Learning outcomes

Assessment criteria

1 Understand current developments in

the relevant specialisms within the

industry

1.1 analyse current developments,

market funding mechanisms and

methods of access for practitioners

in the chosen art form

1.2 evaluate change in practice and

audience demands in the art form

2 Be able to sustain and extend a

current personal profile as a

practitioner

2.1 devise and maintain a current

CV/portfolio of work or a database

of agents and professional

contacts

2.2 develop a Continuing Professional

Development (CPD) strategy

based on research into an art form

and current/future opportunities

3 Understand how to sustain

employment opportunities within the

specialism

3.1 assess the range of employment

opportunities in the chosen field

3.2 evaluate marketing strategies for

practitioners within the relevant

specialism

3.3 explain the support offered by

creative industries, trade bodies

and unions in supporting

employment

4 Be able to apply the relevant legal

and statutory framework to the art

form

4.1 apply the relevant legal and

statutory framework when

practising chosen art form

4.2 explore the support offered by

professional bodies within a

particular specialism.