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.
Sources of information may include:
discussions or interviews with artists, designers, or craftspeople
Internet
libraries, museums and galleries
media
personal observations and experience
reference books.

The following may be involved in the selection of the site:
architecture/landscape architecture/urban planning company
artist-run studio
government agency/funding organisation
local arts community
local council.

Types of information may include:
physical characteristics of the site (dimensions, flora, fauna, land forms, pathways, roads, buildings, overhead wires, industries, waterways, coastal conditions)
planning regulations
reports, e.g. government, weather, council, geology
social, economic and historical characteristics (industrial area, sacred space, heritage values, economic conditions, community meeting place, urban renewal).

Forms of documentation may include:
diagrams
drawings
images and text (video, digital)
photographs, slides
specifications
text notes, e.g. diary entries.

Relevant characteristics may include:
environmental considerations
heritage values
physical constraints, e.g. cliffs, access, changing contours of the landscape, weather conditions
political and economic influences
sacred/religious significance.

Criteria for selecting work options may include:
consistency with conceptual vision
copyright and intellectual property issues
financial considerations
heritage/cultural/religious values
practical and environmental considerations for equipment, materials and access
requirements to seek development approval.

Conceptual vision includes:
ideas about work that addresses and responds to the values of a site.

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.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:
the selection of an option which is responsive to the characteristics of the nominated site and to the conceptual vision for that work
the development of a work plan for the production of the work.

Context of and specific resources for assessment
The assessment context must provide for:
practical demonstration of skills through the planning of work for a specific site.

Method of assessment
Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:
evaluation of work plans or research completed by the candidate
questioning and discussion of the candidate's intentions and work outcome
verbal presentation of research, options and planning
review of portfolios of evidence
third party workplace reports of performance by the candidate.
Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy) and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties e.g. speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling).


This unit requires access to resources, materials and equipment to support the candidate in researching a nominated site and developing a plan for work for that site. Although ideally candidates should be able to visit the nominated site as part of this unit, it is also possible for sufficient information to be provided about the site so that a site visit is not essential.