CUAIND412 - Provide freelance services

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Unit code: CUAIND412 | Study level: TAFE
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Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work as an independent operator within the creative arts industry. This includes promoting self to potential clients, negotiating work arrangements, managing financial and business aspects of services, and undertaking strategic planning.
The unit applies to those who use a high level of self-motivation and discipline, and an entrepreneurial attitude when pursuing work opportunities. They are engaged for specific projects and are responsible for promoting themselves to potential clients, negotiating their own contracts and managing their business affairs.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
• prepare resume and self-promotional materials, and circulate them using different media outlets and social media platforms on at least three occasions.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:
• prepare at least one business plan that identifies a fee structure and work schedule that maintains a viable cash flow
• participate in industry networks and develop a dynamic list of industry contacts
• negotiate service contracts or agreements
• develop a maintainable and effective financial and document records system
• develop and revise a strategic plan that identifies business opportunities and risks
• identify professional development needs and opportunities
• review work objectives measured against quality of life, artistic and commercial goals.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the Polytechnic and/or via the Polytechnic e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.

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