Modification History
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CUVCER402A |
This version first released with CUV11 Visual Arts, Craft and Design Training Package version 1.0 |
Unit Descriptor
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop technical throwing skills through experimentation and practice on the wheel.
Application of the Unit
Ceramicists developing their professional practice apply the skills and knowledge in this unit. At this level, they are able to throw a range of objects that could be sold in outlets such as markets, and are beginning to demonstrate some skill and confidence in an area of ceramics that requires extensive time and practice to achieve a professional standard.
Work is carried out independently with supervision and guidance available as required.
Licensing/Regulatory Information
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
Pre-Requisites
Not applicable.
Employability Skills Information
This unit contains employability skills.
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
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Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge section and the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
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1. Develop ideas for thrown work |
1.1 Apply knowledge of different throwing techniques to inform ideas 1.2 Research , adapt and use relevant ideas and approaches from other practitioners with consideration of intellectual property requirements 1.3 Allow techniques and ideas to work together to inform each other 1.4 Consider the professional potential and other criteria for thrown ceramic work when developing ideas 1.5 Refine and confirm ideas based on experimentation, research and collaboration with others |
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2. Extend throwing skills |
2.1 Evaluate the potential for new approaches to throwing based on capabilities of techniques already used 2.2 Adapt or introduce new tools, equipment and materials to achieve different effects 2.3 Extend the capabilities of throwing techniques through experimentation 2.4 Take account of the safety and sustainability considerations in thrown work |
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3. Create finished thrown ceramic work |
3.1 Set up or coordinate resource requirements according to safety or other workplace requirements 3.2 Create thrown ceramic work using techniques and media selected from research and experimentation 3.3 Review and refine ideas and approaches based on ongoing experiences with the production of work 3.4 Use safe and sustainable work practices throughout the production of thrown ceramic work |
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4. Evaluate own thrown ceramic work |
4.1 Reflect on own work in terms of conceptual development and technical execution 4.2 Identify areas for future improvement especially in terms of own skill development 4.3 Discuss completed work with others and respond positively to feedback |
Required Skills and Knowledge
This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit.
Required skills
- communication skills to:
- discuss creative work from a technical and conceptual perspective
- create a record of the thrown ceramic work
- initiative and enterprise skills to:
- experiment with throwing techniques to enhance final wheel-formed ceramic work
- apply critical thinking and analytical skills when developing ideas for wheel-formed ceramic work
- learning skills to:
- refine and improve a range of techniques
- evaluate quality of own work and identify ways to enhance own practice
- literacy skills to undertake research about the work of other throwing artists and arts practitioners
- numeracy skills to:
- evaluate resource costs
- calculate material requirements
- planning and organising skills to plan work tasks and resources
- problem-solving skills to identify and resolve technical and conceptual issues in throwing work
- technology skills to use the internet as a research tool.
Required knowledge
- ways to adapt, extend and combine the capabilities of a range of throwing materials and techniques
- physical properties and capabilities of a range of materials and tools used in throwing
- characteristics of different materials under different treatments and the potential of these characteristics to achieve different effects
- formal elements and principles of design and how they may be used, adapted and challenged in throwing work
- research methodologies used by artists
- historical and theoretical contexts for throwing and how they may be used to inform individual practice
- sources of resources for throwing
- intellectual property issues and legislation to be considered by independent arts practitioners
- sustainability considerations for the professional operation of a ceramics practice
- OHS requirements for the set-up and operation of throwing work space.
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.
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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
Evidence of the ability to:
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Context of and specific resources for assessment |
Assessment must ensure access to:
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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:
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, such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling). |
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Guidance information for assessment |
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended. |
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.
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Ideas may be influenced by: |
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Research may involve: |
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Intellectual property requirements may relate to: |
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Professional potential may relate to: |
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Criteria may relate to: |
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Thrown ceramic work may include: |
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Techniques may include: |
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Tools and equipment may include: |
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Materials may include: |
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Safety and sustainability considerations may include: |
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Unit Sector(s)
Visual communication – ceramics
