Perform writing and editing tasks

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who undertake a range of writing and editing tasks required across a range of industries. Individuals will be required to write in a range of contexts and text types.

They will also be required to edit and proofread their own written works preparing them for roles across a range of industries, including the writing or editing industries.

They may provide guidance to others but have limited responsibility for the output of others.

During this unit students will learn:

1. Apply clear and appropriate language and style to writing and editing tasks
2. Apply the appropriate voice, tone and tense
3. Apply appropriate grammar, spelling and punctuation
4. Perform editing and proofreading tasks to meet requirements

Write fiction material

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to write fiction material in a range of forms and to use basic editing and proofreading skills to refine work.

It applies to individuals who draw on a range of information sources and writing techniques to compose fiction materials in a variety of text types and styles.

During this unit students will learn to:

1. Determine requirements for fiction material
2. Plan and prepare to write fiction material
3. Create draft of fiction material
4. Complete the fiction material

Write nonfiction material

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to write nonfiction material in a range of forms and to use basic editing and proofreading skills to refine work.

It applies to individuals who draw on a range of information sources and writing techniques to produce nonfiction materials in variety of forms and delivery media.

During this unit students will learn to:

1. Determine requirements for nonfiction material
2. Plan and prepare to write nonfiction material
3. Create draft of nonfiction material
4. Complete the nonfiction material

Design and produce text documents

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to write nonfiction material in a range of forms and to use basic editing and proofreading skills to refine work.

It applies to individuals who draw on a range of information sources and writing techniques to produce nonfiction materials in variety of forms and delivery media.

During this unit students will learn to:

1. Determine requirements for nonfiction material
2. Plan and prepare to write nonfiction material
3. Create draft of nonfiction material
4. Complete the nonfiction material

Implement copyright arrangements

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement individual or collaborative copyright arrangements.

This unit applies to individuals required to source copyright information, obtain permission to use other people’s material, protect material from unauthorised use and applying copyright notices for creative works.

Individuals that undertake this unit typically work under supervision with some responsibility regarding the planning and completion of work tasks.

During this unit students will learn:

1. Source information on copyright
2. Obtain permission to use copyright material
3. Protect material from unauthorised use

Work effectively in the creative arts industry

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in the creative arts industry. It applies to any field of the arts industry and is relevant to people in a wide range of occupations, for example, dancers, musicians, actors, cabaret performers, street performers, entertainment administrators, reviewers, film makers and public artists.

These individuals are required to apply judgement and operate under broad supervision within an established framework of plans and procedures.

During this unit students will learn:

1. Maintain current knowledge and skills in the creative arts industry
2. Establish effective work and contractual relationships in the creative arts industry
3. Complete work tasks effectively

Realise a creative project

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to experiment with ideas and techniques to find an individual style or voice throughout a creative project that results in a completed work.

The unit applies to those who have sound technical, conceptual and theoretical skills in a particular area of creative practice, often at a pre-professional level.

During this unit students will learn to:

1. Develop ideas for creative project
2. Plan creative project
3. Create finished work
4. Evaluate own work

Develop and discuss ideas for own creative work

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and discuss ideas for own creative work. It involves research and analysis, and participation in critical and informed discussion with others about the creative work for a particular art form.

The unit applies to those who work in a creative practice in any medium. This work would usually be carried out under mentored supervision.

During this unit students will learn to:

1. Research ideas for own creative work
2. Generate ideas for own creative work
3. Discuss ideas with others
4. Adjust and refine ideas for own creative work

Conduct research

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to conduct research in response to a brief on a predetermined topic.

The unit applies to those who work with a significant degree of autonomy, but who usually report to a manager or client. Individuals might be full-time research officers or those for whom research forms part of their job. Alternatively, they may provide research services on a contract basis.

During this unit students will learn to:

1. Clarify research brief
2. Gather and record information
3. Analyse research findings
4. Present research findings

Write narratives

Develop content for publication

This unit describes the skills and knowledge
required to research and produce content for a range of media suitable
for electronic or hardcopy publications such as blogs, webpages, and
journal articles.

It applies to writers who seek to refine their
content development techniques and approaches. This would usually be
carried out independently, with some guidance from editors, agents or
other relevant people.

During this unit students will learn to:

1. Determine requirements of content development task
2. Develop and refine concept for content
3. Research and determine appropriate writing techniques for content
4. Determine resources required to develop content
5. Plan content development
6. Complete content