Qualification details

Employability Skill 

Industry requirements for this qualification include :

Communication

• negotiating, for example, with owners of cultural material, or with organisations about lending and/or borrowing cultural items
• writing descriptions of cultural material
• writing workplace policy and procedural documents

Teamwork

• consulting and collaborating with stakeholders and team members over work-related issues
• managing a team

Problem Solving

• consulting on and adjusting operational procedures to minimise risk
• developing approaches to shortcomings in record keeping systems

Initiative and Enterprise

• developing cost effective procedures to meet limited budgets
• tailoring lending/borrowing conditions to suit different situations/clients

Planning and Organising

• assessing risk factors, and organising disaster response and recovery procedures
• developing and managing budgets, operational plans and marketing strategies
• establishing, monitoring and evaluating OHS systems and procedures
• organising lending/borrowing procedures
• organising the process for acquiring and disposing of collection items

Self-management

• assessing the condition of cultural material within the scope of own expertise
• developing policies and strategies that reflect the workplace vision and mission
• following workplace procedures
• managing own time effectively
• projecting a professional image when representing the organisation to the community

Learning

• monitoring skill development needs
• providing workplace training such as OHS
• taking responsibility for keeping one's own industry knowledge up-to-date

Technology

• taking account of emerging technologies in the planning process
• using electronic communication methods
• using the internet for research

Core Units 

Complete 7 core units :

CULLB510C Develop and maintain community/stakeholder relationships

CULMS009B Implement preventive conservation activities

CULMS201C Develop and apply knowledge of the museum industry

BSBFLM503B Manage effective workplace relationships

CUEFIN02C Manage a budget

CUEOHS02C Establish and maintain a safe and secure workplace

THHGLE22A Manage risk

Elective Units 

Complete 10 other units with at least 7 from one or more of the following areas of the CUL04 Museum and Library /Information Services Training Package :

• Collection Management
• Public Programs
• Preventive Conservation
• Education and Visitor Services
• Exhibition Development and Management
• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Museum Practice
• Arts Administration and Management
• Event Management
• Facility Management
• Marketing
• Multimedia

Remaining units may be selected from any relevant endorsed Training Package .

Appendix A provides guidance on suitable packaging levels for all Units of Competency. The total package of units must meet the requirements of the Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptor for a Diploma. In all cases selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the level of the qualification.