant to immediate work role

Writing

Contributes to documentation of contractual agreements

Oral communication

Seeks the views and opinions of others

Obtains information by listening and questioning

Discusses ideas and solutions

Navigate the world of work

Takes responsibility for meeting legal and regulatory responsibilities within scope of own role and work context

Interact with others

Builds rapport in order to establish effective work relationships

Get the work done

Plans a range of routine tasks and achieves goals efficiently

Implements actions according to plans, making adjustments if necessary and addressing some unexpected issues

Plans and organises own workload

Collaborates and tries to identify shared goals and agreement on the best course of action

Uses the internet as a source of information


Sectors

Industry capability - industry context