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Overview
This qualification reflects the role of individuals working in a range of technical production jobs in creative arts industry environments. It applies to work in lighting and sound, music industry, entertainment customer service, entertainment technical operations, entertainment administration, staging, wardrobe, scenery and set construction, broadcasting production, live production and entertainment technical operations work environments.
They apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems, and analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources. They may provide leadership and guidance to others and have limited responsibility for the output of others.
The job roles that relate to this qualification may include Pyrotechnician, Head Fly Operator, Fly Operator, Sound Recordist, Community Theatre Centre Worker, Wardrobe Technician, Costume Maker, Sound Technician, Set Maker, Lighting, Audio and Staging Worker, Assistant Stage Manager, Audiovisual Technician, Community Theatre Production Worker, Front of House Worker, Venue Technician, Lighting Technician and Operator, Props Maker, Model Maker, Scenic Artist, Audio Operator, Video Operator, Workshop Technician, Staging Team Leader, Production Coordinator and Show Control Technician. It also provides a pathway to other roles in similar work environments.
There are 0 minimum work placement hours required for this unit.
Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification considerations
Electrical work
In some States and Territories of Australia a restricted electrical licence is required. Restricted electrical licences allow a person to carry out electrical work incidental to a trade. Incidental work may include fault-finding on equipment or changing like for like equipment by disconnecting and reconnecting the fixed wiring. It does not include any other changes to the fixed wiring.
National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work
The National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work applies to persons performing dogging and rigging work. Completion of the following units is required for certification at either basic, intermediate or advanced levels:
- CPCCLDG3001 Licence to perform dogging
- CPCCLRG3001 Licence to perform rigging basic level
- CPCCLRG3002 Licence to perform rigging intermediate level
- CPCCLRG4001 Licence to perform rigging advanced level.
National Code of Practice for Induction for Construction Work
Sets and staging for some performances or events may fall within the definition of construction work. If so, people entering the construction site are required to complete the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work (Australian Safety Compensation Council, May 2007). Achievement of the unit 'CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry' from the Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package fulfils this requirement.
Pyrotechnics
In some States and Territories of Australia a licence is required to allow a person to plan and operate a fireworks display.
Users are advised to check with the relevant licensing authority for requirements.
Units of competency in qualification
Some individual units of competency may have their own licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements. Users must check individual units of competency for licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements relevant to that unit.
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Financial help
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Government funding is not available for this course.
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Cost
Course costs can vary by provider and location. Ask your training provider for a cost estimate.
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VET Student Loans are not available
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You may need to pay for equipment or materials.
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On-the-job training
- Apprenticeships and traineeships are not available for this course.
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Entry requirements
This course has entry requirements. See more information at the National Training Register
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Duration
You complete this course when you’ve learned the skills, not after a set amount of time. The times shown are estimates.
- Qualification only:
6 months – 2 years
- Qualification only:
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Delivery options
You may be able to access this training in these ways:
Course content
This course is made up of units.
All courses have core units—these are mandatory for completing the course. Most courses also have elective units, which you can choose from to suit your needs and interests. Not all training providers offer every elective, so check with your provider to find out which electives they can offer you.
For more information about course content, talk to your training provider or visit the National Training Register.
| Unit | Unit type |
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| Collaborate in creative processes | Core |
| Communicate effectively with arts professionals | Core |
| Contribute to organising productions | Core |
| Develop and implement own self-care plan in the creative industries | Core |
| Address compliance requirements for new business ventures | Elective |
| Apply art finishing | Elective |
| Apply critical thinking skills in a team environment | Elective |
| Apply decorative paint finishes | Elective |
| Apply knowledge of style and genre to music industry practice | Elective |
| Apply paint by spray | Elective |
| Apply project procurement procedures | Elective |
| Apply texture coat paint finishes by brush, roller and spray | Elective |
| Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry | Elective |
| Apply work health and safety practices | Elective |
| Apply work health and safety practices in a live production environment | Elective |
| Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace | Elective |
| Articulate, present and debate ideas | Elective |
| Assemble and fit bespoke garments | Elective |
| Assemble and maintain sets | Elective |
| Assess marketing opportunities | Elective |
| Assist in stage managing rehearsals | Elective |
| Assist with conceiving and preparing performance spaces | Elective |
| Assist with marketing and promotion | Elective |
