CUAATS514Work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural material

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What an assessment for CUAATS514 must cover

37 assessable components: 4 elements (16 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 8 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Source Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural material

  • 1.1Identify and locate cultural material for exhibition or display
  • 1.2Confirm traditional ownership of material in consultation with required communities
  • 1.3Consult with traditional custodians to determine required keeping place for materials not authorised for general exhibition
  • 1.4Negotiate permission and advice for use of cultural material
  • 1.5Complete documentation including records and agreements
  • 1.6Research issues and protocols in relation to return of cultural material to local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities

2 Handle cultural material

  • 2.1Describe, move, store and maintain cultural material
  • 2.2Note aspects of objects that need repair or attention and take action within scope of own job role or refer to required personnel as required
  • 2.3Communicate specific cultural requirements to colleagues

3 Prepare cultural material for exhibition

  • 3.1Consult with custodians to agree cultural protocols required to promote, exhibit and display material, and limitations to mode of exhibit
  • 3.2Develop interpretive approaches that meet cultural protocols and requirements
  • 3.3Develop exhibition support materials that incorporate cultural protocols in consultation with custodians
  • 3.4Communicate requirements for display or exhibition of cultural material to colleagues

4 Display and return cultural material

  • 4.1Display material using required cultural protocols and consultation outcomes
  • 4.2Prepare material for return according to required cultural protocols and requirements
  • 4.3Return cultural material to local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities

Performance evidence

  • display or exhibit at least one piece of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural material.
  • source Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural material
  • consult with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community members and custodians about display of cultural material using required cultural protocols
  • develop and record agreements for use of cultural material as required
  • undertake activities preparing for display of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural material in logical and efficient manner using required cultural protocols
  • move, store, display, maintain and return cultural material using required cultural protocols

Knowledge evidence

  • nature and scope of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural material required for exhibition or display
  • places for keeping cultural material not suitable or forbidden for exhibition or display
  • issues and protocols relating to the use and return of cultural material to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities
  • copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues with reference to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural material
  • sources of support for developing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander collections
  • collection management conventions for working with traditional custodianship and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural material, including consultation requirements, procedures and non-western concepts of collecting
  • cultural protocols and consultations requirements for identifying, moving, storing, maintaining and displaying cultural material for required community
  • industry policy on acquiring and managing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural material

Foundation skills

  • Oral communication: - Uses language to convey ideas according to cultural protocols and requirements - Listens carefully to needs of community members and custodians - Uses different persuasive responses required to audience and environment - Makes comparisons that show understanding of requirements when communicating - Uses required tone, pace and listening and questioning techniques to elicit views and confirm understanding
  • Reading: - Gathers, interprets and analyses information from different sources - Identifies key information that assists in determining job and cultural requirements
  • Writing: - Prepares specific information that conveys understanding of outcomes and alternatives - Uses accurate, specific and required terminology to present to audience - Completes required supporting documentation using clear and technically specific language terminology and required cultural protocols
  • Teamwork: - Collaborates with others to achieve joint outcomes - Plays active role in facilitating agreement - Identifies different values, beliefs and cultural expectations and alters communication style for colleagues and external stakeholders according to identified expectations
  • Planning and organising: - Takes responsibility for planning, organising and implementing tasks and systems to manage and display required information and materials
  • Problem solving: - Gathers and analyses required information systematically and evaluates options to make informed decisions - Uses problem solving techniques to identify and analyse issues
  • Self-management: - Takes responsibility for following explicit and implicit policies, procedures and protocols required for own role

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Questions about assessing CUAATS514

What does an assessment tool for CUAATS514 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUAATS514 needs to address all 37 unit components: 4 elements with 16 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 8 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for CUAATS514?

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