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Title / Assist in a performing arts production by undertaking a specified production role
Level / 1 / Credits / 2
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify the practical requirements of a specified production role; and participate in a performing arts production by undertaking a specified production role.
Classification / Performing Arts General > Entertainment and Event Technology
Available grade / Achieved
Guidance Information
1 Candidates being assessed against this unit standard must demonstrate safe working practices at all times. These may include but are not limited to safe working practices in situations involving – working at heights, working with electricity, lifting, securing equipment safely, replacing and storing equipment, use of tools, use of supplied safety equipment. Evidence of this may be provided by a teacher/tutor attestation or candidate’s reflective statement. A useful reference for safe working practice is the Entertainment Technology New Zealand publication A Guide for Safe Working Practices in the New Zealand Theatre and Entertainment Industry, 2011, which can be accessed at http://www.etnz.org.
2 Legislation
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, and its subsequent amendments.
3 Range
A specified production role may include but is not limited to – Assistant Stage Manager, Theatre Mechanist (stagehand), dresser, usher, floor LX, roadie, follow spot operator, lighting technician, sound operator, front of house, costume assistant, AV operator.
Outcomes and performance criteria
Outcome 1
Identify the practical requirements of a specified production role.
Performance criteria
1.1 Specified production role is identified and described in terms of the tasks, responsibilities and relationships.
Range tasks, responsibilities and relationships may include but are not limited to – the production team, lines of responsibility, production process, production timeline, the text.
Outcome 2
Participate in a performing arts production by undertaking a specified production role.
Performance criteria
2.1 Tasks and responsibilities are undertaken at all scheduled rehearsals and performances in accordance with the requirements of the production.
Planned review date / 31 December 2019Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment /Registration / 1 / 19 November 2010 / N/A
Revision / 2 / 17 July 2014 / N/A
Rollover / 3 / 16 July 2015 / N/A
Rollover and Revision / 4 / 26 October 2017 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0099
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Skills Active Aotearoa Limited if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Skills Active Aotearoa LimitedSSB Code 101576 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2017