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CUASTA313 — Operate staging elements

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What an assessment for CUASTA313 must cover

31 assessable components: 3 elements (11 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 8 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 9 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 Prepare for staging operations

  • 1.1Plot and run through cues during rehearsals according to directions from required personnel
  • 1.2Change cues and modify cue sheets and other documentation as required
  • 1.3Check stage prior to performances and confirm it is set according to performance requirements
  • 1.4Run checks on all operable set elements and confirm working order
  • 1.5Identify and resolve problems and faults according to performance requirements, and inform required personnel as required

2 Operate staging during performances

  • 2.1Execute scene changes on cue according to performance requirements and safety procedures
  • 2.2Identify and rectify problems or faults with staging promptly or refer to required personnel as required
  • 2.3Identify and make emergency repairs that meet performance requirements as required

3 Complete post-performance tasks

  • 3.1Clear stage as required and store materials according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 3.2Identify faulty set elements, repair to working condition or refer to specialist personnel for action as required
  • 3.3Seek feedback on own work performance and note areas for improvement

Performance evidence

  • operate staging elements in line with production requirements and safety procedures for at least two different productions.
  • work collaboratively with crews from other departments and organisations
  • follow safe work practices, including running pre-checks and post-performance checks on set elements.

Knowledge evidence

  • process of plotting, modifying and executing cues
  • principles of lifting, revolving and moving loads
  • procedures for operating staging elements: • moving flats • moving weight-bearing elements • operating trucks and revolves
  • features of control desks commonly used to operate stage machinery
  • communication systems employed when using stage machinery
  • industry technology that automates the operation of staging elements
  • organisational policies and procedures that govern operating staging elements
  • safety procedures followed in the event of emergencies involving lifting, revolving or moving of scenic elements.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interprets cue sheets
  • Writing: Prepares and updates cue sheets Documents outcomes of feedback about own work performance
  • Oral communication: Discusses work requirements with colleagues
  • Numeracy: Calculates timings when plotting and modifying cues
  • Self-management: Follows workplace protocols and safety procedures Understands and completes main tasks and responsibilities, within the boundaries of own role
  • Teamwork: Works collaboratively with staging teams and required personnel
  • Planning and organising: Plans and organises own workload; sequencing and combining work tasks for greater efficiency Meets work deadlines
  • Initiative and enterprise: Recognises and takes responsibility for addressing predictable, and some less predictable, problems in familiar work contexts Applies a knowledge of staging to work activities
  • Technology: Operates staging elements using control desks

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What does an assessment tool for CUASTA313 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUASTA313 needs to address all 31 unit components: 3 elements with 11 performance criteria, 3 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 CUASTA313?

Auditori pulls the current release of CUASTA313 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.

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