The following variables may apply:
Productions may include:
Drama
Music theatre
Dance
Opera
Jazz
Classical Music
Puppet performance
Film/V production

Production activities may include:
Materials, equipment, effects relating to the following departments:
Costume, lighting, sound, staging (sets, props, scenic art, rigging) stage management, venue operations, design

Appropriate personnel may include:
Production manager
Technical heads of departments
Designer
First assistant director
DOP
Floor manager
Stage Manager

Occupational and public health and safety requirements may include:
Commonwealth, State and Territory occupational health and safety regulations
Relevant national and international standards, guidelines and codes of practice e.g. the Building Code of Australia
Relevant local and government legislation and regulation

Oral tasks may include:
Following and relating instructions
Understanding and use of industry terminology

Materials to be read and interpreted may include:
Occupational heath and safety procedures and cautionary signs
Labels and MSDS for chemical and materials handling
Scripts
Drawings/designs/plans/models
Production requirements notes
Written instructions from coordinator regarding production requirements
Written tasks may include:
Lists and schedules
Reports to team leader
Script notations
Numerical tasks may include:
Basic measuring
Calculating angles
Simple multiplication

Critical Aspects of Evidence
Evidence to demonstrate consistent achievement of this unit’s outcomes includes:
Compliance with OS&H requirements
Knowledge of the roles and functions of the department to which the candidate is assigned
Knowledge of entertainment industry systems
Effective workplace communications
Application of relevant systems

Underpinning Knowledge and skills
Skills and knowledge are required in:
Organisational and legislative occupational health and safety requirements, in particular with regard to safe manual handling techniques and working with hazardous substances
Technical applications relative to area of expertise
Effective communication with others
Motivating others
Planning, organising, controlling systems and work
Preparing schedules
Costing and budgeting
Maintaining records
Knowledge of industry and organisational systems and legal requirements

Resource Implications
Competency in this unit should be demonstrated in an entertainment event or venue

Method and Context of Assessment
This unit of competency may be assessed in any recorded or live performance environment.

Key Competency Levels

NB: These levels do not relate to the Australian Qualifications Framework. They relate to the seven areas of generic competency that underpin effective workplace practices.

* Collect analyse and organise information (Level 3)
* Communicate ideas and information (Level 3)
* Plan and organise activities (Level 3)
* Work with others and in teams (Level 3)
* Use mathematical ideas and techniques (Level 3)
* Solve problems (Level 3)
* Use technology (Level 3)

Three levels of performance denote level of competency required at perform a task.

1. Perform 2. Administer 3. Design

Performance Level 1 describes the competency needed to undertake activities efficiently and with sufficient self-management to meet the explicit requirements of the activity and to make judgements about the quality of outcome against established criteria.

Performance Level 2 describes the competency needed to manage activities requiring the selection, application and integration of a number of elements and to select from established criteria to judge quality of process and outcome.

Performance Level 3 describes the competency needed to evaluate and reshape processes, to establish and use principles in order to determine appropriate ways of approaching activities, and to establish criteria for judging quality of process and outcome.