| Assist with production operations for live performances | Elective |
| Attach cords and plugs to electrical equipment for connection to a single phase 230 Volt supply | Elective |
| Build and maintain business relationships | Elective |
| Calculate costs of construction work | Elective |
| Carry out measurements and calculations | Elective |
| Compile and replay audio material | Elective |
| Compile production schedules | Elective |
| Complete and check import/export documentation | Elective |
| Conduct in-service safety testing of electrical cord connected equipment and cord assemblies | Elective |
| Conduct research | Elective |
| Construct blocks for period costumes | Elective |
| Construct mechanical props | Elective |
| Construct mechanical sets | Elective |
| Construct soft scenery | Elective |
| Contribute to WHS risk management | Elective |
| Coordinate business operational plans | Elective |
| Coordinate marketing activities | Elective |
| Coordinate production of brochures and marketing materials | Elective |
| Coordinate production operations | Elective |
| Coordinate props | Elective |
| Coordinate sound recording operations on location | Elective |
| Coordinate the logistics of special effects operations | Elective |
| Coordinate touring arrangements | Elective |
| Create 2-D drawings using computer-aided design system | Elective |
| Create 3D digital models | Elective |
| Create advanced 3D digital models | Elective |
| Create drawings for manufactured textile products | Elective |
| Create electronic presentations | Elective |
| Create garment patterns for individual sizes from blocks | Elective |
| Create special effects for scenic art | Elective |
| Create special effects items | Elective |
| Create standard-size garment patterns from existing blocks | Elective |
| Design and produce business documents | Elective |
| Design and produce spreadsheets | Elective |
| Determine resource requirements for new business ventures | Elective |
| Develop and apply knowledge of costume | Elective |
| Develop and discuss ideas for own creative work | Elective |
| Develop and extend design skills and practice | Elective |
| Develop and implement production work plans | Elective |
| Develop and implement sound plans | Elective |
| Develop and present business proposals | Elective |
| Develop expertise in costume component construction | Elective |
| Develop expertise in pattern development for costume | Elective |
| Develop patterns using basic patternmaking principles | Elective |
| Develop technical skills for musical performances | Elective |
| Document equipment installation requirements | Elective |
| Dress performers | Elective |
| Edit dialogue | Elective |
| Edit sound | Elective |
| Erect and dismantle basic scaffolding | Elective |
| Establish legal and risk management requirements of new business ventures | Elective |
| Evaluate sustainability impact from a work area or process | Elective |
| Experiment with moulding and casting techniques | Elective |
| Experiment with techniques to produce wood objects | Elective |
| Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms | Elective |
| Explore and apply the creative design process to 3D forms | Elective |
| Explore the use of colour | Elective |
| Extend expertise in specialist creative fields | Elective |
| Generate design solutions | Elective |
| Grade 2D patterns | Elective |
| Handle carpentry materials | Elective |
| Identify and handle fabrics and textiles | Elective |
| Implement continuous improvement | Elective |
| Implement copyright arrangements | Elective |
| Implement lighting designs | Elective |
| Implement new technology | Elective |
| Improve sustainability through readily implementable change | Elective |
| Install and disassemble audio equipment | Elective |
| Install and operate follow spots | Elective |
| Install and test lighting equipment | Elective |
| Install and test network protocols | Elective |
| Install and test vision systems | Elective |
| Install and uninstall specialist staging equipment | Elective |
| Install staging elements | Elective |
| Integrate colour theory and design processes | Elective |
| Interact with computing technology | Elective |
| Interpret and respond to a design brief | Elective |
| Interpret technical drawing | Elective |
| Investigate business opportunities | Elective |
| Lead and manage people | Elective |
| Lead team effectiveness | Elective |
| Licence to drive a light rigid vehicle | Elective |
| Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding basic level | Elective |
| Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more) | Elective |
| Licence to operate a forklift truck | Elective |
| Licence to perform dogging | Elective |
| Licence to perform rigging advanced level | Elective |
| Licence to perform rigging basic level | Elective |
| Licence to perform rigging intermediate level | Elective |
| Maintain and repair special effects items | Elective |
| Maintain costume continuity | Elective |
| Maintain physical production elements | Elective |
| Make costume accessories | Elective |
| Make costumes for dance and physical theatre | Elective |
| Make music demos | Elective |
| Make presentations | Elective |
| Make prop furniture | Elective |
| Make props using mixed media | Elective |
| Make scale models | Elective |
| Make sets | Elective |
| Manage audio input sources | Elective |
| Manage audio system control networks | Elective |
| Manage conflict | Elective |
| Manage copyright arrangements | Elective |
| Manage feedback on creative practice | Elective |
| Manage finances within a budget | Elective |
| Manage first aid services and resources | Elective |
| Manage health and safety requirements at fireworks displays | Elective |
| Manage media assets | Elective |
| Manage wireless audio operations | Elective |
| Measure, lay up and cut bespoke garments | Elective |
| Mentor in the workplace | Elective |
| Minimise waste on the building and construction site | Elective |
| Mix audio for live productions | Elective |
| Modify, repair and maintain costumes | Elective |
| Monitor and control access and exit of persons and vehicles from premises | Elective |
| Monitor entry to venues | Elective |
| Negotiate contracts | Elective |
| Obtain revenue to support operations | Elective |
| Operate basic lighting | Elective |
| Operate close proximity fireworks displays | Elective |
| Operate complex lighting | Elective |
| Operate complex vision systems | Elective |
| Operate elevated work platforms up to 11 metres | Elective |
