CUL40204 Certificate IV in Museum Practice

Qualification: Certificate IV (AQF)
Training Package: CUL04 Museum and Library/Information Services
TAFE Course No: 19174
Nominal Hours: 480

This is a traineeship course for people who are employed in museums or galleries. The course provides skills, knowledge and understanding of the museums and gallery practices necessary to work in technical, and operational positions in the museum sector. It gives a foundation of core Museum industry practices, including occupational safety and provides opportunity for optional study in specialised museum and gallery areas such as collection functions, conservation, communication, administration, accounting and customer focused skills to work within a museum, gallery or similar enterprise.

The traineeship course provides qualifications consistent with the National Training Package in Museum and Library/Information Services CUL04. The course is designed for delivery and/or assessment on the job and within an operational museum or gallery environment. Sometimes this may mean delivery occurs in partnership with local museums or regional galleries.

Career Opportunities: Employed art worker, self employed arts or crafts related project work, curator, curatorial/technical assistant, in support of museum or gallery operation. Other opportunities exist in areas such as community arts, art galleries, museums, arts consultancy, administration, conservation and so on.

Articulation: When you finish this course you can do other TAFE NSW courses in museum practices, fine arts, ceramics, visual arts, or courses at university.

Entry Requirements: Completion of Year 12 with minimum of 10 units in the NSW Higher School Certificate Record of Achievement (or equivalent statement from another educational authority),
or
a CUL20299 Certificate II In Museum Practice
or
a Certificate III in Museum Practice, Fine Arts, Visual Arts or equivalent,
or
employment as a trainee in a museum or gallery workplace.

Modules/Units
Core:
BSBFLM404A	Lead work teams
CUEOHS01B	Implement workplace health, safety and security procedures
CULMS009A	Implement preventive conservation activities
CULMS201B	Develop and apply knowledge of the museum industry
Electives:
CUEFIN02B	Manage a budget
CULLB510B	Develop and maintain community/stakeholder relationships
CULMS003A	Move/store cultural material
CULMS005A	Research and generate ideas for exhibition concepts
CULMS007A	Design and develop interpretive displays
CULMS011A	Develop a disaster preparedness plan
CULMS407B	Install and dismantle exhibition elements
CULMS411B	Prepare display accommodation for cultural material
CULMS412B	Record and maintain collection information
CULMS504B	Organise and monitor exhibition installation/dismantling
CULMS506B	Plan and develop activities, events and programs

Applying and enrolling:

Semester 2, 2008: Places may be available in some units. Contact the campus for details.

Campuses:

Coffs Harbour Education Campus - contact John Mawhinney on (02) 6659 3000.

Semester 1, 2009: North Coast Institute Application form by 31 October, 2008. Late applications will be accepted.

Campuses:

Coffs Harbour Education Campus - Flexible delivery with workshops.
Also available for Trainees.
For more information contact the campus on (02) 6659 3000.