Unit: 306 - Planning for a career in the creative and performing arts

Unit Title: 306 – Planning for a Career in the Creative and Performing Arts

Assessment criteria	Research & Development	Milestones	Evaluation
1.1 Use professional feedback and guidance to create a learning and skills development plan that contains: a) an assessment of current knowledge b) an overview of current aspirations and goals c) an assessment of knowledge and skills required to attain the goals d) a schedule for ongoing review of progress towards goals	Career aspirations research (b)	Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Questionnaire and discussion of results (c) Skills Audit (a) Mini PA autobiography (a)	Half-termly blog post reviewing you targets and progress towards them (d) Teacher feedback on your progress (1.1)
2.1 Assess the potential for progress into two roles in the creative and performing arts industries (relevant to identified goals) evaluating suitability for the role through: a)  current skills and required skills for the role b) accepted routes into the role c) availability of the role d) competition for the role	General research on careers in CAPA Research two roles relevant to your aspirations and goals	Presentation: ‘Planning for a career as a ___________ or a _____________’	Half-termly blog post reviewing you targets and progress towards them (d) Teacher feedback on your progress (1.1)
2.2 Devise and explain personal strategies to generate revenue from each area identified in 2.1 and how they may be combined or used independently, to produce a sutainable income.	Research into living costs, average incomes and how to maintain and pursue employment opportunities	Financial sustainability report	Half-termly blog post reviewing you targets and progress towards them (d) Teacher feedback on your progress (1.1)
2.3 Create a range of materials (e.g. CV, business proposal, pitch to a given brief) that will support their strategies to generate income		Personal portfolio