CUASTA311 — Assist with production operations for live performances
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What an assessment for CUASTA311 must cover
49 assessable components: 4 elements (17 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 20 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 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 Analyse the production staging process
- 1.1Discuss the role of production assistants and content found in event staging plans with required personnel
- 1.2Identify resources and equipment used in productions
- 1.3Confirm health and safety and other regulatory requirements applicable to live productions
- 1.4Identify roles and responsibilities of key production personnel
2 Prepare for live performances
- 2.1Clarify key aspects of staging information with required personnel
- 2.2Check condition of materials, equipment and accessories and determine whether repairs or modifications are required
- 2.3Organise repairs or modifications according to organisational procedures
- 2.4Assist with repairs and modifications as required using applicable equipment and tools
- 2.5Assist with setting up venues according to production requirements
3 Assist with production operations during and after performances
- 3.1Anticipate potential operational problems and take applicable action suitable to own level of responsibility
- 3.2Integrate health and safety procedures into work activities and confirm risk-management issues are addressed
- 3.3Undertake work activities according to organisational policies and procedures
- 3.4Complete workplace documentation as required
- 3.5Participate in bump-out operations as required
4 Participate in production debriefs
- 4.1Contribute to reviews of production operations and identify inefficiencies in processes and procedures
- 4.2Provide input into discussions on ways to improve productions operations
- 4.3Seek feedback on own performance and note areas for future improvement
Performance evidence
- assist with production operations for at least two different live performances.
- make simple alterations to staging elements using applicable and safe techniques
- work collaboratively in a performance production team
- solve production operation problems in line with scope of responsibilities
- provide efficient and safe assistance with production operations in line with scope of responsibilities
- contribute to analysis of productions and identify ways of improving production operations.
Knowledge evidence
- staging elements
- stage and production terminology
- issues and challenges that can arise when assisting with production operations and solutions to address them
- organisational policies and procedures including:
- environmental impacts of operations
- bump-in and bump-out procedures
- WHS requirements relating to staging live productions, including:
- safe manual handing
- working with electrical equipment
- emergency procedures
- elements of production operations:
- basic maintenance procedures for audio equipment
- basic set assembly
- common stage machinery
- methods of tying drapes
- signals and other communication devices used when operating stage machinery
- adhesives and paints commonly used to construct and repair sets and props
- safety and environmental issues associated with prop construction
- relationship between staging and other production operations
- special requirements for automated staging systems.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Obtains information from written sources
- Oral communication: Obtains information using listening and questioning techniques Contributes information using clear language
- Self-management: Identifies and follows procedures and expectations associated with own role Takes responsibility for meeting regulatory requirements within scope of own role and work context Undertakes backstage work according to production requirements and directions from supervisor
- Teamwork: Works collaboratively with staging and other production teams
- Planning and organising: Plans routine tasks with familiar goals and outcomes Manages time as required Contributes to evaluations of production operations in order to improve operations
- Initiative and enterprise: Recognises and takes responsibility for addressing predictable problems in familiar work contexts
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Questions about assessing CUASTA311
What does an assessment tool for CUASTA311 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUASTA311 needs to address all 49 unit components: 4 elements with 17 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 20 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 CUASTA311?
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Related units
- CUASTA211 — Develop basic staging skills
- CUASTA212 — Assist with bump in and bump out of shows
- CUASTA312 — Install staging elements
- CUASTA313 — Operate staging elements
- CUASTA314 — Maintain physical production elements
- CUASTA411 — Operate show control systems
- CUASTA412 — Install and uninstall specialist staging equipment
- CUASTA413 — Operate flying systems
- CUASTA414 — Undertake arena rigging activities
- CUASTA511 — Manage specialist staging operations
- CUASTA512 — Manage show control operations
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