| Operate floor electrics | Elective |
| Operate flying systems | Elective |
| Operate outdoor fireworks displays | Elective |
| Operate show control systems | Elective |
| Operate sound reinforcement systems | Elective |
| Operate staging elements | Elective |
| Operate vision systems | Elective |
| Organise and facilitate rehearsals | Elective |
| Organise business meetings | Elective |
| Organise finances for new business ventures | Elective |
| Organise personal work priorities | Elective |
| Paint scenic art elements | Elective |
| Participate in collaborative creative projects | Elective |
| Participate in negotiations | Elective |
| Perform computations | Elective |
| Perform garment repairs and alterations | Elective |
| Perform hazardous action sequences | Elective |
| Perform manual soldering/desoldering - electrical/electronic components | Elective |
| Perform routine gas metal arc welding | Elective |
| Perform routine manual metal arc welding | Elective |
| Plan a career in the creative arts industry | Elective |
| Plan and organise work | Elective |
| Plan close proximity fireworks displays | Elective |
| Plan finances for new business ventures | Elective |
| Plan in-house events | Elective |
| Plan outdoor fireworks displays | Elective |
| Plan work space | Elective |
| Prepare audio assets | Elective |
| Prepare existing coated surface for painting | Elective |
| Prepare to work safely in the construction industry | Elective |
| Prepare to work with confronting material and processes in the creative industries | Elective |
| Prepare video assets | Elective |
| Process materials to produce components using static machines | Elective |
| Produce and prepare photo images | Elective |
| Produce basic plans of surveys | Elective |
| Produce computer-aided drawings | Elective |
| Produce digital images | Elective |
| Produce drawings to communicate ideas | Elective |
| Produce innovative digital images | Elective |
| Produce technical drawings | Elective |
| Produce technical drawings of garments | Elective |
| Promote innovation in team environments | Elective |
| Provide Advanced First Aid | Elective |
| Provide First Aid | Elective |
| Provide freelance services | Elective |
| Provide lost and found services | Elective |
| Provide responsible service of alcohol | Elective |
| Provide seating and ticketing services | Elective |
| Provide service to customers | Elective |
| Provide technical support during virtual and hybrid events | Elective |
| Provide work skill instruction | Elective |
| Provide workplace coaching | Elective |
| Read and interpret plans and specifications | Elective |
| Realise a creative project | Elective |
| Record sound | Elective |
| Rejuvenate millinery | Elective |
| Repair and maintain audio equipment | Elective |
| Repair and maintain lighting equipment | Elective |
| Repair and maintain vision system equipment | Elective |
| Repair, maintain and alter props | Elective |
| Research and develop business plans | Elective |
| Research history and theory to inform own arts practice | Elective |
| Roster staff | Elective |
| Sell to the retail customer | Elective |
| Set up and operate lighting cues and effects | Elective |
| Sew materials by machine | Elective |
| Shoot different screen content | Elective |
| Source and apply design industry knowledge | Elective |
| Source and apply information on the history and theory of design | Elective |
| Support the learning and development of teams and individuals | Elective |
| Undertake a basic construction project | Elective |
| Undertake arena rigging activities | Elective |
| Undertake live audio operations | Elective |
| Undertake specific millinery construction techniques | Elective |
| Use advanced features of applications | Elective |
| Use carpentry tools and equipment | Elective |
| Use casting and moulding techniques to make props | Elective |
| Use digital design tools | Elective |
| Use inclusive work practices | Elective |
| Use painting and decorating tools and equipment | Elective |
| Vision mix productions | Elective |
| Work effectively backstage during performances | Elective |
| Work effectively in the creative arts industry | Elective |
| Work effectively in the music industry | Elective |
| Work safely at heights | Elective |
| Work with diverse people | Elective |
| Write complex documents | Elective |
Job prospects
The Certificate IV in Live Production and Technical Services sets you up for roles like these, but the skills you learn could take you even further.
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Stage Manager
ANZSCO 212316
Stage Managers plan, organise, supervise and coordinate the activities of workers responsible for placing sets and properties, and operating lighting and sound equipment as part of film, television or stage productions.
Recommended education level:
Bachelor degree or higher -
Electronic Equipment Trades Worker
ANZSCO 342313
Electronic Equipment Trades Workers install, maintain and repair electronic equipment and systems such as audio and visual reproduction equipment, home entertainment systems, computers and electronic security systems.
Recommended education level:
Certificate III or IV -
Dressmaker and Tailor
ANZSCO 393213
Dressmakers or Tailors make, alter and repair women's and men's tailored garments, formal wear, couturier clothing, and special occasion wear such as suits, dresses, coats, evening wear and bridal wear.
Recommended education level:
Certificate III or IV -
Light Technician
ANZSCO 399513
Light Technicians position and control lighting equipment for film, television or video productions or stage performances.
Recommended education level:
Certificate III or IV -
Sound Technician
ANZSCO 399516
Sound Technicians operate audio equipment to record, enhance, mix and amplify sound in support of television, radio, film or video productions, or stage performances.
Recommended education level:
Certificate III or IV
Training providers delivering Certificate IV in Live Production and Technical Services
It's a good idea to research multiple training providers to make sure you're getting the right training for you.
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CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY (RTO code 0373)
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Halo Nation Training Pty Ltd (RTO code 32485)
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The Barre Bar & Eatery (RTO code 104158)
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