Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
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.
Test charts may include:
IT8
European colour initiative (ECI)
printing test charts (TC)
proprietary or custom made charts.
Press may include:
offset
web
flexography
digital.
Workplace standards may include:
international ISO printing standards or internal workplace standards.
Colour measurement devices may include:
densitometers or spectrophotometers, including strip reader style devices, such as:
Gretag
Macbeth
Xwrite.
Software may include:
a range of industry colour applications including:
colour management software, e.g. Colorsync
profile creating software
scanner profiling software, e.g. Colortone Pro and Scan Open
densitometry and spectrophotometry software.
Colour workflow may include:
software applications, e.g. InDesign and Photoshop
printer
monitors
proofers
raster image processors (RIPs)
computer to plate CTP systems
scanners
digital cameras
digital presses
wide format printers.
Digital devices may include:
input, output and display devices, such as:
monitors
printers, proofers and wide format
scanners and digital cameras.

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the ability to:
create custom device profiles in a digital production workflow to enhance the match across proofs, monitors and final products
find and use information relevant to the task from a variety of information sources
create three custom device profiles that have been used within a colour workflow
produce a final printed product from the colour workflow.

Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure:
that conditions are typical ambient conditions found in the workplace
access to relevant facilities, equipment and materials used for colour management production, such as printing presses, raster image processors (RIPs) with colour management features, profiling software, colour output devices, densitometers and spectrometers
evidence of colour management system maintenance procedures
use of culturally appropriate processes and techniques appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of learners and the work being performed.

Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
a portfolio that demonstrates all criteria have been met
practical demonstration by the candidate in obtaining the best match across colour devices.

Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other digital production units relevant to the workplace and job role is recommended, for example:
digital production or pre-press units that require the application of colour.

For valid and reliable assessment of this unit, evidence should be gathered over a period of time through a range of methods for assessment to indicate consistent performance.